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Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP

(Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP)
Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist), Emergency Medicine and General Practice
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford
9432 Medical Center Drive UC San Diego Health La Jolla Emergency Department UC San Diego Heal...
San Diego, CA 92037

Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP is a hospitalist in San Diego, CA specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist), emergency medicine and general practice. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and UC San Diego Health.

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Office Locations

9432 Medical Center Drive UC San Diego Health La Jolla Emergency Department UC San Diego Heal...
San Diego, CA 92037
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200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
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8910 Villa La Jolla Drive
San Diego, CA 92037
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The expansion could see it reach 300 people a month, "people who would otherwise be at risk for overdose, readmission or worse," said Dr. Vaishal Tolia, who is UC San Diego s medical director of...”—"San Diego steering more opioid settlement money toward helping overdose patients", The San Diego Union-Tribune, July 2025
“At UC San Diego's Jacobs Medical Center, there is not enough room to absorb a significant flu surge without patients spilling into parking lot surge tents, said UC San Diego emergency medicine...”—"County warns of severe and early flu season, as schools report surges of students out sick", The San Diego Union-Tribune, October 2022
“Dr. Vaishal Tolia, who runs the program, said that about 70 patients have been enrolled in Acute Care at Home since it started last summer.”—"Meals on Wheels tests high-tech health checks for seniors", The San Diego Union-Tribune, September 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

emergency care
emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP had a list price for emergency care, and emergency room (ER) care 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 Volume:

emergency room care
inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care
inpatient care
inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP performed more emergency room (ER) care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 15
emergency care 417

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

emergency care 311
hospital care 43
inpatient care 43

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 187
Female 177
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 210
Black 60
Hispanic 53
Asian 25
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 95
From 75 to 84 83
85 and over 41
Less than 65 145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 42
Dementia 21
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

emergency care 357
hospital care 99
inpatient care 99

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 245
Female 202
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 257
Black 70
Hispanic 86
Asian 23
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 137
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 48
Less than 65 176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 43
Dementia 18
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were emergency care, outpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

emergency care 317
hospital care 12
outpatient care 12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 374
Female 382
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 454
Black 112
Hispanic 118
Asian 48
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 256
From 75 to 84 146
85 and over 84
Less than 65 270

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 38
Dementia 17
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

emergency care 350
hospital care 75
inpatient care 75

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 225
Female 228
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 284
Black 51
Hispanic 80
Asian 24
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 143
From 75 to 84 105
85 and over 47
Less than 65 158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 32
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 32
Dementia 20
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 26
emergency care 383
hospital care 105
inpatient care 92
outpatient care 13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 260
Female 241
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 315
Black 51
Hispanic 91
Asian 31
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 184
From 75 to 84 110
85 and over 70
Less than 65 137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 35
Dementia 25
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

emergency care 435
hospital care 101
inpatient care 77
outpatient care 24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 263
Female 252
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 307
Black 55
Hispanic 97
Asian 31
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 172
From 75 to 84 117
85 and over 62
Less than 65 164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 34
Dementia 25
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 12
emergency care 435
hospital care 108
inpatient care 90
outpatient care 18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 265
Female 262
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 321
Black 65
Hispanic 92
Asian 33
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 198
From 75 to 84 130
85 and over 63
Less than 65 136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 37
Dementia 28
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 24
emergency care 299
hospital care 115
inpatient care 82
outpatient care 33

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 204
Female 232
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 259
Black 51
Hispanic 86
Asian 29
Other 11
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 167
From 75 to 84 129
85 and over 44
Less than 65 96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 54
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 37
Dementia 25
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 23
emergency care 443
hospital care 133
inpatient care 90
outpatient care 43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 284
Female 284
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 344
Black 52
Hispanic 102
Asian 51
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 202
From 75 to 84 149
85 and over 81
Less than 65 136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 49
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 52
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 35
Dementia 25
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 65
emergency care 353
hospital care 93
inpatient care 56
outpatient care 37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Male 242
Female 261
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 321
Black 44
Hispanic 71
Asian 47
Other 20
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 185
From 75 to 84 147
85 and over 77
Less than 65 94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 23
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 30
Diabetes 35
Dementia 17
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated as a hospitalist in San Diego, CA were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

doctor visit 27
emergency care 372
hospital care 88
inpatient care 78
outpatient care 25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP.

Gender
Female 229
Male 231
Ethnicity
Black / African American 55
Asian / Pacific Islander 31
Non-Hispanic White 279
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 79
Other 2
Age
85 and over 56
75 to 84 109
Less than 65 137
65 to 74 158

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 14
Osteoporosis 12
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 33
Atrial Fibrillation 15
Dementia 20
Cancer 13

Education & Training

Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. He completed residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the emergency medicine and internal medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: emergency medicine and internal medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.78 out of 5 stars based on 46 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP 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. Vaishal Mahendra Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Roche Diagnostics Corporation $5,773 CD cobas Reagents
$3,600 		cobas 6000 Core Unit
$2,173
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. $231 ZIO XT Patch
$231
MAQUET Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C. $118 CARDIOHELP
$118
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc $115
$115
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 $5,773
Food and Beverage $464

Biography

Dr. Vaishal Tolia specializes in general practice, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine (hospitalist). In addition to English, he speaks Gujarati. Dr. Tolia is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Tolia attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. He is rated highly by his patients.

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