Dr. Robert A. Eppley, MD

  • Oakland, CA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1497784888PAC ID8022093822
Medicare services, 2024
819
Medicare patients, 2026
275
Part D claims, 2026
200
MIPS score, 2026
69
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
3875 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Practice phone
Call (510) 547-2244
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Primary practice

The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Oakland, California

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Dr. Robert A. Eppley is an orthopedic surgeon in Oakland, California

Dr. Eppley practices at The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California.

Dr. Eppley's NPI, 1497784888, was assigned on June 30, 2006. Dr. Eppley graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1983. Dr. Eppley's California license number on file is G63226.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8022093822
NPI enumeration date
June 30, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(510) 547-2244
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Sex
Male
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. Robert A. Eppley practices at The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California

Dr. Eppley's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, at 3875 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609. The practice phone is (510) 547-2244.

  • The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
    3875 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609Phone(510) 547-2244

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Robert A. Eppley is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Eppley's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California. Dr. Eppley is also affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. The medical group on file is Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Eppley to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert A. Eppley's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Eppley practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Robert A. Eppley is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Eppley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Eppley is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Eppley has a license on file in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G63226 · 1988 to 2025 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arthritis, joint arthropathy, joint pain, knee arthroscopy, knee replacement, nerve damage, rotator cuff injury and shoulder arthroscopy/rotator cuff repair among the conditions Dr. Eppley treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Eppley

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Dr. Robert A. Eppley billed Medicare for 819 services in 2024

CMS data shows 819 Medicare services from Dr. Eppley across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 275 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $141,494 for them.

Medicare services, 2024819
Medicare patients275
Paid by Medicare$141,494
Procedure codes17

Dr. Eppley's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2712024: 33022%
Imaging
2023: 1742024: 19814%
Surgery
2023: 2122024: 18811%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 662024: 10356%

Where Dr. Eppley's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office65380%
  • In a facility16620%

Dr. Eppley compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Eppley
  • California median
Medicare services
819vs 68320% above
Medicare patients
275vs 21528% above
Part D claims
183vs 702.6 times

Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Eppley'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. Robert A. Eppley treated 275 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 74

CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Eppley in 2026. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 138 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 74% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Eppley's median patient age at 67, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2026275
Average age74
Average risk score0.81

Dr. Eppley's Medicare patients by age, 2026

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Eppley's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women15657%
  • Men11943%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Eppley's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. High blood pressure55%
  4. Mood disorders24%
  5. Osteoporosis24%
  6. Anxiety23%
  7. Depression20%
  8. Ischemic heart disease19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Eppley's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Robert A. Eppley wrote 200 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Eppley wrote 200 Medicare Part D claims for 92 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 183 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,485 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 231 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026200
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$3,485
Part D patients92

Dr. Eppley's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic199 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

Dr. Eppley'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. Eppley's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids20%39 of 200 claims
  • Antibiotics14%28 of 200 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: 2312024: 18321%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Robert A. Eppley scored 69 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2026

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 69 out of 100 for Dr. Eppley for performance year 2026, reported as part of a group. Dr. Eppley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Eppley as offering telehealth. CMS counts 51 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Eppley, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Eppley's MIPS scores, performance year 2026

  • 69of 100Final score
  • 73.9of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 73of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Eppley ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
87th percentile51 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2026 data; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert A. Eppley received $5,246 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 99 general payments to Dr. Eppley from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 32% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $1,578.

General payments to Dr. Eppley by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Eppley by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,66332%
  • Travel and lodging$1,33725%
  • Education$1,13022%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,11621%

Companies that paid Dr. Eppley the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert A. Eppley has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Eppley, most recently Oakland Magazine in 2006.

Awards and honors for Dr. Eppley

  1. 2006
    • Oakland Magazine
  2. Undated
    • Best doctors
    • Checkbook Top Doc
    • Super Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Robert A. Eppley graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic

Dr. Eppley graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolCleveland Medical College, Homeopathic
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic sports medicineAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
  3. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Robert A. Eppley accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers

Dr. Eppley is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +5 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Eppley accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO8
  3. HMO6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Robert A. Eppley's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert A. Eppley's NPI number?

Dr. Robert A. Eppley's NPI number is 1497784888. It was assigned on June 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert A. Eppley?

Dr. Robert A. Eppley is an orthopedic surgeon in Oakland, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert A. Eppley practice?

Dr. Eppley practices at 3875 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609. Dr. Eppley's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Eppley to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Robert A. Eppley's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Eppley is (510) 547-2244. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

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What is Dr. Robert A. Eppley's medical license number?

Dr. Eppley's California license number on file is G63226.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert A. Eppley affiliated with?

Dr. Eppley is affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Eppley to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

What medical group is Dr. Robert A. Eppley part of?

Dr. Eppley is linked to Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Eppley to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Who does Dr. Robert A. Eppley practice with?

Dmand AI links 4,288 HCPs to Dr. Eppley's primary medical group, 31 of them orthopedic surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Robert A. Eppley accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Eppley billed Medicare for 819 services in 2024, and Dr. Eppley accepts Medicare assignment.

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Does Dr. Robert A. Eppley offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Eppley as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Robert A. Eppley's MIPS score?

Dr. Eppley's MIPS final score for performance year 2026 is 69 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert A. Eppley see?

CMS counts 275 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Eppley in 2026, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Robert A. Eppley board certified?

Yes. Dr. Eppley is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Robert A. Eppley bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Eppley's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J3301) and diagnostic imaging (73560).

Where did Dr. Robert A. Eppley go to medical school?

Dr. Eppley graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Robert A. Eppley prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Eppley's most prescribed drugs by claims were Celecoxib, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Ondansetron HCl.

Has Dr. Robert A. Eppley received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,246 in general payments to Dr. Eppley from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert A. Eppley been practicing?

Dr. Eppley graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

What EHR does Dr. Robert A. Eppley's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at The Surgery Center of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and at 6 more sites and 1 medical group. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What insurance does Dr. Robert A. Eppley accept?

Dr. Eppley is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit. The full carrier list is available with a free Dmand AI account.

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