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Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD

(Paul Joseph Girard, MD)

(174 Ratings)

Specializes in: Physician, General Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Professional interests include: lower extremity reconstruction, fractures (broken bones)

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

(858) 657-8200

Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD is a physician provider in San Diego, CA specializing in physician, general surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

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2615 East Clinton Avenue Central California Vahcs (570)
Fresno, CA 93703

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4250 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

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9300 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	243
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	11
injections	20
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	216
fracture surgery	11
injections	14
lower extremity surgery	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	26
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	118
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
lower extremity surgery	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	12
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	18
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	52
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180
fracture surgery	24
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	24
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	15
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	34
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
lower extremity surgery	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	37
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lower extremity surgery	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	30
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	33
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	161
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lower extremity surgery	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	20
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	27
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	90
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	24
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	126
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	19
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88
fracture surgery	22
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	22
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	14
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	92
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated as a physician provider in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	144
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	36
injections	17
inpatient care	36
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	15
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	79
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	31
85 and over	21
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	48

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	26
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. He completed residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 174 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul Joseph Girard, 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. Paul Joseph Girard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$231,953 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $43,273	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $42,139	T2 $39,163	Gamma $33,634	Variax $32,934	Other $40,810
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$2,053 Other NA $2,053
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,245 NA $838	LCP PLATES & SCREWS $168	Speed Triad $63	TFN ADVANCED $42	Trauma $41	Other $92
BIOVENTUS LLC	$246 Exogen $201	Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System $31	Ultrasound Bone Healing $15
Zimmer Holding Inc	$154 Trauma $154
Other	$381 Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack $98	Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $83	SURGICAL $43	Physio-Stim $37	EVOS $28	Other $92

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$199,600
Travel and Lodging	$27,688
Food and Beverage	$8,743

Biography

Dr. Paul Girard sees patients in San Diego, CA and Palo Alto, CA. His medical specialties are general surgery, physician, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Girard attended medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. For his residency, Dr. Girard trained at Maricopa Medical Center and Naval Medical Center San Diego. These areas are among his clinical interests: lower extremity reconstruction and fractures (broken bones). His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Girard is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.