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Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Tulane University School of Medicine (2008)

4060 4th Avenue Suite 700e
San Diego, CA 92103

(619) 299-8500

Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD is an orthopedist in San Diego, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2008 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD is affiliated with Scripps Health, SAN DIEGO ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP, INC and ON CALL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC.

Office Locations

Address:

4060 4th Avenue Suite 700e
San Diego, CA 92103

In The News

“Summit Orthopedic Specialists has hired Dr. Scott Tanaka, orthopedic surgeon.”—"On the Move", The Sacramento Bee, October 2014

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
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

doctor visit	115
emergency care	10
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	102
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	557
hospital care	81
immobilization	21
injections	150
inpatient care	81
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	34

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	798
Black	40
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	140
Less than 65	170

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

aspiration	325
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	885
hospital care	44
immobilization	20
injections	424
inpatient care	44
musculoskeletal imaging	35
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	44
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	56
X-rays	35

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	25
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	70
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

aspiration	242
decompression surgery	48
doctor visit	689
hospital care	17
immobilization	14
injections	337
inpatient care	17
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve procedures	48
open surgery	48
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	64
X-rays	17

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	14
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	58
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	86
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	456
immobilization	33
injections	140
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	16

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	29
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	111
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	587
immobilization	11
injections	203
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	15

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

aspiration	71
doctor visit	392
immobilization	9
injections	140

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

aspiration	233
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	1288
immobilization	53
injections	490
nerve procedures	56
open surgery	56
tendon surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	100

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD treated as an orthopedist in San Diego, CA were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and inpatient care.

aspiration	169
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	622
emergency care	10
hospital care	39
immobilization	23
injections	271
inpatient care	39
musculoskeletal imaging	28
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	45
X-rays	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	265
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	93
85 and over	31
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	141

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2008. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (2008)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Health

SAN DIEGO ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP, INC

ON CALL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Scott Kiyoshi Tanaka, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,343 DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS SOFT TISSUE IB LIGAMENT AUGMENTATION $104	$3,239
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP	$1,653 DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse $1,500	DJO Surgical Alians Proximal Humerus Fracture Plate $98	DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System $55
Pacific Medical, Inc.	$1,079 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $338	$741
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$380 Q-FIX $134	Sports Med Small Joint $113	Journey II BCS $73	Other Endoscopy $60
Stryker Corporation	$330 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $245	HIPS $40	BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $35	MAKOplasty $10
Other	$1,758 XIAFLEX $144	NeuraGen $134	Extremities $118	Orthopedic Stimulation $118	FORTEO $116	Other $1,128

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,263
Education	$2,898
Honoraria	$1,500
Travel and Lodging	$883

Biography

Dr. Scott Tanaka is a physician who specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Tanaka graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Scripps Health.