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Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD

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(Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD)

(283 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

McGill University Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: breast cancer

301 Industrial Road Level 4
San Carlos, CA 94070

(650) 596-4270

Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD is a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

301 Industrial Road Level 4
San Carlos, CA 94070

(650) 596-4270

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Sutter Health

795 El Camino Real Lee Building, Level 3
Palo Alto, CA 94301

(650) 853-2946

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In The News

“Doctors at the foundation say they're seeing an increasing number of breast cancer patients; breast surgeon Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay said she sees about 200 a year in her department, and that number...”—"Palo Alto Medical Foundation building new breast imaging center", Mercury News, March 2010

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

deep lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD had a list price for deep lymph node biopsy 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 Affordability:

lymph node biopsy

lymph node excision

open lymph node biopsy

surgical lymph node biopsy

In 2012, Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD had a list price for lymph node biopsy, lymph node excision, open lymph node biopsy, and surgical lymph node biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2012 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	20
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	140
excision	32
lymph node procedures	12
open surgery	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2013 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	20
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	170
excision	33
lymph node procedures	13
open surgery	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2013

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	11
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2014 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	19
cancer surgery	19
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	205
excision	34
lymph node procedures	15
open surgery	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2014

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	11
Dementia	0
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2015 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	18
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	202
excision	32
lymph node procedures	14
open surgery	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2015

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	7
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2016 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	26
cancer surgery	26
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	224
excision	43
lymph node procedures	17
open surgery	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2016

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	9
Dementia	0
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2017 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	31
cancer surgery	31
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	261
excision	60
lymph node procedures	40
open surgery	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2017

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	8
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2018 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	39
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	262
excision	66
lymph node procedures	27
open surgery	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2018

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2019 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	45
cancer surgery	45
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	287
excision	68
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	22
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2019

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2020 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	33
cancer surgery	33
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	202
excision	48
lymph node procedures	15
open surgery	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2020

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	26
cancer surgery	26
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	245
excision	51
lymph node procedures	25
open surgery	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2021

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA during 2022 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	49
cancer surgery	49
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	274
excision	77
lymph node procedures	42
open surgery	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD in 2022

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	8
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Carlos, CA were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

breast procedures	29
cancer surgery	29
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	224
excision	49
lymph node procedures	22
open surgery	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD.

**Gender**
Female	35
Male	2

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	18
Non-Hispanic White	139
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
85 and over	2
75 to 84	54
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD treated were cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	8
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	0
Cancer	64

Education & Training

Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine. She completed residency at McGill University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Surgery - Board Certified and has a state license in California.

Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine

Residency: McGill University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Surgery - Board Certified

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

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. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Cigna, Alliance PPO, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only, Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP), Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO), Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP), Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO, Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO, Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including... and Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund....

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Shield of California

Medicare Advantage

HealthSmart

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Cigna

Alliance PPO

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only

Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO)

Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including...

Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund...

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 283 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Carlos, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$108 localizer $108
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$103 Exparel $103

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$211

Biography

Dr. Runi Chattopadhyay is a specialist in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). In addition to English, Dr. Chattopadhyay (or staff) speaks French and Bengali. Her areas of expertise include breast cancer. She is affiliated with Sutter Health. She graduated from McGill University Faculty of Medicine. Her training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with McGill University. Dr. Chattopadhyay is rated highly by her patients. Dr. Chattopadhyay accepts Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to Sutter Health, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Palo Alto, CA.