Dr. Michael L. Deftos, MD, PhD

Dr. Deftos practices at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, part of County of Santa Clara, CA.

Dr. Deftos' NPI, 1346557139, was assigned on September 1, 2010. Dr. Deftos graduated from University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Deftos holds California license A98387.

Dr. Deftos' primary practice is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, at 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (408) 885-5000.

Dr. Deftos' primary practice is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, part of County of Santa Clara, CA. The medical group on file is County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services, Las Plumas Behavioral Health Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Deftos to 1 more community health center, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Deftos practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology is Dr. Deftos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0102X. Dr. Deftos is board certified in hematopathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dr. Deftos is licensed in California.

CMS data shows 374 Medicare services from Dr. Deftos across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 166 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,891 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 166 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Deftos in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 88 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 59% have high cholesterol. 80% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Deftos' median patient age at 63, with 54% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 61 out of 100 for Dr. Deftos for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Deftos accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Deftos, published from 2012 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Proteins, Signal Transduction and In Situ Hybridization. Dr. Deftos' most frequent co-authors are Harminder Singh, Michael H. Zhang, MD and Michael Zhang.

Dr. Deftos graduated from University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 2003.

Dr. Deftos is in network with 2 carriers, including Aetna and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.