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Dr. James F. Lilja, MD

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(Dr. James Lilja, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Gynecologic Oncology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional interests include: gynecologic cancer, robotic surgery

2299 Mowry Avenue Suite 3-c
Fremont, CA 94538

(510) 248-1470

Dr. James F. Lilja, MD is a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA specializing in gynecologic oncology. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. James F. Lilja, MD is affiliated with El Camino Health, Sutter Health, Dignity Health, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Good Samaritan Hospital, Natividad, Hill Physicians, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MEDICAL FOUNDATION, COUNTY OF MONTEREY and BAY AREA GYNECOLOGY ONCOLOGY.

Office Locations

1441 Constitution Boulevard Building 400 Suite 101
Salinas, CA 93901

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Hill Physicians

2299 Mowry Avenue Suite 3-c
Fremont, CA 94538

(510) 248-1470

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Sutter Health

39101 Civic Center Drive
Fremont, CA 94538

(408) 827-4274

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Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

455 O'connor Drive Bay Area Gynecology & Oncology, Suite 370
Los Gatos, CA 95032

(408) 827-4274

(408) 827-4275

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455 O'connor Drive Suite 370
San Jose, CA 95128

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Washington Hospital Healthcare System

910 Campisi Way Suite 2a
Campbell, CA 95008

(408) 827-4274

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Some issues Dr. James F. Lilja, MD can help you with:

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

In The News

“Dr. James Lilja, a former drummer for the pop-punk band The Offspring, came to the rescue of a prospective juror in cardiac arrest during court proceedings Tuesday in Oakland in a medical...”—"Former Offspring drummer, now a doctor, plays hero in Oakland courtroom", Mercury News, March 2018

“Dr. James Lilja, an ob-gyn, is facing medical malpractice charges filed by John and Stephenie Sargiotto in Alameda County Superior Court.”—"Offspring drummer turned OB/GYN saves prospective juror in own malpractice trial", Fox News, March 2018

“Dr. James Lilja, a gynecological oncologist in northern California, played drums and sang back-up for the rock band Offspring in the 1980s.”—"Doctors Turn to Music and Art to Help Ease Stressful Careers - The Express Magazine", 27 East

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lysis of adhesions

open ureteral surgery

open ureterolysis

ureteral surgery

ureterolysis

In 2012, Dr. James F. Lilja, MD had a list price for lysis of adhesions, open ureteral surgery, open ureterolysis, ureteral surgery, and ureterolysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2012 were open surgery, preventive care, removal of internal scar tissue and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	24
cytology	24
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	12
doctor visit	236
excision	12
gynecologic pathology	24
gynecologic procedures	23
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	36
pelvic surgery	12
preventive care	24
removal of internal scar tissue	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
urologic procedures	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2013 were preventive care, cytology, gynecologic pathology and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
cytology	38
doctor visit	291
gynecologic pathology	38
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
open surgery	14
preventive care	38
removal of internal scar tissue	14
urologic procedures	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	21
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2014 were open surgery, hospital care, inpatient care and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	256
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
open surgery	14
removal of internal scar tissue	14
urologic procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2015 were open surgery, abdominal surgery, removal of internal scar tissue and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	27
doctor visit	243
open surgery	27
removal of internal scar tissue	27
urologic procedures	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	86
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	34
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2016 were open surgery, abdominal surgery, removal of internal scar tissue and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	31
doctor visit	258
open surgery	31
removal of internal scar tissue	31
urologic procedures	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gynecologic procedures, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	23
cancer surgery	16
doctor visit	307
gynecologic procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	30
open surgery	23
removal of internal scar tissue	23
urologic procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	13
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gynecologic procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
cancer surgery	23
catheterization	11
doctor visit	336
gynecologic procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	41
open surgery	19
removal of internal scar tissue	19
urologic procedures	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	17
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gynecologic procedures, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	23
cancer surgery	19
doctor visit	318
gynecologic procedures	33
minimally invasive procedures	33
open surgery	23
removal of internal scar tissue	23
urologic procedures	23

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2020 were open surgery, abdominal surgery, removal of internal scar tissue and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
cancer surgery	14
doctor visit	278
gynecologic procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	18
removal of internal scar tissue	18
urologic procedures	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	17
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gynecologic procedures, open surgery and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
cancer surgery	15
doctor visit	438
gynecologic procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	29
open surgery	15
removal of internal scar tissue	15
urologic procedures	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	26
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gynecologic procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	21
cancer surgery	29
doctor visit	457
gynecologic procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	40
open surgery	21
removal of internal scar tissue	21
urologic procedures	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	51
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	24
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James F. Lilja, MD treated as a gynecologic oncologist in Salinas, CA were preventive care, cytology, gynecologic pathology and gynecologic procedures.

abdominal surgery	20
cancer surgery	19
catheterization	11
cytology	31
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	12
doctor visit	310
excision	12
gynecologic pathology	31
gynecologic procedures	30
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	21
pelvic surgery	12
preventive care	31
removal of internal scar tissue	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
urologic procedures	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	28
Non-Hispanic White	122
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	38
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	67
85 and over	16
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	103

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

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Education & Training

Dr. James F. Lilja, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed residency at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Gynecologic Oncology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Residency: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Gynecologic Oncology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James F. Lilja, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

El Camino Health

Sutter Health

Dignity Health

Washington Hospital Healthcare System

Good Samaritan Hospital

Natividad

Hill Physicians

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MEDICAL FOUNDATION

COUNTY OF MONTEREY

BAY AREA GYNECOLOGY ONCOLOGY

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James F. Lilja, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Medicare, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James F. Lilja, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

UnitedHealthcare

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

Health Net

Medicare

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$24,990 1688 $8,815	1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA $3,150	PROCUITY $1,935	SPY Technology $1,350	1588 HD 3 Chip Camera $617	Other $9,123
Ethicon Inc.	$18,990 Biosurgicals $38	$18,952
CooperSurgical, Inc.	$15,919 Uterine Manipulators & Injectors $15,900	Other GYN Products $19
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$13,002 DERMACELL $13,002
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.	$10,000 DIAGNOSTICS INFORMATION SYSTEMS $3,500	$6,500
Other	$14,193 AirSeal $4,186	Orilissa $2,152	ABC Handpieces $1,011	SIMSEI LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINER $823	ALEXIS CONTAINED EXTRACTION SYSTEM $680	Other $5,342

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$68,938
Food and Beverage	$11,803
Honoraria	$9,212
Travel and Lodging	$4,603
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,500
Other	$40

Research Payments

Dr. James F. Lilja, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $10,800.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. James F. Lilja, MD.

Verthermia, Inc.

2014

$414,958.50

Physician Covered Recipient

Founders shares vested January through August of 2014.

Biography

Dr. James Lilja is a specialist in gynecologic oncology. Before performing his residency at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dr. Lilja attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His clinical interests include gynecologic cancer and robotic surgery. Dr. Lilja accepts Blue Shield, Health Net, Anthem, and more. He speaks Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Natividad, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, and Good Samaritan Hospital. Hill Physicians reports that Dr. Lilja is accepting new patients at his office in Fremont, CA.