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Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC

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(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease), Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and Neurophysiology

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1979)

Professional interests include: neurological disorders

4033 Third Avenue Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92103

(619) 297-1155

Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC is a neurologist in San Diego, CA specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease), hospital medicine (hospitalist) and neurophysiology. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Scripps Health, Optum Care Network SDPMG, Mercy Physicians Medical Group, ON CALL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

Office Locations

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

4033 Third Avenue Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92103

(619) 297-1155

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“James Grisolia, MD, a San Diego neurologist, said his practice no longer insists that patients or the office team wear masks during periods of lower risk, compared with 3 years ago during COVID.”—"Mask Mandates Are All Over the Map", MedPage Today, October 2025

“The announcement of Dr. James Grisolia's selection praises the neurologist's accomplishments and notes that he is a nearly 40-year veteran of Mercy's medical staff.”—"For subscribers: The Backstory: The controversy surrounding Scripps Mercy's new chief of staff", The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2023

“Scripps Health announced last month that physicians at Scripps Mercy Hospital named Dr. James Grisolia their chief of staff.”—"Scripps Mercy's new chief of staff had 2007 probation for negligent prescribing", The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	750
electroencephalography (EEG)	27
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	776
electroencephalography (EEG)	20
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	34
Hispanic	101
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	69
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	29
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	676
electroencephalography (EEG)	13
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	23
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	46
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	32
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	667
electroencephalography (EEG)	14
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	52
Hispanic	172
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	124
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	33
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	629
electroencephalography (EEG)	13
hospital care	129
inpatient care	129

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	92
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	67
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	35
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	576
electroencephalography (EEG)	23
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	38
Hispanic	123
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	69
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	40
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	594
electroencephalography (EEG)	13
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	35
Hispanic	119
Asian	27
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	70
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	555
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	24
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	58
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	36
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	445
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	20
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	49
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	34
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	431
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	22
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	46
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	36
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	428

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	22
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	51
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC treated as a neurologist in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	593
electroencephalography (EEG)	17
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	223
Hispanic	91
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	102
85 and over	59
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	128

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

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	9
Dementia	30

Education & Training

Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1979. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1979)

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals (1983)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1986)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

Scripps Health

Optum Care Network SDPMG

Mercy Physicians Medical Group

ON CALL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC has a good overall rating with an average of 2.67 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Santiago Grisolia, MD, MDINC from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Biogen, Inc.	$1,456 Vumerity $618	TECFIDERA $238	TYSABRI $150	ADUHELM $120	PLEGRIDY $88	Other $242
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,044 Gilenya $367	MAYZENT $244	KESIMPTA $223	Aimovig $133	EXELON PATCH $50	Other $27
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.	$554 INGREZZA $437	ONGENTYS $117
EMD Serono, Inc.	$502 Rebif $110	Mavenclad $89	$302
AbbVie Inc.	$479 UBRELVY $472	VRAYLAR $7
Other	$7,219 ACTHAR $443	ZEPOSIA $439	AUBAGIO $362	APTIOM $302	VALTOCO $295	Other $5,378

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,796
Education	$368
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$90

Biography

Dr. James Grisolia works as a hospital medicine (hospitalist), neurophysiology, and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Grisolia speaks Spanish. He has a special interest in neurological disorders. He is professionally affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. Dr. Grisolia attended the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for residency. Patient ratings for Dr. Grisolia average 2.5 stars (out of 5). He has an open panel in San Diego, CA according to Scripps Health.