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Dr. David I. Hindin, MD

General Surgery (Surgery Physician)

300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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

Call (650) 723-4000

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
15
In the NPI registry since
2011
Medicare patients seen, 2024
32

Licensed in California since 2019, 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

  • 2011Medical school: Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania
  • 2011Registered 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

  • Surgery Physician primary
    CA license A165907 (first issued 2019; current) · CA license 165907 · PA license MD468229
  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
    CA license A165907 (first issued 2019; current)

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

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Where they work

Hospitals

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

Medicare patients, 2024
32
Services billed
63
Patients’ average age
78
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes6640
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less1111

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 April 27, 2024), 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 1598058646. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.