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Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD

Accepting New Patients

(160 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Spine Surgery

Creighton University School of Medicine (1985)

470 Plumas Boulevard Suite 201
Yuba City, CA 95991

(916) 454-6850

Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD is a pediatric neurosurgeon in Sacramento, CA specializing in pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and spine surgery. He graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1985 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD is affiliated with Sutter Medical Group (SMG), Sutter Health and SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

Address:

1625 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95816

Address:

2800 L Street Suite 501
Sacramento, CA 95816

Address:

470 Plumas Boulevard Suite 201
Yuba City, CA 95991

In The News

“"It's a huge issue," says Dr. George D. Picetti III, a spine surgeon at the Sutter Neuroscience Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif. "Sitting is very hard on the spine, mostly in the lumbar (lower...”—"Poor posture is a pain in the neck", New Haven Register, July 2017

“George D. Picetti, M.D. Resident of Orinda Doctor Picetti was born and raised in San Jose, the son of George and Anna Picetti.”—"George D. Picetti", East Bay Times, March 2011

“"It's a huge issue," says Dr. George D. Picetti III, spine surgeon at the Sutter Neuroscience Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif. "Sitting is very hard on the spine, mostly in the lumbar (lower...”—"Sit properly, for slouch can lead to ouch", Desert News, August 2009

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	47
bone surgery	38
decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	407
fracture surgery	12
implant removal	18
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve procedures	72
open surgery	24
spinal procedures	283

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	78
bone surgery	52
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	463
fracture surgery	20
implant removal	14
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve procedures	70
open surgery	19
spinal procedures	368

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	15
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	11
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	88
bone surgery	84
decompression surgery	102
doctor visit	540
implant removal	16
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	102
open surgery	10
spinal procedures	420

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	34
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	32
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	76
bone surgery	48
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	647
implant removal	13
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	55
spinal procedures	332

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	22
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	22
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	112
bone surgery	32
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	740
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve procedures	77
spinal procedures	376

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	26
Hispanic	27
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	17
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	108
bone surgery	40
decompression surgery	98
doctor visit	731
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve procedures	98
spinal procedures	417

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	15
Hispanic	31
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	16
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	97
bone surgery	54
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	715
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve procedures	69
spinal procedures	383

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	15
Hispanic	38
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	18
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	82
bone surgery	41
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	648
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve procedures	70
spinal procedures	308

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	15
Hispanic	50
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	23
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	152
bone surgery	91
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	1308
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	93
spinal procedures	585

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD treated as a pediatric neurosurgeon in Sacramento, CA were spinal procedures, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery), nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	94
bone surgery	54
decompression surgery	81
doctor visit	691
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	11
implant removal	15
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve procedures	81
open surgery	18
spinal procedures	392

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	304
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	25
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	13
75 to 84	105
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Medical Group (SMG)

Sutter Health

SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 160 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sacramento, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George Dominic Picetti III, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Nexxt Spine LLC	$86,780 Saxxony System $21,662	Nexxt Matrixx Products $5,000	Posterior Cervical $3,500	Connexx MIS System $2,625	SI System $898	Other $53,095
K2M, Inc.	$40,572 General K2M Product Discussion $38,836	EVEREST $1,565	NILE $131	PYRENEES SEMI-CONSTRAINED $20	$19
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$22,470 Other - Miscellaneous $21,164	INVICTUS OPEN $1,072	Invictus MIS $59	Biologics $24	$151
Nexxt Spine, LLC	$4,841 Posterior Cervical $4,250	Deformity System $202	Struxxure Cervical Plate $129	Honour System $46	$214
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$2,818 Thoracolumbar Therapies $1,431	Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $1,387
Other	$763 Thoracolumbar $568	Neuro-Chronic Pain $85	NEWBRIDGE $36	VariLift $23	NUVIGIL $22	Other $28

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$69,891
Consulting Fee	$50,875
Travel and Lodging	$19,891
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$12,000
Food and Beverage	$3,517
Other	$2,068

Biography

Dr. George Picetti's areas of specialization are pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery; he sees patients in Sacramento, CA and Yuba City, CA. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He attended medical school at Creighton University School of Medicine. Dr. Picetti's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, Sutter Roseville Medical Center, and Sutter Medical Group (SMG). Sutter Health reports that Dr. Picetti is accepting new patients at his office in Yuba City, CA.