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Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Trauma

Meharry Medical College

Professional interests include: elbow surgery, elbow problems, knee arthroscopy, and more.

400 29th Street Suite #400
Oakland, CA 94609

(510) 238-9600

Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Meharry Medical College. Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

400 29th Street Suite #400
Oakland, CA 94609

(510) 238-9600

(510) 238-9609

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Sutter Health

7901 Oakport Street Suite 4950
Oakland, CA 94621

(510) 238-9600

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Some issues Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

In The News

“Dr. Scott Taylor, an Oakland native, dismissed naysayers who doubted the Warriors' would ever win another championship.”—"Dub Nation Swarms Oakland To Cheer NBA Champion Warriors In Victory Parade", CBS News, June 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
doctor visit	146
injections	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	23
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
doctor visit	157
injections	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
doctor visit	187
fracture surgery	11
injections	67
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	38
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
doctor visit	240
emergency care	14
fracture surgery	15
injections	68
lower extremity surgery	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	38
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, emergency care and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	93
doctor visit	235
emergency care	16
fracture surgery	14
injections	93
lower extremity surgery	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	30
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
doctor visit	262
emergency care	14
hospital care	19
injections	71
inpatient care	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	35
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
doctor visit	216
emergency care	15
hospital care	39
injections	54
inpatient care	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	29
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	107
fracture surgery	23
hospital care	53
injections	32
inpatient care	53
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	23
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	26
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	20
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	19
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	41
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	36
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Oakland, CA were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	56
doctor visit	176
emergency care	15
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	35
injections	56
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	15
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	42
Asian / Pacific Islander	23
Non-Hispanic White	58
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	35
85 and over	21
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	61

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD graduated from Meharry Medical College. He completed residency at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certified and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Meharry Medical College

Residency: Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certified

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Scott M. Taylor, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Oakland, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$12,933 HIPS $2,312	ACCESS PRODUCTS $1,490	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $1,453	KNEES $1,410	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $1,335	Other $4,933
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,746 $2,746
ACUMED LLC	$2,250 Screw & Pin $1,271	Calcaneal Plating System $625	Hand & Wrist $246	Foot & Ankle $107
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,080 NA $418	TFN ADVANCED $198	MOTOBAND $127	VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $123	Fibulink $95	Other $120
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,047 MODULAR CATHCART Femoral Head $1,047
Other	$3,724 UE - Aequalis Ascend Flex $749	Orthopedic Surgery $698	iFuse Implant $666	Equinoxe $223	Biologics $99	Other $1,289

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$11,066
Food and Beverage	$9,318
Education	$3,396

Biography

Dr. Scott Taylor is an Oakland, CA physician who specializes in orthopedic trauma and sports medicine. He offers language support for patients who speak Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Spanish. His areas of expertise include the following: knee problems, carpal tunnel surgery, and wrist fracture. Dr. Taylor is affiliated with Sutter Health. He graduated from Meharry Medical College. For his residency, Dr. Taylor trained at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital. Patient reviews placed Dr. Taylor at an average of 4.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Taylor has an open panel in Oakland, CA according to Sutter Health.