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Dr. James H. Rhee, MD

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Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Professional interests include: trigger point injection, neck pain, knee injury, and more.

5725 W Las Positas Boulevard Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588

(925) 272-2860

Dr. James H. Rhee, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Dr. James H. Rhee, MD is affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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Stanford Health Care

5725 W Las Positas Boulevard Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588

(925) 272-2860

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Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

If conservative treatment options and other spine surgeries have failed to provide someone pain relief, they may be a candidate for spinal cord stimulation. Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment for chronic back or leg pain. A spinal cord stimulator, which is surgically implanted underneath the skin (subcutaneously), can deliver electrical pulses to the area of pain. These pulses will reach the brain before the pain signals can, so instead of pain, patients will experience a tingling sensation.

To determine if spinal cord stimulation may benefit someone, they will first undergo a trial period. During this period, a temporary electrode lead is placed subcutaneously above the spinal cord, and it is connected to an external stimulator that they will carry with them. The procedure is typically completed within an hour, and patients may return home the same day. After a few days or weeks, the trial stimulator will be assessed for effectiveness. If the trial is unsuccessful, patients may undergo a second trial period, or the leads will be removed, and other treatment options will be considered. If, instead, a patient's pain is relieved during the trial, they will undergo surgery for implantation of a permanent stimulator and leads.

The components of a spinal cord stimulation system include the stimulator, the leads, and the wire that connects the two. Implantation of permanent leads may be percutaneous (through the skin) or involve a surgical incision. The spinal cord stimulator is implanted subcutaneously in the abdomen or buttock. The stimulator is battery-powered and may be rechargeable. If the battery is not rechargeable, it will last around 2-5 years, and a patient will need surgery to replace it.Their doctor will program the neurostimulator following the procedure.

After spinal cord stimulator surgery, patients may be released from the hospital the same day or the next one. In the weeks following the operation, patients will need to work with their doctors to find the optimal settings for their neurostimulator. Activities such as driving, twisting, bending, raising one's arms, sleeping on one's stomach, or lifting heavy objects should be limited.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, rehabilitation, intraoperative monitoring and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	11
diagnostic procedures	339
doctor visit	354
injections	45
intraoperative monitoring	49
nerve block	45
pain management	45
rehabilitation	282
spinal procedures	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	358
injections	58
nerve block	58
pain management	58
spinal procedures	70
X-rays	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	406
injections	62
nerve block	62
pain management	62
rehabilitation	125
spinal procedures	73
X-rays	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	28
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	434
injections	79
nerve block	64
pain management	79
spinal procedures	79

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	40
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were rehabilitation, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	376
injections	61
nerve block	61
pain management	61
rehabilitation	143
spinal procedures	61

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	21
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	581
injections	50
nerve block	50
pain management	50
spinal procedures	65
X-rays	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	14
Hispanic	28
Asian	20
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	29
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were rehabilitation, pain management, injections and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	850
injections	117
nerve block	96
pain management	117
pelvic imaging	20
rehabilitation	336
spinal procedures	114
X-rays	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	12
Hispanic	36
Asian	22
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	40
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	302
injections	28
nerve block	28
pain management	28
spinal procedures	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	25
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were pain management, nerve block, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	481
injections	46
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	46
nerve procedures	13
pain management	59
spinal procedures	46

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	14
Hispanic	26
Asian	20
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	24
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	741
injections	111
nerve block	80
pain management	80
spinal procedures	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	26
Hispanic	25
Asian	34
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	48
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	907
injections	136
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	99
nerve procedures	26
pain management	125
spinal procedures	99

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	15
Hispanic	47
Asian	58
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	84
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James H. Rhee, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Palo Alto, CA were rehabilitation, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	34
diagnostic evaluation	11
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	526
injections	72
intraoperative monitoring	49
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve block	62
nerve procedures	19
pain management	69
pelvic imaging	20
rehabilitation	221
spinal procedures	69
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	18
Non-Hispanic White	253
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	26
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	109
85 and over	33
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehab and has a state license in California.

Residency: Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehab

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James H. Rhee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$156 PAIN MANAGEMENT $156
SPR Therapeutics, Inc	$58 SPRINT PNS System $58
CareFusion Corporation	$58 Procedural Solutions $58
Kaleo, Inc.	$50 Evzio $50
Zogenix Inc.	$11 ZOHYDRO ER $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$323
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. James Rhee's medical specialty is physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine. Dr. Rhee's areas of expertise include the following: strains, trigger point injection, and golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis). After completing medical school at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Northwestern University. He is professionally affiliated with Stanford Health Care.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Rhee, MD From 2012 - 2022

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