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Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Michael Joseph O'Leary, M.D.)

(10 Ratings)

Specializes in: Otology and Neurotology

Georgetown University School of Medicine (1980)

3950 Camino Del Rio N #101
San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 229-4903

Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD is an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA specializing in otology and neurotology. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Health.

Office Locations

Scripps Health

3950 Camino Del Rio N #101
San Diego, CA 92108

(619) 229-4903

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

chemical cautery for granulation tissue

ear procedures

full-thickness skin grafting

impacted ear wax removal

reconstructive plastic surgery

surfer's ear surgery

tissue transfer

wound repair

By Affordability:

chemical cautery for granulation tissue

full-thickness skin grafting

skin grafting

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD performed more chemical cautery for granulation tissue, ear procedures, full-thickness skin grafting, impacted ear wax removal, reconstructive plastic surgery, surfer's ear surgery, tissue transfer, and wound repair (e.g. stitches) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for chemical cautery for granulation tissue, full-thickness skin grafting, and skin grafting that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

ear wax removal

impacted ear wax removal

In 2023, Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD had a list price for ear wax removal, and impacted ear wax removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

mastoid debridement

In 2012, Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD performed more mastoid debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	27
CT scan	58
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	94
doctor visit	1360
ear procedures	1600
excision	27
eye procedures	26
minor procedures	262
plastic surgery procedures	69
reconstructive surgery	69
tissue transfer	69
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	21
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	153
doctor visit	1662
ear procedures	1502
excision	60
minor procedures	249
plastic surgery procedures	53
reconstructive surgery	53
tissue transfer	53
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	126
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	140
doctor visit	1890
ear procedures	1869
excision	41
minor procedures	152
plastic surgery procedures	61
reconstructive surgery	61
tissue transfer	61
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	121
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were ear procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), minor procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	84
doctor visit	1885
ear procedures	1743
excision	22
minor procedures	59
plastic surgery procedures	51
reconstructive surgery	51
tissue transfer	51
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	51

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	618
Female	634

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1104
Black	22
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	474
85 and over	244
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	42
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	122
doctor visit	2243
ear procedures	2055
excision	57
minor procedures	133
plastic surgery procedures	76
reconstructive surgery	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
soft tissue surgery	15
tissue transfer	76
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	11
Hispanic	37
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	134
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were ear procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1300
bone surgery	19
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	115
doctor visit	2301
ear procedures	2130
excision	34
foreign body removal	12
minimally invasive procedures	754
minor procedures	126
plastic surgery procedures	36
reconstructive surgery	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin testing	1300
soft tissue surgery	15
tissue transfer	36
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	15
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	140
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	94
doctor visit	2070
ear procedures	1979
excision	30
minor procedures	127
plastic surgery procedures	46
reconstructive surgery	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
soft tissue surgery	13
tissue transfer	46
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	46

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	539
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	19
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	122
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	20
CT scan	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	92
doctor visit	1870
ear procedures	1900
excision	43
eye procedures	24
minor procedures	98
plastic surgery procedures	51
reconstructive surgery	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
soft tissue surgery	23
tissue transfer	51
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	51

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	501
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	17
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	118
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were ear procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), minor procedures and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	51
doctor visit	1540
ear procedures	1575
excision	20
minor procedures	41
plastic surgery procedures	40
reconstructive surgery	40
tissue transfer	40
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	40

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	20
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	111
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	22
CT scan	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	60
doctor visit	1780
ear procedures	1831
excision	22
eye procedures	15
minor procedures	85
plastic surgery procedures	38
reconstructive surgery	38
tissue transfer	38
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	20
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	119
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were ear procedures, minor procedures, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	47
doctor visit	1649
ear procedures	1675
minor procedures	72
plastic surgery procedures	11
reconstructive surgery	11
tissue transfer	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	109
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in San Diego, CA were ear procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

allergy testing	1300
bone surgery	23
CT scan	32
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	95
doctor visit	1840
ear procedures	1805
excision	35
eye procedures	21
foreign body removal	12
minimally invasive procedures	754
minor procedures	127
plastic surgery procedures	48
reconstructive surgery	48
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin testing	1300
soft tissue surgery	16
tissue transfer	48
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Female	300
Male	291

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	520
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	32
Other	6

**Age**
85 and over	122
75 to 84	215
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	215

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1980)

Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego

Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology (1987)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp HealthCare

Sharp Memorial Hospital

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD has an average of 2.1 out of 5 stars based on 10 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael J. O'Leary, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,523 1688 $1,130	1588 $181	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $134	ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM $54	CrossFlow $24
Medtronic, Inc.	$437 Signia $437
Synaptive Medical Inc.	$205 Brightmatter Drive/Guide $205
COMSORT, Inc	$125 GRASTEK $125
Kerecis Limited	$115 Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose $87	Kerecis Omega3 Marigen $28
Other	$505 ANSPACH $103	RAGWITEK $101	LIVALO $92	Baha $74	Restrata Wound Matrix $51	Other $83

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,692
Food and Beverage	$1,062
Consulting Fee	$125
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Michael O'Leary is an otology and neurotology specialist in San Diego, CA. In his practice, Dr. O'Leary focuses on ear problems. His average patient rating is 2.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. O'Leary graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained at Naval Medical Center San Diego for residency. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. Dr. O'Leary's hospital/clinic affiliations include Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Sharp Memorial Hospital, and Sharp HealthCare. His practice in San Diego, CA is open to new patients as reported by Scripps Health.