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Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: foraminotomy, artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive spine surgery, and more.

4151 Foothill Road Building A & B
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

(805) 681-7584

Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS is a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS is affiliated with Sutter Health and Cottage Health.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

4151 Foothill Road Building A & B
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

(805) 681-7584

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In The News

“Two physicians join Polyclinic February 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly The Polyclinic recently hired hand surgeon Divya Singh and orthopedic spine surgeon Sean Keem.”—"Divya Singh", Northwest Asian Weekly, February 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
bone marrow tests	26
bone surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	242
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	13
spinal procedures	74

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures, bone marrow tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

bone marrow tests	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	216
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	199
spinal procedures	17
X-rays	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	16
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	176
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	87
X-rays	62

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2015

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	217
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	85
X-rays	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	63

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, minimally invasive procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	268
minimally invasive procedures	21
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	143
X-rays	78

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	12
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	285
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	113
X-rays	47

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, minimally invasive procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	33
bone surgery	21
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	326
minimally invasive procedures	33
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	173
X-rays	61

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, minimally invasive procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
blood draw	13
bone surgery	20
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	221
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	130
X-rays	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	38
bone surgery	36
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	306
minimally invasive procedures	38
nerve procedures	47
spinal procedures	199
X-rays	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA during 2022 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, X-rays and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	23
bone surgery	21
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	244
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve procedures	38
spinal procedures	137
X-rays	38

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated as a spine surgeon in Santa Barbara, CA were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and minimally invasive procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	25
blood draw	13
bone marrow tests	22
bone surgery	22
decompression surgery	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	245
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	23
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	22
spinal procedures	115
X-rays	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	143
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	54
85 and over	5
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	90

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He completed residency at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopedics and has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopedics

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

Cottage 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. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, AARP, Blue Shield of California, Anthem Blue Cross of California, MultiPlan, Three Rivers, Medicare Advantage, First Health, United Healthcare, Aetna Medicare PPO, Humana, HealthSmart, Accepted California Foundation for Medical Care (Kern and Santa Barbara Counties) Plans: PPO: Large Group & Small Group, Accepted CenCal Plans: CenCal CareConnect (HMO D-SNP), Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO and Accepted Health Net Plans: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees): Health Net....

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

AARP

Blue Shield of California

Anthem Blue Cross of California

MultiPlan

Three Rivers

Medicare Advantage

First Health

United Healthcare

Aetna Medicare PPO

Humana

HealthSmart

Accepted California Foundation for Medical Care (Kern and Santa Barbara Counties) Plans: PPO: Large Group & Small Group

Accepted CenCal Plans: CenCal CareConnect (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO

Accepted Health Net Plans: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees): Health Net...

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$331,423 CLYDESDALE $95,878	DIVERGENCE-L $92,329	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $83,287	CD HORIZON $21,672	CAPSTONE $8,411	Other $29,845
Medtronic, Inc.	$49,221 PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $21,563	INFUSE BONE GRAFT $20,000	FUSE SPINAL SYSTEM $2,500	UNID_PASS $213	CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM $156	Other $4,789
NUVASIVE, INC.	$36,366 Thoracolumbar $26,080	Integrated Operative Solutions $8,099	SpheRx $2,011	Cervicothoracic $153	XLIF $23
Globus Medical, Inc.	$25,734 CORBEL $25,430	ELSA $95	CREO $81	TRANSCONTINENTAL $79	Spine $48
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$16,018 CONDUIT $87	$15,931
Other	$21,613 Spine - New Product $6,000	PERLA C $3,780	Other - Miscellaneous $1,724	IVS Vertebral Augmentation Products $1,197	Perla TL $755	Other $8,157

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$317,286
Consulting Fee	$93,896
Travel and Lodging	$45,374
Food and Beverage	$15,446
Royalty or License	$8,214
Other	$159

Research Payments

Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS has received 3 research payments totaling $45,800.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Sean K. Keem, MD, MBA, FAAOS.

Aegis Spine, Inc.	2021	$45,815.00	Physician Covered Recipient	There has been no update in stock valuation since 2020.
Aegis Spine, Inc.	2020	$45,815.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Share value
Amplify Surgical, Inc.	2020	$31,881.68	Physician Covered Recipient	Preferred Stock ownership portion in LLC Value of interest based 409A valuation as of 12/31/20
Amplify Surgical, Inc.	2021	$31,787.40	Physician Covered Recipient	Preferred Stock ownership portion in LLC
Amplify Surgical, Inc.	2022	$14,141.70	Physician Covered Recipient	Preferred Stock

Biography

Dr. Sean Keem, who practices in Santa Barbara, CA, is a medical specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He studied medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Keem's residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and a hospital affiliated with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. These areas are among his clinical interests: deformity correction, scoliosis, and extreme lateral lumbar interbody fusion. AARP, Anthem, and Blue California are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Keem honors. Dr. Keem's professional affiliations include Cottage Health and Sutter Health. Sutter Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Santa Barbara, CA.