Dr. William Richard Raffo, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,941
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 369
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,167
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $12,515
- Practice address
- 3801 Clares Street, Capitola, CA 95010
- Practice phone
- Call (831) 600-4600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Satellite Healthcare, Capitola
Dialysis Center - Independent · Capitola, California
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Dr. William Richard Raffo is a nephrologist in Capitola, California
Dr. Raffo practices at Satellite Healthcare, Capitola in Capitola, California.
Dr. Raffo's NPI, 1659356137, was assigned on December 7, 2005. Dr. Raffo graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha in 2001. Dr. Raffo holds California license A80608.
- NPI
- 1659356137NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3971589334
- NPI enumeration date
- December 7, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (831) 600-4600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. William Richard Raffo practices at Satellite Healthcare, Capitola in Capitola, California
Dr. Raffo's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare, Capitola, at 3801 Clares Street, Capitola, CA 95010 in Santa Cruz County. The practice phone is (831) 600-4600.
- Satellite Healthcare, Capitola3801 Clares Street, Capitola, CA 95010 · Santa Cruz CountyPhone(831) 600-4600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. William Richard Raffo is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Raffo's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare, Capitola in Capitola, California. Dr. Raffo is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Raffo to 1 more dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic, 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. William Richard Raffo's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Raffo practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Satellite Healthcare, Capitola | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. William Richard Raffo is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California
Nephrology is Dr. Raffo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Raffo is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Raffo is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic anemia and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Raffo treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Raffo
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. William Richard Raffo billed Medicare for 1,941 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,941 Medicare services from Dr. Raffo across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 369 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $197,258 for them.
Dr. Raffo's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3582024: 1,260252%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 447
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 182024: 2121078%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 02024: 22
Where Dr. Raffo's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,41073%
- In a facility53127%
Dr. Raffo compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Raffo
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,941vs 1,08479% above
- Medicare patients
- 369vs 30720% above
- Part D claims
- 902vs 9556% below
Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Raffo'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. William Richard Raffo treated 369 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 369 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Raffo in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 143 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.58, 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. Raffo's median patient age at 70, with 43% women.
Dr. Raffo's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Raffo's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15141%
- Men21859%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Raffo's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes55%
- Heart failure45%
- Ischemic heart disease45%
- Arthritis38%
- Atrial fibrillation37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Raffo's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. William Richard Raffo wrote 1,167 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Raffo wrote 1,167 Medicare Part D claims for 207 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 902 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $280,126 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 498 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Raffo's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic918 claims79%
- Brand-name and other249 claims21%
Dr. Raffo'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Raffo's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%20 of 1,167 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4982024: 90281%
Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 20 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. William Richard Raffo offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Raffo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Raffo as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. William Richard Raffo received $12,515 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Raffo from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 35% of the total. Ardelyx, Inc. paid the most, $6,817.
General payments to Dr. Raffo by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Raffo by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$4,35035%
- Speaker and faculty fees$4,25034%
- Travel and lodging$2,19618%
- Food and beverage$1,70314%
- Education$170%
Companies that paid Dr. Raffo 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. William Richard Raffo has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Raffo, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Raffo
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. William Richard Raffo graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha
Dr. Raffo graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha in 2001.
- Medical school
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. William Richard Raffo accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. Raffo is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- +3 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Raffo accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO7
- HMO6
- EPO4
- Medicare4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. William Richard Raffo'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) |
| 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. William Richard Raffo's NPI number?
Dr. William Richard Raffo's NPI number is 1659356137. It was assigned on December 7, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. William Richard Raffo?
Dr. William Richard Raffo is a nephrologist in Capitola, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. William Richard Raffo practice?
Dr. Raffo practices at 3801 Clares Street, Capitola, CA 95010. Dr. Raffo's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare, Capitola in Capitola, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Raffo to 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. William Richard Raffo's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Raffo is (831) 600-4600.
What is Dr. William Richard Raffo's medical license number?
Dr. Raffo holds California license A80608.
Which hospitals is Dr. William Richard Raffo affiliated with?
Dr. Raffo is affiliated with Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. William Richard Raffo part of?
Dr. Raffo is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group.
Does Dr. William Richard Raffo accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Raffo billed Medicare for 1,941 services in 2024, and Dr. Raffo accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. William Richard Raffo offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Raffo as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. William Richard Raffo see?
CMS counts 369 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Raffo in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. William Richard Raffo board certified?
Yes. Dr. Raffo is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. William Richard Raffo bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Raffo's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. William Richard Raffo go to medical school?
Dr. Raffo graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. William Richard Raffo prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Raffo's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Olmesartan Medoxomil and Farxiga.
Has Dr. William Richard Raffo received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,515 in general payments to Dr. Raffo from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Ardelyx, Inc.
How long has Dr. William Richard Raffo been practicing?
Dr. Raffo graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. William Richard Raffo accept?
Dr. Raffo is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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