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Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2005)

11160 Warner Avenue Suite 311
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

(714) 850-7300

Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD is a spine surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2005 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD is affiliated with MemorialCare, Orange Coast Medical Center, LONG BEACH - LAKEWOOD ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE and ORTHOWEST.

Office Locations

Address:

11160 Warner Avenue Suite 311
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Address:

8700 Warner Avenue Suite 140
Fountain Valley, CA

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“March 2 would mark the third month and according to Payam Farjoodi, an orthopedic spine surgeon who had worked as the team physician of the Baltimore Orioles, a patient like Howard will need more...”—"Three questions facing the Wizards at the all-star break", Washington Post, February 2019

“According to Payam Farjoodi, an orthopedic spine surgeon who has formerly worked with the Baltimore Orioles but has not consulted with Howard, it is likely that Howard's disk had re-herniated and...”—"Wizards' Dwight Howard may be out two to three months after back surgery", Washington Post, November 2018

“"He's lucky to have not had any lasting neurologic effects, given his condition," Dr. Payam Farjoodi, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Center for Spine Health at Orange Coast Memorial Medical...”—"Former Ravens LB Zachary Orr '100 percent confident' he will be back in NFL this season", Orlando Sentinel, June 2017

doctor visit	170
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
spinal procedures	60
X-rays	64

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	18
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

doctor visit	209
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
spinal procedures	68
X-rays	72

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	21
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	48
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

doctor visit	255
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
spinal procedures	100
X-rays	104

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	62
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	32
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

doctor visit	294
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
spinal procedures	146
X-rays	150

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	16
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

doctor visit	372
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
spinal procedures	172
X-rays	176

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	14
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

decompression surgery	9
doctor visit	438
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	9
spinal procedures	239
X-rays	232

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	14
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	505
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
nerve procedures	10
spinal procedures	290
X-rays	282

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	22
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	412
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	248
X-rays	234

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	24
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	7

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA were rehabilitation, manual therapy, spinal procedures and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	403
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
manual therapy	246
nerve procedures	17
rehabilitation	589
spinal procedures	227
X-rays	217

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	26
Non-Hispanic White	80
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	18
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	55

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	5
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2005)

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MemorialCare

Orange Coast Medical Center

LONG BEACH - LAKEWOOD ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE

ORTHOWEST

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fountain Valley, CA.

2.8

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 2.0 2021-11-11

Dr Farjoodi is nice enough, but I am assured the side effects of my surgery could last up to a year, so I won't know if he is a competent surgeon until then.
I have visited this provider4 times at his office at Long Beach Orthopedic. 2 appointments pre-op, then the operation elsewhere, then 2 appointments post-op (and another one upcoming I am dreading). The staff there are completely incompetent: administrative staff, nurses, x-ray tech, even the PA. I am constantly being mis-informed and treated with disrespect, and the staff returns calls less than 10% of the time; I have left nearly 2 dozen messages with various questions over the course of many weeks. Even messages left a week in advance for a refill of post-surgery pain killers requiring prior auth from insurance are ignored until last minute so I had to choose between severe pain or being out of pocket for my painkillers. The x-ray tech actually yelled at me for not telling her soon enough she was taking the wrong x-ray (she didn't tell me she was taking the x-ray as opposed to checking something on the computer), and after she moved the camera to the right place she neglected to put lead on me. These are just 2 of the many issues I have with the staff at this office.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Orthofix International N.V.	$86,299 Spine Fixation $85,296	Orthopedics-External Fixation $778	TRINITY $116	Spine Implants-Thoracolumbar $109
Biogennix, LLC	$61,401 Sypher $29,981	DirectCell with Agilon Moldable $13,000	OsteoSpan $10,000	DirectCell $8,050	DBM Fiber $288	Other $82
Precision Spine, Inc.	$42,570 Dakota ACDF System $15,981	INTERVERTEBRAL BODY FUSION DEVICE $6,371	Reform Pedicle Screw System $4,500	SLIMPLICITY ACDF $3,500	Vault C $3,218	Other $9,000
SI-Bone, Inc.	$20,233 iFuse Implant $20,233
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$19,762 Other - Biologics $13,988	Other - Miscellaneous $5,775
Other	$15,279 UNiD $3,750	ROI C $778	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $685	Thoracolumbar $498	XLIF $469	Other $9,100

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$126,475
Education	$73,738
Royalty or License	$22,162
Travel and Lodging	$11,512
Food and Beverage	$11,484
Other	$174

Research Payments

Dr. Payam Farjoodi, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $12,350.

Biography

Dr. Payam Farjoodi is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist. Dr. Farjoodi studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Farjoodi trained at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. His average rating from his patients is 3.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with MemorialCare.