Associate Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine

Family Medicine

Suraj Achar practices Family Medicine. He studied medicine at University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Super Doctor". Suraj Achar is also a published physician. He has 10 paper published. The most recent paper is: Principles of skin biopsies for the family physician. He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Current Pain Perspectives: An integrated approach to osteoarthritis pain.
• Medical illnesses and injuries encountered during surfing.
• Diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.
• Health issues for surfers.
• Principles of office anesthesia: part I. Infiltrative anesthesia.
• Principles of office anesthesia: part II. Topical anesthesia.
• Principles of skin biopsies for the family physician.
• Pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, and safety of prasugrel and clopidogrel.
• Cardiac and metabolic effects of anabolic-androgenic steroid abuse on lipids, blood pressure, left ventricular dimensions, and rhythm.

Schools

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• University At Buffalo State University Of New York School Of Medicine

Doctors Specialties

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• Sports Medicine
• Family Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Super Doctor

Education

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• University of California San Diego
• University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Hospital

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• UC San Diego Health

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1235167321
NPPES Provider LastName		ACHAR
NPPES Provider FirstName		SURAJ
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		921039001
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Family Practice
Total Claim Count		1421.0
Distinct Opioid Count		2.0
Opioid Claim Count		41.0
Percent Opioid Claims		2.89

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1235167321
Last Name Of The Provider	ACHAR
First Name Of The Provider	SURAJ
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