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Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1988)

Professional interests include: sleep disorders

450 Broadway Pavilion B Floor 2 Mc 5730
Redwood City, CA 94063

(650) 723-6601

Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD is a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in pediatric sleep medicine. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD is affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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401 Quarry Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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401 Quarry Road Suite 3301
Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 723-6601

(650) 725-8910

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450 Broadway Pavilion B Floor 2 Mc 5730
Redwood City, CA 94063

(650) 723-6601

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2024

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

home sleep study

type 4 home sleep study

In 2024, Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD had a list price for home sleep study, and type 4 home sleep study that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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:

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

In 2012, Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), and sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	300

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	150

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	307
sleep study	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	18
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	14
doctor visit	284
sleep study	67

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	26
Hispanic	28
Asian	66
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	44
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	13
doctor visit	264
sleep study	73

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	14
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	12
doctor visit	219
sleep study	61

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	18
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	31
doctor visit	266
sleep study	81

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	31
doctor visit	223
sleep study	88

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	18
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86
sleep study	47

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	227
sleep study	81

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	22
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	182
sleep study	86

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	14
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2023 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	20
doctor visit	235
sleep study	125

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	53
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	30
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2023

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2024 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	28
doctor visit	310
sleep study	175

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	11
Hispanic	33
Asian	56
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	40
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD in 2024

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD treated as a pediatric sleep specialist in Palo Alto, CA were sleep study and airway management.

airway management	21
doctor visit	234
sleep study	82

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD.

**Gender**
Female	117
Male	144

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	33
Non-Hispanic White	185
Hispanic	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	18
75 to 84	77
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	134

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Rafael Pelayo, MD graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1988. He completed residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1988)

Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (1993)

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine (2007)

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$14,568 Xyrem $10,579	XYWAV $245	$3,744
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$6,552 QUVIVIQ $5,977	$575
EISAI INC.	$5,048 Dayvigo $5,048
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc	$3,628 FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE $3,628

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$22,152
Travel and Lodging	$3,519
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,750
Food and Beverage	$1,374

Biography

Dr. Rafael Pelayo is a medical specialist in pediatric sleep medicine. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. He has indicated that his clinical interests include sleep disorders. Dr. Pelayo is professionally affiliated with Stanford Health Care. Dr. Pelayo is a graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. His medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has received the distinction of Chairman’s Unsung Hero Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science.

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