Dr. Gary K. Steinberg, MD
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94305
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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Stanford University School of Medicine (1980)
- Years since graduation
- 46
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 104
Licensed in California since 1981, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1980Medical school: Stanford University School of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
CA license G45480 (first issued 1981; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA
- Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA
Medical groups
- Stanford Health Care (3,122 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 104
- Services billed
- 249
- Patients’ average age
- 70
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 113 | 26 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 40 | 40 |
| Use of operating microscope | 31 | 28 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 28 | 25 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 13 | 13 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 12 payments worth $8,823 in total to this clinician.
| Surgical Theater. Inc. | $7,500 |
|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,292 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $30.37 |
| Royalty or License | $7,500 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $809 |
| Food and Beverage | $513 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical Theater. Inc. Jan 17, 2025 | Royalty or LicenseCompany’s descriptionArranging trial and finalizing PO for Spine AR module ; software license for SyncAR Spine with Stanford ; sponsorship Discussion | $7,500 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Dec 5, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Orlando, FL · in-kind | $656 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Dec 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Orlando, FL · in-kind | $153 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.