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Dr. Branden John Cord, MD, PhD
NPI1861750713PAC ID8628386125
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,388
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 399
- Part D claims, 2024
- 61
- Publications
- 29
- MIPS score, 2024
- 83
- Practice address
- 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Practice phone
- Call (916) 734-2011
- 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. Branden John Cord is a neurosurgeon in Sacramento, California
Dr. Cord practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health.
Dr. Cord's NPI, 1861750713, was assigned on April 29, 2012. Dr. Cord graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Cord holds California license A169285.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1861750713NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8628386125
- NPI enumeration date
- April 29, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (916) 734-2011
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Branden John Cord practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California
Dr. Cord's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center, at 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 734-2011.
- UC Davis Medical Center2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 · Sacramento CountyPhone(916) 734-2011
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Branden John Cord is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cord's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Cord is also affiliated with Adventist Health and Rideout. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cord to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Adventist Health and RideoutUC Davis Medical Group3 hospitalsNames with a free account2 home health agenciesNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. CordSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Branden John Cord's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cord practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UC Davis Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Branden John Cord is one of 846 neurosurgeons in California
Neurological surgery is Dr. Cord's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Cord's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Connecticut.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Connecticut license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists craniotomy, lower back pain, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Cord treats.
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Cord
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
846neurosurgeons in California45neurosurgeons in Sacramento12neurosurgeons at UC Davis Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Branden John Cord billed Medicare for 1,388 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,388 Medicare services from Dr. Cord across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 399 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $227,154 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,388
Medicare patients399
Paid by Medicare$227,154
Procedure codes25
Dr. Cord's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5272024: 5525%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3392024: 41422%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2102024: 31148%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1012024: 11110%
Where Dr. Cord's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1047%
- In a facility1,28493%
Dr. Cord compared with the California median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Cord
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,388vs 2166.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 399vs 1542.6 times
- Part D claims
- 49vs 2688% above
Medians across 679 neurosurgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cord'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. Branden John Cord treated 399 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 399 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cord in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 145 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, 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. Cord's median patient age at 65, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 2024399
Average age73
Average risk score1.76
Also on Medicaid43%
Dr. Cord's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cord's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20551%
- Men19449%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cord's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Stroke or TIA59%
- Arthritis54%
- Diabetes38%
- Mood disorders37%
- Depression34%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cord's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Branden John Cord wrote 61 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cord wrote 61 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 49 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $309 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 28 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202461
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$309
Part D patients15
Dr. Cord'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: 282024: 4975%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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. Branden John Cord scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Cord for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cord accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cord as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Cord's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 64.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 69of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Branden John Cord has 29 publications on record
Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Cord, published from 2008 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Intracranial Aneurysm, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Dr. Cord has published most often in Interv Neuroradiol. Dr. Cord's most frequent co-authors are Charles Christian Matouk, MD, Ryan Matthew Hebert, MD and Emily Jean Gilmore.
Papers29
Years published2008 to 2025
Dr. Cord's papers by year, 2010 to 2025
Topics Dr. Cord writes about most
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Brain
- Endovascular Procedures
- Neurons
- Postoperative Complications
- Blood Pressure
Dr. Cord's most frequent co-authors
- Charles Christian Matouk, MD16 shared papers
- Ryan Matthew Hebert, MD9 shared papers
- Emily Jean Gilmore5 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Cord
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Branden John Cord received $181,093 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 321 general payments to Dr. Cord from 18 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $79,233.
General payments to Dr. Cord by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cord by kind, 2019 to 2025
$181.1Kin total
- Consulting fees$118,50065%
- Travel and lodging$29,56116%
- Speaker and faculty fees$21,00012%
- Food and beverage$12,0327%
Companies that paid Dr. Cord the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Branden John Cord graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine
Dr. Cord graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Branden John Cord accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers
Dr. Cord is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- +1 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cord accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO6
- HMO3
- POS3
- EPO2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Branden John Cord'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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) |
| 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. Branden John Cord's NPI number?
Dr. Branden John Cord's NPI number is 1861750713. It was assigned on April 29, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Branden John Cord?
Dr. Branden John Cord is a neurosurgeon in Sacramento, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Branden John Cord practice?
Dr. Cord practices at 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817. Dr. Cord's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cord to 3 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Branden John Cord's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cord is (916) 734-2011.
What is Dr. Branden John Cord's medical license number?
Dr. Cord holds California license A169285, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Branden John Cord been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cord in California (2020 to 2026) and Connecticut (2017 to 2022).
Which hospitals is Dr. Branden John Cord affiliated with?
Dr. Cord practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Dr. Cord is also affiliated with Adventist Health and Rideout. Dmand AI links Dr. Cord to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Branden John Cord part of?
Dr. Cord is linked to UC Davis Medical Group.
Does Dr. Branden John Cord accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cord billed Medicare for 1,388 services in 2024, and Dr. Cord accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Branden John Cord offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cord as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Branden John Cord's MIPS score?
Dr. Cord's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Branden John Cord see?
CMS counts 399 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cord in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Branden John Cord bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cord's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), special service (99152) and hospital inpatient care (99231).
Where did Dr. Branden John Cord go to medical school?
Dr. Cord graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Branden John Cord prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cord's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel.
Has Dr. Branden John Cord received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $181,093 in general payments to Dr. Cord from 18 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Branden John Cord been practicing?
Dr. Cord graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Branden John Cord do research?
Dmand AI links 29 publications to Dr. Cord, published from 2008 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Branden John Cord publish with?
Dr. Cord's most frequent co-authors are Charles Christian Matouk, MD (16 shared papers), Ryan Matthew Hebert, MD (9 shared papers) and Emily Jean Gilmore (5 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Branden John Cord accept?
Dr. Cord is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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