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Dr. David C. Talavera, PHD

Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician)

300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305

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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

Call (650) 723-4000

At a glance

Years since graduation
8
In the NPI registry since
2017

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

  • 2018Medical school: University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician primary
    CA license PSY31480
  • Clinical Psychologist
    CA license PSY31480 · TX license 37564

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Medical groups

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

Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Treatment of behavior impacting health, initial 30 minutes11230
Treatment of behavior impacting health, each additional 15 minutes11128
Evaluation of psychological test, each additional hour6736
Assessment of health behavior5858
Evaluation of psychological test, first hour3636
Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by single standardized instrument via electronic platform with automated result3232

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.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated March 17, 2026), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1154852655. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.