Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Richard Michael Thunder, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1780602276

Richard Michael Thunder, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in LA Jolla, California. Graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1999, 27 years ago. Practices with Northern Inyo Healthcare District, a 107-clinician group and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
27
Trained at
Stanford University School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

9850 Genesee Ave Ste 210
LA Jolla, CA 92037 Not confirmed with CMS for 11 years — call before visiting
Phone: (858) 535-1075
Fax: (858) 453-9810
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence A72768 (CA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence A72768 (CA)
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician Taxonomy 207XX0801X · Licence A72768 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1780602276
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 9, 2015

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolSTANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1999 (27 years in practice)
Group practice Northern Inyo Healthcare District — 107 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Not indicated
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hip replacement 16 times · 60th percentile
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 25 times · 55th percentile
Knee replacement 14 times · 43rd percentile
Spinal fusion 28 times · 43rd percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients630
Services billed 9,305 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Accentcare Home Health Of California Inc Home health agency · El Centro, CA · listed as Accentcare Home Health of California, Inc
  • Mission Home Health Of San Diego Llc Home health agency · San Diego, CA
  • Northern Inyo Hospital Hospital · Bishop, CA
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Hospital · Encinitas, CA
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Hospital · La Jolla, CA
  • Mission Home Health Of North County San Diego Home health agency · San Marcos, CA
  • Pacific Point Hcs Inc Home health agency · San Diego, CA
  • Seaport Scripps Home Health Home health agency · San Diego, CA

Colleagues at Northern Inyo Healthcare District

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 107 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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