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Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Accepting New Patients

(254 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Professional interests include: shoulder surgery, arthroscopic surgery

4000 Civic Center Drive Suite 209
San Rafael, CA 94903

(415) 925-8963

Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine is a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. She graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine is affiliated with UCSF Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Marin General Hospital and Hill Physicians.

Office Locations

3100 SAN PABLO AVENUE
BERKELEY, CA 94702

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1500 OWENS STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158

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1500 Owens Street Floor 2
San Francisco, CA 94158

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1240 S Eliseo Drive Suite 101
Greenbrae, CA 94904

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150 Muir Road Va Northern California (612)
Martinez, CA 94553

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250 Bon Air Road
Greenbrae, CA 94904

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Hill Physicians

4000 Civic Center Drive Suite 209
San Rafael, CA 94903

(415) 925-8963

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Hill Physicians

750 Redwood Highway Suite 1204 Mill
Valley, CA 94941

(415) 353-2808

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In The News

“"If you look across the nation at high-level sports medicine people, so many had a link to Dr. Schafer, it's remarkable," said Dr. Sara Edwards, who trained and worked under Schafer and is now team...”—"Michael Schafer, orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern who worked with city's sports clubs, dies at 76", Chicago Tribune, October 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2012 were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	267
injections	43
musculoskeletal imaging	22
rehabilitation	79
X-rays	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	86
injections	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2013

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	58
doctor visit	208
injections	58

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	67

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2014

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	63
doctor visit	199
injections	63

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	65
injections	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2016

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	98
injections	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2018

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	125
injections	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	43

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2019

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	109
injections	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2020

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2021

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	146
injections	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine in 2022

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated as a sports medicine doctor in BERKELEY, CA were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	142
injections	34
musculoskeletal imaging	22
rehabilitation	79
X-rays	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	46
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	47

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	0
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery., Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery., Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Marin General Hospital

Hill Physicians

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. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Western Health Advantage (WHA), Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

SCAN Health Plan

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Western Health Advantage (WHA)

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.73 out of 5 stars based on 254 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine from all over the web to help you find the right in BERKELEY, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-24

Patient verified via Press Ganey

The provider gave me more options than I was aware of and then told me that she would support any decision that I made. That made me more comfortable and I felt that I was going to be a part of my health care instead of just being a part of the system.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sara L. Edwards, MD, Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Sports Medicine. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$30,671 Identity $2,750	Juggerknotless Soft Anchor $1,637	TAPESTRY $1,375	Tricera Handpiece $1,208	Comprehensive Shoulder System $1,135	Other $22,566
Linvatec Corporation	$28,024 BioBrace 23mm $28,024
Medacta USA, Inc.	$3,947 Primary Shoulder $3,622	Reverse Shoulder $325
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,287 KNEE & HIP INSTRUMENTS ACL/PCL DISPOSABLES $33	$3,254
Biorez, Inc.	$3,192 BioBrace 23mm $3,192
Other	$6,801 UE - Aequalis Ascend Flex $748	Equinoxe $683	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $267	ZORVOLEX $225	PROCARE $207	Other $4,670

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$58,350
Food and Beverage	$6,439
Travel and Lodging	$5,958
Education	$5,175

Biography

Dr. Sara Edwards is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Berkeley, CA. Patient ratings for Dr. Edwards average 4.5 stars (out of 5). In her practice, Dr. Edwards focuses on shoulder surgery and arthroscopic surgery. She seems to honor Blue Shield, Health Net, Anthem, and more. She obtained her medical school training at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and performed her residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Dr. Edwards is affiliated with UCSF Medical Group, Marin General Hospital, and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus. According to Hill Physicians, new patients are welcome to contact her office in San Francisco, CA.