Overview
James Distefano is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Alameda, California. Dr. Distefano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infectious Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
815 Atlantic Ave, Suite 100, Alameda, CA 94501
6955 Foothill Blvd, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94605
1411 E 31st St, Oakland, CA 94602
13855 E 14th St, San Leandro, CA 94578
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- OsteoarthritisDr. Distefano isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Distefano isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Distefano isAdvanced. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Distefano isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- BursitisDr. Distefano isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Distefano isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Distefano isExperienced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Distefano isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Distefano isExperienced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.