Dr. Brian C. Pridgen
Plastic Surgery (Plastic Surgery Physician)
770 Welch Rd, Suite 400
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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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 (2012)
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 54
Licensed in California since 2013, 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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2012Medical school: Stanford University School of Medicine
- 2012Registered 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
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Plastic Surgery Physician primary
CA license A127478 (first issued 2013; current) - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- California PAcific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp San Francisco, CA
- UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital San Francisco, CA
Medical groups
- Buncke Medical Clinic Inc. (6 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
- 54
- Services billed
- 198
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 44 | 19 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 43 | 22 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 14 | 14 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 13 | 13 |
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, 15 companies reported 24 payments worth $2,790 in total to this clinician.
| Trimed, Inc. | $1,566 |
|---|---|
| Biocircuit Technologies Inc | $277 |
| Stryker Corporation | $228 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $203 |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | $139 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $62.95 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | $62.23 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | $47.65 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,407 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,382 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trimed, Inc. Dec 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Tools - WFS · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to Valencia, CA | $1,040 |
| Trimed, Inc. Oct 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Tools - WFS · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to Irvine, CA · in-kind | $342 |
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.