Dr. Dianne B. McKay, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 266
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 59
- Part D claims, 2024
- 143
- Publications
- 54
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 554-3600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Dianne B. McKay is a nephrologist in La Jolla, California
Dr. McKay practices at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health.
Dr. McKay's NPI, 1700857976, was assigned on January 27, 2006. Dr. McKay graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1983. Dr. McKay holds California license G86376.
- NPI
- 1700857976NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800833922
- NPI enumeration date
- January 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 554-3600
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Dianne B. McKay practices at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California
Dr. McKay's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital, at 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 554-3600.
- Scripps Green Hospital10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 554-3600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Dianne B. McKay is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. McKay's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. McKay is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. McKay to 2 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Dianne B. McKay's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McKay practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Scripps Green Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Dianne B. McKay is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. McKay's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. McKay is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. McKay is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic anemia among the conditions Dr. McKay treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. McKay
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Dianne B. McKay billed Medicare for 266 services in 2024
CMS data shows 266 Medicare services from Dr. McKay across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 59 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,734 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. McKay's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2112024: 1948%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 72
Dr. McKay compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. McKay
- California median
- Medicare services
- 266vs 1,08475% below
- Medicare patients
- 59vs 30781% below
- Part D claims
- 44vs 95595% below
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. McKay's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Dianne B. McKay treated 59 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 62
CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McKay in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 28 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.77, 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. McKay's median patient age at 59, with 44% women.
Dr. McKay's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. McKay's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2034%
- Men3966%
Chronic conditions among Dr. McKay's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol64%
- Diabetes51%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Arthritis31%
- Heart failure24%
- Atrial fibrillation22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. McKay's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Dianne B. McKay wrote 143 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. McKay wrote 143 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,607 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 54 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. McKay's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic138 claims97%
- Brand-name and other5 claims3%
Dr. McKay's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 542024: 4419%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Dianne B. McKay offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. McKay accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. McKay as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Dianne B. McKay has 54 publications on record
Dmand AI links 54 papers to Dr. McKay, published from 2010 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Graft Rejection and Kidney. Dr. McKay has published most often in Am J Transplant. Dr. McKay's most frequent co-authors are Sean Edward Dewolf, MD, Christopher Yu-Hua Lu, MD and Francis B. Gabbai, MD.
Dr. McKay's papers by year, 2015 to 2024
Topics Dr. McKay writes about most
- Kidney Transplantation
- Graft Rejection
- Kidney
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Nod1 Signaling Adaptor Protein
- Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein
Dr. McKay's most frequent co-authors
- Sean Edward Dewolf, MD5 shared papers
- Christopher Yu-Hua Lu, MD3 shared papers
- Francis B. Gabbai, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. McKay
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Dianne B. McKay received $2,772 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. McKay from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. paid the most, $2,100.
General payments to Dr. McKay by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. McKay by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$2,10076%
- Food and beverage$66724%
- Education$50%
Companies that paid Dr. McKay the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Dianne B. McKay has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. McKay, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. McKay
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Dianne B. McKay graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Dr. McKay graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1983. Dr. McKay is a member of ASN and American Society of Transplantation.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Dianne B. McKay accepts plans from 5 insurance carriers
Dr. McKay is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. McKay accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO3
- Medicare3
- POS3
- PPO3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Dianne B. McKay's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Dianne B. McKay's NPI number?
Dr. Dianne B. McKay's NPI number is 1700857976. It was assigned on January 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Dianne B. McKay?
Dr. Dianne B. McKay is a nephrologist in La Jolla, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Dianne B. McKay practice?
Dr. McKay practices at 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Dr. McKay's primary practice is Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, part of Scripps Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. McKay to 2 hospitals, 1 breast imaging center, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Dianne B. McKay's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. McKay is (858) 554-3600.
What is Dr. Dianne B. McKay's medical license number?
Dr. McKay holds California license G86376.
Which hospitals is Dr. Dianne B. McKay affiliated with?
Dr. McKay practices at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California. Dr. McKay is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Dmand AI links Dr. McKay to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Dianne B. McKay part of?
Dr. McKay is linked to UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI links Dr. McKay to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Dianne B. McKay accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McKay billed Medicare for 266 services in 2024, and Dr. McKay accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Dianne B. McKay offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. McKay as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Dianne B. McKay see?
CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McKay in 2024, with an average age of 62.
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Is Dr. Dianne B. McKay board certified?
Yes. Dr. McKay is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Dianne B. McKay bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. McKay's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Dianne B. McKay go to medical school?
Dr. McKay graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Dianne B. McKay prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McKay's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Cinacalcet HCl and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Dianne B. McKay received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,772 in general payments to Dr. McKay from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.
How long has Dr. Dianne B. McKay been practicing?
Dr. McKay graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
Does Dr. Dianne B. McKay do research?
Dmand AI links 54 publications to Dr. McKay, published from 2010 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Dianne B. McKay publish with?
Dr. McKay's most frequent co-authors are Sean Edward Dewolf, MD (5 shared papers), Christopher Yu-Hua Lu, MD (3 shared papers) and Francis B. Gabbai, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Dianne B. McKay accept?
Dr. McKay is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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