Utku Kandemir, MD
NPI 1417901984ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· San Francisco, CA
Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) with University of California San Francisco and 2 other groups, practicing in San Francisco, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $144,382 for 170 patients in 2024, with only 13 Part D claims. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $172,539 in all, mostly royalties and licenses. Lists UCSF Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1417901984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 20, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 8, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | A96934 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 170 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 383 across 108 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $144,382 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 13 · 17 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $50.36 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · 1,839 clinicians
- UCSF Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA · 1,598 clinicians
- University of California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA · 587 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$172,539 · 94 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$54,142 · 66 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $161,873 | 49 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $6,094 | 1 |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | $2,650 | 9 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,446 | 29 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $361.82 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Royalty or License$112,705 · 5 payments
- Consulting Fee$44,794 · 6 payments
- Travel and Lodging$11,341 · 25 payments
- Food and Beverage$3,699 · 58 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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