Dr. John P. Woods, D.O
General Surgery (Surgical Critical Care Physician)
1050 Linden Ave
Long Beach, CA 90813
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Los Angeles County includes primary care (7% of residents) and mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 228
Licensed in California since 2017, according to the Osteopathic 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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Surgical Critical Care Physician primary
CA license 20A15648 (first issued 2017; current) -
Trauma Surgery Physician
CA license 2OA15648
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA
- Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs, CA
- Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA
- St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA
- John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital Indio, CA
Medical groups
- Desert Trauma Surgeons Inc (33 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
- 228
- Services billed
- 492
- Patients’ average age
- 79
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 124 | 66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 84 | 54 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 36 | 34 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 32 | 32 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 26 | 25 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 25 | 25 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 23 | 23 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 22 | 22 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | 15 | 15 |
| Ultrasound scan of chest | 14 | 14 |
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, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $98.34 in total to this clinician.
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $98.34 |
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| Food and Beverage | $98.34 |
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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.