Dr. Vijay Menon, MD

Dr. Menon practices at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Menon's NPI, 1326276072, was assigned on July 1, 2009. Dr. Menon graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 2009. Dr. Menon's California license number on file is A119814.

Dr. Menon's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, at 9888 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 626-4123.

Dr. Menon's primary practice is Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. Menon is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Menon to 5 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Menon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Menon is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Menon's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Illinois and Indiana.

CMS data shows 1,562 Medicare services from Dr. Menon across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 782 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $117,045 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 782 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Menon in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 294 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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. Menon's median patient age at 51, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Menon wrote 270 Medicare Part D claims for 191 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 112 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $727 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 97 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Menon for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Menon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Menon from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $132.

Dr. Menon graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 2009.

Dr. Menon is in network with 11 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.