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Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD

(Robert Becker, M.D. PH.D.)

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

Stanford University School of Medicine (2006)

300 Pasteur Drive H3580 Anesthesia
Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 723-7377

Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD is an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2006 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD is affiliated with Sutter Health and SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

2900 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 477-2288

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300 Pasteur Drive H3580 Anesthesia
Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 723-7377

(650) 725-8544

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In The News

“Dr. Robert Becker, author of "The Body Electric," found that a very strong magnetic field, applied to the head of a salamander, caused complete anesthesia.”—"The 'laying on of the hands': Is energy medicine hype or healing?", Bangor Daily News, March 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2012 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
injections	49
nerve block	49
pain management	49
spinal procedures	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2013 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	18
injections	40
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	40
pain management	40
spinal procedures	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	23
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2014 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

injections	50
nerve block	50
pain management	50
spinal procedures	50

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	20
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2015 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
injections	33
nerve block	33
pain management	33
spinal procedures	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	40
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2016 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

injections	26
nerve block	26
pain management	26
spinal procedures	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	16
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2017 were catheterization, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	14
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2020 were nerve block, injections and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
injections	29
nerve block	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA during 2021 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

injections	38
nerve block	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	22
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated as an anesthesiologist in Santa Cruz, CA were pain management, spinal procedures, nerve block and injections.

cardiac procedures	13
catheterization	14
hospital care	11
injections	37
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	37
pain management	39
spinal procedures	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	23
Non-Hispanic White	89
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	41
85 and over	12
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	15
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 2006. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Anesthesiology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (2006)

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Anesthesiology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Cigna, Alliance PPO, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only, Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP), Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO), Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP), Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO, Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO, Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including... and Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund....

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Robert J. Becker, MD PHD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Shield of California

Medicare Advantage

HealthSmart

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Cigna

Alliance PPO

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only

Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO)

Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including...

Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund...

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$119 OFIRMEV $119

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$119

Biography

Dr. Robert Becker's specialty is anesthesiology. Dr. Becker accepts Anthem, Blue California, HealthSmart, and more. He attended Stanford University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Stanford University Medical Center for residency. He is affiliated with Sutter Health.