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Dr. James Longoria, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Professional interests include: left ventricular assist device (LVAD), aortic valve surgery, heart surgery, and more.

2800 L Street Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 456-4428

Dr. James Longoria, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA specializing in cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and general surgery. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Dr. James Longoria, MD is affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

2800 L Street Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 456-4428

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Stanford Health Care

5565 West Las Positas Boulevard Suite 260
Pleasanton, CA 94588

(650) 724-7500

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In The News

“By June 2014, Hanvey had become suspicious enough to order a halt to payments under the agreements "pending further investigation," a move that prompted a call from one of the Sac Cardio surgeons,...”—"Sutter Health to pay $30 million to settle secret kickback lawsuit; whistleblower to get slice", The Sacramento Bee, November 2019

“He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Clifford.The family wishes to express appreciation and thanks to Dr. Albert Nielsen, Dr. Rupinder Brar, Dr. James Longoria, and the staff of...”—"Russell Margido Willman", Enterprise-Record, August 2004

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

Mini-Maze procedure

In 2023, Dr. James Longoria, MD performed more Mini-Maze procedure procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

thoracic surgery procedures

In 2012, Dr. James Longoria, MD performed more cardiac procedures, and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	49
bypass surgery	105
cardiac procedures	403
doctor visit	158
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
minimally invasive procedures	23
open surgery	236
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	259

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	48
bypass surgery	96
cardiac procedures	380
doctor visit	134
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	226
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	240

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	55
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	50
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	28
bypass surgery	69
cardiac procedures	340
doctor visit	137
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	27
open surgery	155
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	166
vascular procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	36
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	58
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	44
bypass surgery	97
cardiac procedures	440
doctor visit	144
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	39
open surgery	223
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	238
vascular procedures	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	50
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	106
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	49
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	35
bypass surgery	135
cardiac procedures	615
doctor visit	167
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	37
open surgery	305
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	305
vascular procedures	50

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	61
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	36
bypass surgery	151
cardiac procedures	708
doctor visit	178
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
minimally invasive procedures	38
open surgery	338
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	338
vascular procedures	55

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	14
Hispanic	28
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	54
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	51
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	53
bypass surgery	143
cardiac procedures	663
doctor visit	216
hospital care	283
inpatient care	283
minimally invasive procedures	71
open surgery	324
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	339
vascular procedures	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	60
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	49
bypass surgery	103
cardiac procedures	467
doctor visit	224
hospital care	200
inpatient care	200
minimally invasive procedures	80
open surgery	233
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	255
vascular procedures	58

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	23
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	61
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	37
cardiac procedures	104
doctor visit	46
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	74
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74
vascular procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, cardiac procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	17
bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	63
doctor visit	22
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	63

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	60
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	18
bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	24
minimally invasive procedures	33
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56
vascular procedures	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	68
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Longoria, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Sacramento, CA were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

ablation	37
bypass surgery	88
cardiac procedures	388
doctor visit	131
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	35
open surgery	199
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	212
vascular procedures	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	14
Non-Hispanic White	241
Hispanic	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	98
85 and over	36
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	124

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Longoria, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Longoria, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	47
Cancer	15
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. James Longoria, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Longoria, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Brown and Toland Physicians

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Longoria, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AtriCure, Inc.	$174,088 Cardiovascular $110,289	MAX1, MAX5 $33,473	DISSECTOR $13,310	ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $6,199	AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion $5,039	Other $5,778
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$11,269 Minimal Incision Valve Surgery $9,579	Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,093	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $231	Pericardial Heart Valves $173	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $76	Other $118
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$4,650 Mosaic $1,521	Heart Valves $1,337	3F $874	Hancock $203	HMS Plus $173	Other $542
Abbott Laboratories	$1,536 Vascular $1,024	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $310	Mitra Clip system $108	Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $67	CardioMEMS HF System $27
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation	$619 CARDIOVASCULAR PRODUCT $403	Cardiovascular Products $138	Virtuosaph $78
Other	$3,418 Electrophysiology $514	Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval $380	PhotoFix $298	LifeVest $179	Cardiac Monitoring Suite $114	Other $1,933

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$141,402
Consulting Fee	$26,900
Travel and Lodging	$15,085
Food and Beverage	$12,123
Education	$71

Research Payments

Dr. James Longoria, MD has received 17 research payments totaling $110,811.

Biography

Dr. James Longoria specializes in cardiac surgery, general surgery, and thoracic surgery. His areas of expertise include video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), heart transplant, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). He is affiliated with Brown and Toland Physicians and Stanford Health Care. According to Brown and Toland Physicians, Dr. Longoria is currently accepting new patients at his office in Pleasanton, CA. Before performing his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Davis, Dr. Longoria attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago for medical school.