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Aaron Jay Dawes, MD, PHD

NPI 1285923540ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Palo Alto, CA

Surgery (MD, PHD) in Palo Alto, California, trained at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (class of 2011). 82 Medicare patients in 2024, $43,101 paid; nearly all of their 52 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $3,810 in payments in 2025, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1285923540
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD, PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 6, 2011
Last updated in NPPESApr 28, 2024
Certified by providerApr 28, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XA125152CA
Colon & Rectal Surgery208C00000XA125152CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients82
Services billed173 across 43 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$43,101

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)52 · 52 30-day fills
Patients19
Total drug cost$837.38
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolVanderbilt University School of Medicine
Graduation year2011
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$3,810 · 6 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$4,882 · 6 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$3,8106

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$3,250 · 2 payments
  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$500.00 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$60.00 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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