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Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO

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Specializes in: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (1999)

7625 Mesa College Drive #320a
San Diego, CA 92111

(858) 524-7000

Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO is an osteopath in San Diego, CA specializing in osteopathic manipulative medicine, sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare, Scripps Health, DAMION J VALLETTA DO PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION and BHSM REHABILITATION LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

7625 Mesa College Drive #320a
San Diego, CA 92111

In The News

“A titanium rod was inserted into her lower left leg during an operation in San Diego by Dr. Damion Valletta, U.S. Soccer's orthopedic surgeon.”—"Wambach has surgery; Cheney is replacement", Los Angeles Times, July 2008

“The team's leading scorer had a titanium rod inserted in her lower left leg during a one-hour operation performed by Dr. Damion Valletta, an orthopedic surgeon for U.S. Soccer.”—"The sports world in 60 seconds", Orlando Sentinel, July 2008

aspiration	252
doctor visit	536
hip imaging	60
injections	252
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	92
musculoskeletal imaging	82
pelvic imaging	18
spinal procedures	27
X-rays	35

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	23
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

aspiration	573
blood draw	62
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	931
hip imaging	68
injections	573
joint surgery	81
lower extremity surgery	83
minimally invasive procedures	81
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	92
musculoskeletal imaging	108
reconstructive surgery	19
spinal procedures	12
synovectomy	31
X-rays	27

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	34
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

aspiration	727
blood draw	116
decompression surgery	11
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1289
hip imaging	110
injections	727
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	46
minimally invasive procedures	67
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	131
musculoskeletal imaging	183
pelvic imaging	30
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	19
synovectomy	11
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	101

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	638
Black	22
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	78
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

aspiration	758
blood draw	142
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	1233
hip imaging	80
injections	758
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	86
minimally invasive procedures	84
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	141
musculoskeletal imaging	116
reconstructive surgery	18
spinal procedures	21
synovectomy	33

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	32
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

aspiration	648
blood draw	125
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1275
hip imaging	86
injections	648
joint surgery	89
lower extremity surgery	91
minimally invasive procedures	89
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	176
musculoskeletal imaging	152
reconstructive surgery	21
spinal procedures	53
synovectomy	34
X-rays	28

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	35
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

aspiration	464
doctor visit	1000
hip imaging	76
injections	464
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	16
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	104
musculoskeletal imaging	124
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	27
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

aspiration	455
doctor visit	733
injections	455
joint surgery	9
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	9
musculoskeletal imaging	14
X-rays	14

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	23
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

aspiration	268
doctor visit	607
injections	268
musculoskeletal imaging	18
X-rays	18

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

aspiration	917
doctor visit	1450
injections	917
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	44
X-rays	44

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO treated as an osteopath in San Diego, CA were aspiration, injections, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and blood draw.

aspiration	564
blood draw	111
decompression surgery	11
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1007
hip imaging	80
injections	564
joint surgery	55
lower extremity surgery	52
minimally invasive procedures	55
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	123
musculoskeletal imaging	95
pelvic imaging	24
reconstructive surgery	17
spinal procedures	28
synovectomy	27
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	258
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	25
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	168

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	7
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (1999)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp HealthCare

Scripps Health

DAMION J VALLETTA DO PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

BHSM REHABILITATION LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-11-04

Dr Valletta is a fantastic caretaker.  He instills confidence in his patience. After a lifetime of athletic activity and injuries I am very happy to have a competent professional in my corner.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Damion Jay Valletta, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
ConforMIS, Inc.	$16,067 Identity Imprint Knee Replacement System $8,087	iTotal Identity PS $7,980
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$5,039 Sports Med Hip $3,777	SPEEDSTITCH Suture Passer $1,026	SUTUREFIX $130	Regeneten $62	Sports Med Shoulder $39	Other $6
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,827 $3,827
Stryker Corporation	$3,605 KNEES $1,735	ARTHROSCOPY $354	HIPS $299	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $232	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $206	Other $778
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$2,980 Joint Implants $2,445	DJO Surgical Empowr Knee System $310	DJO Surgical Revelation microMAX Hip $136	DJO Surgical TaperFill Hip System $88
Other	$6,549 AccuFill $1,002	DVR Anatomic Plates/Screws/Pegs $544	Oxford $462	Phoenix $462	ZORVOLEX $355	Other $3,724

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$15,328
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11,800
Food and Beverage	$9,195
Education	$1,120
Consulting Fee	$625

Biography

Dr. Damion Valletta is a San Diego, CA physician who specializes in osteopathic manipulative medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. Dr. Valletta graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. His professional affiliations include Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare.