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- 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 350, La Jolla, CA 92037
About Dr. Russo
Based in La Jolla, CA, Robert J. Russo, M.D. PHD is listed in the NPI registry under cardiovascular disease. Robert graduated from University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine in 1986. According to Medicare claims data, Robert cared for 501 Medicare patients across 864 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, and new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more. NPI 1730144064 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (858) 886-7595
- Email not available
Practice Locations
9850 GENESEE AVE SUITE 350
La Jolla, CA 92037
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Specialized cardiovascular care
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Advanced imaging
- Cardiac computed tomography
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Nuclear cardiac stress imaging
Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment
Heart & circulation
Life Support
Office and noninvasive testing
- Cardiology consultation
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
Structural heart
Most searched procedures
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
864 services · 501 patients · 8 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
63 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
50 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
41 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93244 |
23 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
596 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
58 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
18 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiologists at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 1
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 32 related providers in 4 groups
Other cardiologists in La Jolla 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1986 at University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Russo's specialty?
Dr. Russo is a cardiologist in La Jolla, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Russo?
Dr. Russo is listed at 9850 Genesee Ave Suite 350, La Jolla, CA 92037. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Russo?
The number on file is (858) 886-7595. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Russo's NPI number?
Dr. Russo's National Provider Identifier is 1730144064. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Russo's medical education?
Dr. Russo attended University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine, graduating in 1986. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Russo been practicing?
Dr. Russo has 40 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1986, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Russo known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Russo provides treatments such as ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function and exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram with supervision and review by physician, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Russo confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Russo. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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