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Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD

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Specializes in: Otology and Neurotology and Facial Plastic Surgery

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: neck surgery

2390 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008

(858) 909-0770

Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD is an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA specializing in otology and neurotology and facial plastic surgery. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, Optum Care Network-SDPMG, Mercy Physicians Medical Group and California Head & Neck Specialists.

Office Locations

Mercy Physicians Medical Group

2390 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008

(858) 909-0770

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5405 Oberlin Drive Floor 2
San Diego, CA 92121

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California Head & Neck Specialists

9834 Genesee Avenue Suite 111
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 909-0770

(858) 909-0880

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In The News

“Where Dr. Ritvik Mehta came from is Kenya, the landscape for most of his childhood.”—"Finding life's meaning in charitable medicine", The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 2015

“Dr. Ritvik Mehta provides free surgical care through his involvement with the nonprofit group Medical Missions for Children.”—"Finding life s meaning in charitable medicine", The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 2015

“The sensitive hair cells which are used for higher frequencies, tend to degenerate first, said Dr. Ritvik Mehta, an otolaryngologist with Scripps Health.”—"Fade to Silence", The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ear procedures

In 2023, Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD performed more ear procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

hearing evaluation

pure-tone threshold audiometry

speech reception threshold

tympanometry

In 2023, Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD performed more hearing evaluation, pure-tone threshold audiometry, speech reception threshold (SRT), and tympanometry procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

impacted ear wax removal

By Affordability:

immittance testing

tympanometry

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD performed more impacted ear wax removal procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for immittance testing, and tympanometry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2012 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	459
doctor visit	411
ear procedures	578
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2013 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	719
doctor visit	673
ear procedures	884
evoked potential test	16
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	12
Hispanic	33
Asian	29
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	102
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2014 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	818
doctor visit	390
ear procedures	925
evoked potential test	22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	429
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	105
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2015 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	674
doctor visit	355
ear procedures	777
evoked potential test	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	766
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	126
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2016 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	178
doctor visit	401
ear procedures	282
injections	24
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	54
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2017 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and stroboscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	437
doctor visit	566
ear procedures	566
hospital care	11
injections	38
inpatient care	11
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	46
minimally invasive procedures	84
minor procedures	16
stroboscopy	69

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	15
Hispanic	54
Asian	31
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	78
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2018 were ear procedures, diagnostic procedures, stroboscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	24
diagnostic procedures	1009
doctor visit	640
ear procedures	1202
eye procedures	12
injections	27
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	53
minor procedures	20
stroboscopy	60

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	0
Hispanic	83
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	124
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1756
CT scan	66
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	53
diagnostic procedures	1233
doctor visit	1511
ear procedures	1610
excision	38
eye procedures	21
foreign body removal	15
gynecologic procedures	26
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	126
minimally invasive procedures	1920
nose surgery	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin testing	1756

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	525
Female	710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	0
Hispanic	304
Asian	100
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	214
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing, skin testing and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1684
CT scan	49
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	48
diagnostic procedures	1050
doctor visit	1173
ear procedures	1346
evoked potential test	14
excision	29
eye procedures	13
gynecologic procedures	29
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	106
minimally invasive procedures	1832
nose surgery	53
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
skin testing	1684

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	0
Hispanic	226
Asian	76
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	146
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2021 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1296
CT scan	35
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
diagnostic procedures	838
doctor visit	641
ear procedures	1044
eye procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	1296
skin testing	1296

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	0
Hispanic	144
Asian	53
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	101
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, skin testing, allergy testing and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	1443
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
diagnostic procedures	1017
doctor visit	974
ear procedures	1301
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	1459
skin testing	1443

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	189
Asian	56
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	119
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated as an otologist and neurotologist in Carlsbad, CA were allergy testing, skin testing, ear procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

allergy testing	1544
CT scan	43
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	38
diagnostic procedures	766
doctor visit	703
ear procedures	955
evoked potential test	16
excision	33
eye procedures	15
foreign body removal	15
gynecologic procedures	27
hospital care	14
injections	29
inpatient care	14
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	50
minimally invasive procedures	837
minor procedures	18
nose surgery	45
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin testing	1544

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	43
Non-Hispanic White	457
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	104
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	203
85 and over	106
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	288

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology (2007)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

Optum Care Network-SDPMG

Mercy Physicians Medical Group

California Head & Neck Specialists

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$8,996 TULA System $3,223	TULA $1,023	$4,750
IBSA Institut Biochimique SA	$4,772 TIROSINT $4,772
Stryker Corporation	$2,757 CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE $1,085	XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $351	NSE - C2 Nerve Monitor $250	ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $234	ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM $202	Other $635
Actavis Pharma Inc	$350 $350
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$306 $306
Other	$1,695 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $224	Baha $145	Sports Med Small Joint $125	RAGWITEK $119	Dymista $101	Other $981

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,056
Consulting Fee	$5,850
Food and Beverage	$3,586
Travel and Lodging	$2,318
Education	$66

Research Payments

Dr. Ritvik Prakash Mehta, MD has received 24 research payments totaling $70,770.

Biography

Dr. Ritvik Mehta is a specialist in facial plastic surgery and otology and neurotology. He has a special interest in neck surgery. Before performing his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Mehta attended the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. In addition to English, Dr. Mehta (or staff) speaks Sindhi, Gujarati, and Hindi. His professional affiliations include Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. He welcomes new patients at his office inCARLSBAD, CA as reported by Scripps Health.