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Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD

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(Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD)

(141 Ratings)

Specializes in: Physician and Gastroenterology (Digestive System)

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Professional interests include: motility disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)

1600 Divisadero Street Floor 1
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 502-4444

Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD is a physician provider in San Francisco, CA specializing in physician and gastroenterology (digestive system). She graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians and Esophageal Motility Center.

Office Locations

1600 Divisadero Street Floor 1
San Francisco, CA 94143

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400 Parnassus Avenue B1 Plaza Level
San Francisco, CA 94143

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505 Parnassus Avenue Room L-103
San Francisco, CA 94143

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1701 DIVISADERO STREET SUITE 120
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115

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1600 Divisadero Street First Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115

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400 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2024

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Top 10%

By Volume:

esophageal manometry

gastrointestinal procedures

In 2024, Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD performed more esophageal manometry, and gastrointestinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

EGD with biopsy

EGD with lesion removal

endoscopy

gastrointestinal biopsy

removal of lesion

In 2012, Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD performed more EGD with biopsy, EGD with lesion removal, endoscopy, gastrointestinal biopsy, and removal of lesion (e.g. growth) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, gastrointestinal procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	66
gastrointestinal procedures	43
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
manometry	17
minimally invasive procedures	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	13
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	270
doctor visit	215
gastrointestinal procedures	448
hospital care	224
inpatient care	224
manometry	61
minimally invasive procedures	327
preventive care	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	270

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	54
Hispanic	51
Asian	96
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	39
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	244
doctor visit	201
gastrointestinal procedures	514
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
manometry	101
minimally invasive procedures	305
preventive care	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	256

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	58
Hispanic	52
Asian	97
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	32
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	194
doctor visit	194
gastrointestinal procedures	383
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
manometry	70
minimally invasive procedures	244
preventive care	34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	194

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	44
Hispanic	39
Asian	61
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	22
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	231
doctor visit	237
gastrointestinal procedures	514
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140
manometry	98
minimally invasive procedures	285
preventive care	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	231

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	54
Hispanic	34
Asian	79
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	25
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2022 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	192
doctor visit	260
gastrointestinal procedures	493
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
manometry	102
minimally invasive procedures	227
preventive care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	192

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	35
Hispanic	33
Asian	80
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	29
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2023 were gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	147
doctor visit	190
gastrointestinal procedures	343
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
manometry	78
minimally invasive procedures	147
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	147

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	18
Hispanic	29
Asian	49
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	23
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2023

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA during 2024 were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	224
doctor visit	255
gastrointestinal procedures	452
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
manometry	74
minimally invasive procedures	258
preventive care	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	224

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	28
Hispanic	37
Asian	73
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	27
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD in 2024

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated as a physician provider in San Francisco, CA were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	191
doctor visit	202
gastrointestinal procedures	398
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
manometry	75
minimally invasive procedures	227
preventive care	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	192

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	38
Asian / Pacific Islander	71
Non-Hispanic White	255
Hispanic	34
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	111
85 and over	26
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	212

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD From 2017 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	16
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. She completed residency at Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board certification: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Med/Gastroenterology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Residency: Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board certification: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Med/Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

Hill Physicians

Esophageal Motility Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, SCAN Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

SCAN Health Plan

UnitedHealthcare

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 141 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-01-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

She was very diligent and considerate. I appreciate how she had reviewed my history prior to my visit.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,400 VOQUEZNA $2,400
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$739 XIFAXAN $318	Relistor $125	Uceris $117	RIFAXIMIN $2	$177
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$448 XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $246	Solesta $114	Relistor $87
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$312 REMICADE $212	STELARA $100
Medtronic, Inc.	$250 ENDOFLIP $250
Other	$1,128 DUPIXENT $180	Humira $173	VIBERZI $136	REMICADE $115	GATTEX $110	Other $416

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,461
Honoraria	$2,400
Education	$199
Gift	$177
Travel and Lodging	$40

Research Payments

Dr. Priya Kathpalia, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $72,500.

Biography

Dr Priya Kathpalia is a gastroenterologist who cares for patients with conditions affecting the esophagus (the tube that goes from the mouth to the stomach), offering both diagnostic and therapeutic expertise. She treats esophageal motility disorders (problems with food passing through the esophagus), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), eosinophilic esophagitis (chronic inflammation of the esophagus likely caused by allergies) and other complex conditions involving the first part of the digestive tract.