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Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD

Accepting New Patients

(4 Ratings)

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

Tulane University School of Medicine

550 S. Winchester Boulevard #100
San Jose, CA 95128

(408) 247-4900

Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Sequoia Hospital.

Office Locations

Sequoia Hospital

500 Arguello Street Suite 100
Redwood City, CA 94063

(650) 995-1259

(650) 995-1275

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Sequoia Hospital

550 S. Winchester Boulevard #100
San Jose, CA 95128

(408) 247-4900

(408) 249-4900

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

electrodiagnostic testing

In 2023, Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD had a list price for electrodiagnostic testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve block

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

By Affordability:

electrophysiological study

nerve conduction studies

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal joint injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD performed more nerve block, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for electrophysiological (EP) study, nerve conduction studies (NCS), sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal joint injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2012 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108
injections	19
nerve block	19
pain management	19
spinal procedures	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2013 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	137
injections	24
nerve block	24
pain management	24
spinal procedures	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2014 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
injections	19
nerve block	19
pain management	19
spinal procedures	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	27

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2015 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	161
injections	37
nerve block	37
pain management	37
spinal procedures	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2016 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	94
injections	15
nerve block	15
pain management	15
spinal procedures	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2017 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166
injections	34
nerve block	34
pain management	34
spinal procedures	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	29

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2018 were pain management, nerve block, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	320
injections	56
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve block	56
nerve procedures	18
pain management	74
spinal procedures	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2019 were pain management, nerve block, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	377
injections	87
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve block	87
nerve procedures	19
pain management	106
spinal procedures	87

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2020 were pain management, nerve block, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	430
injections	73
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve block	73
nerve procedures	16
pain management	89
spinal procedures	73

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2021 were pain management, nerve block, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	746
injections	118
minimally invasive procedures	16
nerve block	118
nerve procedures	16
pain management	134
spinal procedures	118

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2022 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	804
injections	147
minimally invasive procedures	59
nerve block	121
nerve procedures	37
neurostimulator lead placement	22
pain management	184
spinal procedures	180
X-rays	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	13
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA during 2023 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	958
injections	168
minimally invasive procedures	51
nerve block	123
nerve procedures	51
pain management	204
spinal procedures	153

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD in 2023

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve block.

aspiration	15
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	368
injections	66
minimally invasive procedures	29
nerve block	60
nerve procedures	26
neurostimulator lead placement	22
pain management	78
spinal procedures	67
X-rays	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

**Gender**
Female	72
Male	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	87
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	1
75 to 84	26
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	81

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	6
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	8
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	0
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He is certified by the Internal Medicine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

Residency: Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Sequoia Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD has an average of 2.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Redwood City, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SPR Therapeutics, Inc	$3,254 SPRINT PNS System $3,254
Vertiflex, Inc.	$885 Superion ISS $885
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated	$594 Freedom-8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver $594
Nevro Corp.	$160 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $160
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$52 INTELLIS $32	SPECIFY $19
Other	$273 Zipsor $51	VERTIFLEX SUPERION $49	BOTOX $46	Intracept $37	SCS leads $26	Other $63

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,200
Travel and Lodging	$1,182
Food and Beverage	$835

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Joel Stuart Saal, MD.

Laurimed LLC	2015	$150,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	4,462,500 units of Myromed LLC
Laurimed LLC	2015	$50,500.00	Physician Covered Recipient	3,500,000 units

Biography

Dr. Joel Saal practices physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine. He is affiliated with Sequoia Hospital. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Saal completed a residency program at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He has received a 2.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. According to Dignity Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in San Jose, CA.