Dr. John J. Tyner, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
9898 Genesee Ave
La Jolla, CA 92037
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San Diego County includes primary care (1% of residents) and mental health (1% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 47
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 230
Licensed in California since 1991, 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
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
CA license G70821 (first issued 1991; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas, CA
- Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA
Medical groups
- Scripps Health (1,433 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
- 230
- Services billed
- 463
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 93 | 93 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 49 | 42 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 33 | 33 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 28 | 26 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 23 | 23 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 20 | 20 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope | 20 | 20 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Exam of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope | 19 | 19 |
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, 13 companies reported 26 payments worth $1,684 in total to this clinician.
| Artivion, Inc. | $505 |
|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $403 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $167 |
| Davol Inc. | $137 |
| Abiomed | $106 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $106 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $90.46 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $51.70 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,359 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $326 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Artivion, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AMDS-Ascyrus Medical · Cardiovascular and vascular surgery · travel to Las Vegas, NV · in-kind | $307 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jun 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind | $19.00 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $3,483 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- CoreValve SURTAVI
Medtronic, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.