Dr. Valerie L. Traina, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 571
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 189
- Part D claims, 2024
- 34
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Practice phone
- Call (408) 871-3400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC
Urgent Care - Additional Location · Los Gatos, California
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Dr. Valerie L. Traina is a general surgeon in Los Gatos, California
Dr. Traina practices at EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC in Los Gatos, California.
Dr. Traina's NPI, 1447384698, was assigned on March 16, 2007. Dr. Traina graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Traina holds California license A49393.
- NPI
- 1447384698NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153589593
- NPI enumeration date
- March 16, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (408) 871-3400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Valerie L. Traina practices at 2 locations in Los Gatos, California
Dr. Traina's primary practice is EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC, at 700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The practice phone is (408) 871-3400. Dr. Traina also practices at El Camino Health Medical Network, 973 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
- EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLCPrimary700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032Phone(408) 871-3400
- El Camino Health Medical Network973 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032 · Santa Clara CountyPhone(408) 871-3400
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Valerie L. Traina is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Traina's primary practice is EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC in Los Gatos, California. Dr. Traina is also affiliated with El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital. The medical group on file is El Camino Health Medical Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Traina to 1 more hospital, 2 urgent care centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Traina's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Valerie L. Traina's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Traina practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Valerie L. Traina is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Traina's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Traina is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Traina's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Arizona, Maine and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Arizona license
- Maine license
- New York license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists cancerous skin growth removal, groin hernia surgery and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Traina treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Traina
Counts of general surgeons 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. Valerie L. Traina billed Medicare for 571 services in 2024
CMS data shows 571 Medicare services from Dr. Traina across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 189 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,439 for them.
Dr. Traina's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3742024: 41711%
- Imaging
- 2023: 882024: 925%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 41
- Other services
- 2023: 132024: 2162%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 312024: 0100%
Where Dr. Traina's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office53093%
- In a facility417%
Dr. Traina compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Traina
- California median
- Medicare services
- 571vs 1663.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 189vs 12156% above
- Part D claims
- 25vs 3426% below
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Traina'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. Valerie L. Traina treated 189 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Traina in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 92 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Traina's median patient age at 60, with 97% women.
Dr. Traina's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Traina's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16989%
- Men2011%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Traina's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure69%
- Cancer58%
- Arthritis48%
- Osteoporosis33%
- Diabetes24%
- Atrial fibrillation19%
- Ischemic heart disease18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Traina's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women97%
- Men1%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Valerie L. Traina wrote 34 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Traina wrote 34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 25 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $94 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Traina'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. Traina's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids50%17 of 34 claims
- Antibiotics47%16 of 34 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: 122024: 25108%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 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. Valerie L. Traina ranks in the 81st percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
Dr. Traina accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Traina, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Traina ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 81st percentile23 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Valerie L. Traina has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Traina to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating and Breast Carcinoma In Situ.
Conditions in Dr. Traina's trials
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
- Breast Carcinoma In Situ
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Traina
- Ashley Ann Albert1 shared trial
- Batul Hamza Al-Zubeidy, MD1 shared trial
- John W. Ames, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Traina
Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Valerie L. Traina received $3,767 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 56 general payments to Dr. Traina from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. ImpediMed, Inc. paid the most, $500.
General payments to Dr. Traina by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Traina by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,26787%
- Honoraria$50013%
Companies that paid Dr. Traina 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. Valerie L. Traina has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Traina.
Awards and honors for Dr. Traina
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Valerie L. Traina graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine
Dr. Traina graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Traina is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Valerie L. Traina accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Traina is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Traina accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Valerie L. Traina'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (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. Valerie L. Traina's NPI number?
Dr. Valerie L. Traina's NPI number is 1447384698. It was assigned on March 16, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Valerie L. Traina?
Dr. Valerie L. Traina is a general surgeon in Los Gatos, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Valerie L. Traina practice?
Dr. Traina practices at 700 W Parr Ave Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Dr. Traina also practices at 973 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Dr. Traina's primary practice is EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK, LLC in Los Gatos, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Traina to 1 hospital, 2 urgent care centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Valerie L. Traina's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Traina is (408) 871-3400.
What is Dr. Valerie L. Traina's medical license number?
Dr. Traina holds California license A49393, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Valerie L. Traina been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Traina in California (1991 to 2027), Arizona (since 1990), Maine (since 1990) and New York (1989 to 1992).
Which hospitals is Dr. Valerie L. Traina affiliated with?
Dr. Traina is affiliated with El Camino Health - Mountain View Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Traina to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Valerie L. Traina part of?
Dr. Traina is linked to El Camino Health Medical Network.
Does Dr. Valerie L. Traina accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Traina billed Medicare for 571 services in 2024, and Dr. Traina accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Valerie L. Traina see?
CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Traina in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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Is Dr. Valerie L. Traina board certified?
Yes. Dr. Traina is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Valerie L. Traina bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Traina's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99215) and ultrasound (76536).
Where did Dr. Valerie L. Traina go to medical school?
Dr. Traina graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Valerie L. Traina prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Traina's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Valerie L. Traina received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,767 in general payments to Dr. Traina from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ImpediMed, Inc.
How long has Dr. Valerie L. Traina been practicing?
Dr. Traina graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
Does Dr. Valerie L. Traina do research?
Dr. Traina has worked on 1 clinical trial.
What insurance does Dr. Valerie L. Traina accept?
Dr. Traina is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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