Dr. Einar Ottestad, MD
Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) 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
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Baylor College of Medicine (2002)
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 384
Licensed in California since 2005, 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
- 2002Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician primary
CA license A92865 (first issued 2005; current) -
Anesthesiology Physician
CA license A92865 (first issued 2005; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA
Medical groups
- Stanford Health Care (3,122 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
- 384
- Services billed
- 782
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 273 | 147 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 54 | 48 |
| Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | 48 | 44 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 42 | 34 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 33 | 31 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 24 | 21 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 19 | 17 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 17 | 17 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 17 | 17 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Stanford, CA | 23 |
| Methadone Hcl Other prescribers in Stanford, CA | 15 |
| Pregabalin Other prescribers in Stanford, CA | 13 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Stanford, CA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 29 payments worth $24,245 in total to this clinician.
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc | $13,518 |
|---|---|
| Coloplast Corp | $8,400 |
| Bioventus LLC | $1,263 |
| Biotronik Nro, Inc. | $680 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $167 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $114 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $104 |
| Consulting Fee | $18,400 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $4,030 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,815 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Coloplast Corp Apr 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $8,400 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 18, 2025 | Consulting Fee SPRINT PNS System · Pain management | $5,000 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 15, 2025 | Consulting Fee SPRINT PNS System · Pain management | $4,000 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,546 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 23, 2025 | Consulting Fee SPRINT PNS System · Pain management | $1,000 |
| Bioventus LLC Sep 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STIMROUTER IMPLANTABLE KIT · PODIATRY · travel to KNOXVILLE, TN · in-kind | $643 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 18, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to San Francisco, CA | $577 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to STANFORD, CA | $324 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Aug 5, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to Manhattan Beach, CA | $224 |
| Bioventus LLC Sep 29, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STIMROUTER IMPLANTABLE KIT · PODIATRY · travel to WASHINGTON, DC · in-kind | $221 |
All 14 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 18, 2025 | Consulting Fee SPRINT PNS System · Pain management | $5,000 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 18, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to San Francisco, CA | $577 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to STANFORD, CA | $151 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to STANFORD, CA | $324 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Dec 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to STANFORD, CA | $9.27 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 23, 2025 | Consulting Fee SPRINT PNS System · Pain management | $1,000 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 15, 2025 | Consulting Fee SPRINT PNS System · Pain management | $4,000 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,546 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to Walnut Creek, CA | $212 |
| Bioventus LLC Sep 29, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STIMROUTER IMPLANTABLE KIT · PODIATRY · travel to WASHINGTON, DC · in-kind | $221 |
| Bioventus LLC Sep 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STIMROUTER IMPLANTABLE KIT · PODIATRY · travel to SHENANDOAH, TX · in-kind | $124 |
| Bioventus LLC Sep 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging STIMROUTER IMPLANTABLE KIT · PODIATRY · travel to KNOXVILLE, TN · in-kind | $643 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Aug 5, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to Manhattan Beach, CA | $224 |
| Coloplast Corp Apr 17, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $8,400 |
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.