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Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2000)

6645 Alvarado Road Suite 4000
San Diego, CA 92120

(619) 229-4901

Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD is a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Health.

Office Locations

6645 Alvarado Road Suite 4000
San Diego, CA 92120

(619) 229-4901

(619) 229-4938

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7625 Mesa College Drive #305a
San Diego, CA 92111

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Scripps Health

9850 Genesee Avenue #650
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 223-2100

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In The News

“On an August evening three years ago, neurosurgeon Scott Leary performed emergency surgery on a Carlsbad cyclist who was paralyzed from the neck down after being hit head-on by a...”—"Neurosurgeon Scott Leary performed miracle with emergency surgery", The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

anterior lumbar corpectomy for decompression

anterior lumbar discectomy

anterior sacral corpectomy for decompression

anterior thoracic corpectomy for decompression

thoracic corpectomy

In 2023, Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD performed more anterior lumbar corpectomy for decompression, anterior lumbar discectomy, anterior sacral corpectomy for decompression, anterior thoracic corpectomy for decompression, and thoracic corpectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

lumbar decompression

spinal procedures

In 2023, Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD performed more lumbar decompression, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

anterior lumbar interbody fusion

lateral lumbar interbody fusion

In 2012, Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD performed more anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), and lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) 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. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	149
bone surgery	25
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	34
catheterization	97
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	23
cranial surgery	18
decompression surgery	214
doctor visit	911
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	156
implant removal	26
inpatient care	156
minimally invasive procedures	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	162
neck surgery	96
nerve procedures	214
open surgery	12
plastic surgery procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	927
tissue transfer	17
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	97
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	97
X-rays	247

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	102
bone surgery	44
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	30
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	19
cranial surgery	14
decompression surgery	168
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1123
excision	20
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	140
implant removal	20
inpatient care	140
minimally invasive procedures	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	197
neck surgery	68
nerve procedures	168
open surgery	11
plastic surgery procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
soft tissue surgery	20
spinal procedures	1028
tissue transfer	19
vascular procedures	20
X-rays	357

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	20
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	67
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	44
bone surgery	18
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	30
cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	95
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	811
excision	11
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162
minimally invasive procedures	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	105
neck surgery	39
nerve procedures	95
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11
spinal procedures	550
tissue transfer	12
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	208

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	70
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	88
bone surgery	31
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	19
cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	152
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	737
excision	16
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	62
neck surgery	68
nerve procedures	152
plastic surgery procedures	17
reconstructive surgery	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
soft tissue surgery	16
spinal procedures	720
tissue transfer	17
vascular procedures	16
X-rays	263

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	708
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	280
85 and over	100
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	40
bone surgery	14
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	20
decompression surgery	118
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	758
excision	11
hospital care	52
injections	69
inpatient care	52
minimally invasive procedures	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
neck surgery	28
nerve block	69
nerve procedures	118
pain management	69
plastic surgery procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
soft tissue surgery	11
spinal procedures	394
tissue transfer	13
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	35
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
bone surgery	11
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	34
decompression surgery	63
doctor visit	610
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194
minimally invasive procedures	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	72
nerve procedures	63
spinal procedures	394
X-rays	205

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	46
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	49
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	21
cranial surgery	12
decompression surgery	94
doctor visit	638
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
minimally invasive procedures	24
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	38
neck surgery	37
nerve procedures	94
spinal procedures	528
X-rays	255

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	11
Hispanic	21
Asian	16
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	51
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	482
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve procedures	46
spinal procedures	350
X-rays	198

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	35
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	53
bone surgery	25
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	121
doctor visit	608
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	23
neck surgery	58
nerve procedures	121
spinal procedures	366
X-rays	105

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	37
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	56
decompression surgery	108
doctor visit	671
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
minimally invasive procedures	20
neck surgery	70
nerve procedures	108
spinal procedures	338
X-rays	101

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	38
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	16
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	543
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	162
X-rays	55

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD treated as a spine surgeon in San Diego, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	57
bone surgery	24
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	32
catheterization	97
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	22
cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	110
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	717
excision	14
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	106
implant removal	23
injections	69
inpatient care	106
minimally invasive procedures	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	93
neck surgery	58
nerve block	69
nerve procedures	110
open surgery	11
pain management	69
plastic surgery procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
soft tissue surgery	14
spinal procedures	523
tissue transfer	15
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	97
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	97
vascular procedures	14
X-rays	189

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	325
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	137
85 and over	43
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	163

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2000. He completed residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2000)

Residency: Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery (2013)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Scott P. 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. Scott P. Leary, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC	$164,681 Quintex $113,984	Spine $44,881	Aesculap $5,798	activL Artificial Disc $18
Medacta USA, Inc.	$108,546 MUST $108,367	MySpine $110	MectaLif $70
Kyocera Medical Technologies, Inc.	$46,242 $46,242
MEDACTA USA	$28,383 Spine $19,093	MySpine $7,576	Mecta_C $1,592	MUST $123
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.	$15,077 FORTILINK CAGES WITH TIPLUS TECHNOLOGY $5,010	COFIX IMPLANT 10 MM $4,394	FORTILINK-C TIPLUS $2,700	FORTILINK-TC TIPLUS $2,333	NANOSS ABGS FAMILY $136	Other $505
Other	$24,200 FlareHawk $5,473	CROSS-FUSE II VBR/IBF SYSTEM $2,887	Other - Miscellaneous $2,274	Neuro-Profile0 $2,089	DSS $1,001	Other $10,476

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$249,015
Consulting Fee	$86,725
Travel and Lodging	$35,531
Food and Beverage	$15,715
Education	$99
Other	$44

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Scott P. Leary, MD.

Paradigm Spine, LLC	2015	$3,954,356.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT INTEREST CONSISTS OF PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2013	$3,326,750.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT INTEREST CONSISTS OF PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2014	$3,247,751.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT INTEREST CONSISTS OF PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2016	$2,940,531.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT INTEREST CONSISTS OF PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2017	$689,050.00	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT INTEREST CONSISTS OF PREFERRED UNITS
Paradigm Spine, LLC	2018	$689,049.81	Physician Covered Recipient	INVESTMENT INTEREST CONSISTS OF PREFERRED UNITS

Biography

Dr. Scott Leary is a spine surgery and neurosurgery specialist in San Diego, CA and La Jolla, CA. His patients gave him an average rating of 4.0 stars (out of 5). Before completing his residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, Dr. Leary attended medical school at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Leary is professionally affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. He has an open panel in La Jolla, CA according to Scripps Health.