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Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD

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Specializes in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (1998 - 2007)

10833 Le Conte Avenue Chs A-0156
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 825-0834

Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD is an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, CA specializing in oral and maxillofacial surgery. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 2007 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD is affiliated with UCLA Health and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center.

Office Locations

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

10833 Le Conte Avenue Chs A-0156
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 794-2198

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In The News

“"Inflammation and infection [in the mouth] plus a potent antiresorptive can lead to ONJ in specific situations," Tara Aghaloo, DDS, MD, PhD, of UCLA School of Dentistry in Los Angeles, said at the...”—"Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Rare Side Effect of Osteoporosis Therapy", MedPage Today, October 2025

“Those artificial joints, though, have not been studied long-term to see how well they endure, said Dr. Tara Aghaloo, a maxillofacial surgeon at the University of California, Los Angeles, who was...”—"Scientists Synthesize Jawbones From Pig Fat", New York Times, October 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD treated as an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, CA during 2014 were X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108
X-rays	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD treated as an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, CA during 2015 were X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	169
X-rays	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD treated as an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, CA during 2016 were X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	115
X-rays	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	11
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD treated as an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, CA during 2017 were X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	72
X-rays	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	33

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD treated as an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, CA during 2019 were X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	203
X-rays	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	16
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2021

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD treated as an oral surgeon in Los Angeles, CA were X-rays.

doctor visit	88
X-rays	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	34
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	19

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	19
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine in 2007. She completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine (2007)

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals (2000)

Board Certification: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2003)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCLA Health

UCLA Santa Monica Medical 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. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Medicare Advantage, Prime Health, First Health, HealthSmart, Centivo, Health Net of California and UFCM Health System.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

MultiPlan

UnitedHealthcare

Anthem

Medicare Advantage

Prime Health

First Health

HealthSmart

Centivo

Health Net of California

UFCM Health System

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DENTSPLY IH Inc.	$115,011 Implant Dentistry $114,144	SYMBIOS $436	ASTRA TECH Implant System $119	SIMPLANT $86	$224
Dentsply Sirona Inc	$41,769 Implant Dentistry $15,808	CEREC $186	SYMBIOS $38	DENTSPLY $6	$25,731
Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.	$36,433 Bio-Oss $32,754	Fibro-Gide $2,000	Bio Materials $1,378	Bio-Gide $301
AbbVie Inc.	$14,459 BOTOX $14,438	QULIPTA $22
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$13,497 Exparel $13,497
Other	$54,128 BIOHORIZONS $7,939	Prolia $6,854	Continuing Education $3,710	NobelActive $2,514	BioHorizons Dental Implants $1,375	Other $31,736

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$71,560
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program	$46,650
Consulting Fee	$45,351
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$30,500
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$30,224
Other	$51,011

Research Payments

Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD has received 18 research payments totaling $234,598.

Biography

Dr. Tara Aghaloo is an oral and maxillofacial surgery specialist in Los Angeles, CA. She appears to be in-network for Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and more. Dr. Aghaloo studied medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. She trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for her residency. She has received distinctions including Southern California Super Doctors and Super Doctors Southern California Super doctors, Southern California. Dr. Aghaloo speaks Spanish. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include UCLA Health and Regents of the University of California. According to UCLA Health, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Los Angeles, CA.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tara L. Aghaloo, MD, DDS, PHD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

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Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

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