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Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD

(19 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neuromuscular Medicine, Pediatric Neurology and Neurophysiology

University of Minnesota Medical School (1977)

Professional interests include: neuromuscular disorders (nerve & muscle diseases), genetic testing, electromyography (EMG), and more.

725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 497-8000

Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD is a neuromuscular medicine in Palo Alto, CA specializing in neuromuscular medicine, pediatric neurology and neurophysiology. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1977 and has 49 years of experience. Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

213 Quarry Road 1st Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 725-5792

(650) 725-0390

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300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 497-8000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	33

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	127

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	48

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	47

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	106

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	39

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	41

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	28

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	68
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

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
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

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD in 2024

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
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	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Palo Alto, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	93
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Female	40
Male	35

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	51
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	25

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1977. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (1977)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (1986)

Board Certification: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1988)

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 19 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palo Alto, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Biogen, Inc.	$102,463 SPINRAZA $52,432	$50,031
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.	$68,569 EXONDYS 51 $23,303	Elevidys $3,375	$41,891
Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka AveXis, Inc.)	$63,025 ZOLGENSMA $62,950	$75
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	$40,856 Non-Covered Product $15,454	Evrysdi $750	$24,653
AveXis	$21,247 ZOLGENSMA $21,247
Other	$86,488 Non-Covered Product $33,694	MYOZYME $8,745	Evrysdi $5,623	ZOLGENSMA $5,103	OCREVUS $1,800	Other $31,522

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$188,668
Travel and Lodging	$89,169
Education	$47,160
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$27,583
Honoraria	$21,184
Other	$8,883

Research Payments

Dr. John West Day, MD, PhD has received 782 research payments totaling $14,333,137.

Biography

Dr. John Day's areas of specialization are pediatric neurology, neurophysiology, and neuromuscular medicine. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His clinical interests include myasthenia gravis, ataxia, and muscular dystrophy. Dr. Day has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He has received distinctions including All University Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Award; All University Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Award, University of Minnesota; and Clinical Investigator Development Award, NINCDS, NIH. He is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.