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Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD

(Steven Plaxe, MD)

(51 Ratings)

Specializes in: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology, Oncology (Cancer Care), General Practice and Gynecologic Oncology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Professional interests include: cancer

3855 Health Sciences Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

(858) 822-6100

Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD is an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA specializing in obstetrics & gynecology, gynecology, oncology (cancer care), general practice and gynecologic oncology. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD is affiliated with Eisenhower Medical Center, UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California, Eisenhower Health and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

3855 Health Sciences Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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39000 Bob Hope Drive 1st. Floor
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Steven Plaxe, a gynecological oncologist, was named director of Eisenhower's cancer center about one year ago and remains on staff at UCSD School of Medicine.”—"UC San Diego Health expands cancer services in Coachella Valley", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2018

“"Most women are at low risk for cervical cancer, so it's reasonable to be more conservative (in screening) to help reduce potentially harmful outcomes," says Dr. Steven Plaxe, chief of the division...”—"New Guidelines in Cancer Screening Create New Anxieties", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2010

“"Most women are at low risk for cervical cancer, so it s reasonable to be more conservative (in screening) to help reduce potentially harmful outcomes," says Dr. Steven Plaxe, chief of the division...”—"New Guidelines in Cancer Screening Create New Anxieties", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were preventive care, cytology, gynecologic pathology and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	43
doctor visit	369
gynecologic pathology	43
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
preventive care	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were preventive care, cytology and gynecologic pathology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	39
doctor visit	311
gynecologic pathology	39
preventive care	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were preventive care, cytology and gynecologic pathology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	16
doctor visit	271
gynecologic pathology	16
preventive care	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	15
doctor visit	287
gynecologic pathology	15
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
preventive care	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	86

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	133

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	84

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	201

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and cytology.

cytology	28
doctor visit	212
gynecologic pathology	28
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
preventive care	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	73
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	28
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	51

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Gynecologic Oncology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Gynecologic Oncology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Eisenhower Medical Center

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

Eisenhower Health

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.74 out of 5 stars based on 51 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
INSYS Therapeutics Inc	$5,228 CBD $3,978	SUBSYS $1,250
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$43 Da Vinci Surgical System $43
Foundation Medicine, Inc.	$23 FOUNDATIONONE LIQUID $23
Baxter Healthcare	$16 FLOSEAL $16

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,000
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,250
Travel and Lodging	$835
Food and Beverage	$225

Research Payments

Dr. Steven C. Plaxe, MD has received 80 research payments totaling $1,044,165.

Biography

Dr. Steven Plaxe sees patients in San Diego, CA and Rancho Mirage, CA. His medical specialties are general practice and gynecologic oncology. In his practice, he is particularly interested in cancer. Dr. Plaxe is rated 4.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He is a graduate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at Yale-New Haven Hospital. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Eisenhower Medical Center, UC San Diego Health, and Eisenhower Health.