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Chris Russell Abrecht, MD

Anesthesiology · San Francisco

NPI 1013283837

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2 locations · University of California San Francisco · University Anesthesia Medical Group

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Hospitals listed: Marinhealth Medical Center · UCSF Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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9 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A140102 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2027-09-30 · New York University School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of MarinHealthPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 76% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.66 (3.59 to 7.73) · 1,505 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.177, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.622, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.626, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.491, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Marinhealth Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Marinhealth Medical Center
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.66 (3.59 to 7.73) · 1,505 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.177BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 1,056 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.04 (0.72 to 1.36)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.34 (112.58 to 222.09) · 57 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 47 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.5 · 119 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 257 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 428 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths11.4 · 477 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 197 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.1 · 2,827 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.38) · 6,990 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.41) · 6,838 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.41 (0 to 3) · 664 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.86 (1.4 to 4.33) · 1,436 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.38 (3.68 to 17.08) · 705 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.38 (0.72 to 8.04) · 672 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0.18 to 3.15) · 300 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.56 (0 to 1.25) · 5,550 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.4 · 76 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.396No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.1 · 275 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22 · 427 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-20.3 · 289 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits3.3 · 494 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-4.9 · 499 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.9 · 435 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.5 (3.6 to 8.4) · 93 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.2 (7.8 to 16) · 93 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.6 · 84 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.5 · 53 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 111 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (10.3 to 16.5) · 2,119 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 670 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,233 patients answered, 19% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Marinhealth Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Marinhealth Medical Center
Room was "always" clean68%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well74%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully72%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)72%
Staff "always" explained new medications70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Nurses "always" listened carefully68%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night48%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital76%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%
See every measure and the patient survey for UCSF Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 5 the same, 3 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at UCSF Medical Center
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.622BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.626BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.491BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.24 (0.58 to 1.9) · 4,689 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.05 (0.89 to 1.2)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 89 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.5 · 85 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 132 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.6 · 454 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 618 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 380 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.7 · 5,000 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.06 to 0.38) · 15,965 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0.05 to 0.35) · 17,859 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 4,184 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2 (1.1 to 2.9) · 6,516 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.35 (4.49 to 10.21) · 3,989 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5 (3.22 to 6.77) · 4,087 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.95 (0.74 to 3.15) · 2,034 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.95 (0.63 to 1.28) · 15,431 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 399 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.899No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.689No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.224No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16 · 156 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20 · 564 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits60.3 · 160 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-9.7 · 550 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits44.1 · 660 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.8 · 667 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (4.8 to 6.7) · 2,019 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6 · 421 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.5 · 53 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 107 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.9 (11.3 to 17.1) · 3,247 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (3,181 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at UCSF Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at UCSF Medical Center
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night50%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$60,018

Medicare paid this office $60,018 for 179 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Long return visit (40+ min)47$8,569$113
Long return visit (40+ min)43$8,138$127
Return visit (30+ min)53$6,581$82
Return visit (30+ min)43$4,608$87
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes31$3,165$43
See all 14 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Long return visit (40+ min)47$8,569$113
Long return visit (40+ min)43$8,138$127
Return visit (30+ min)53$6,581$82
Return visit (30+ min)43$4,608$87
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes31$3,165$43
New patient visit (60+ min)20$3,067$153
New patient visit (60+ min)15$2,127$142
Short return visit (20+ min)33$2,082$46
Short return visit (20+ min)30$2,060$56
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's67$1,896$15
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's67$1,716$15
Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance15$1,539$91
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement11$384$26
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or12$223$17

Who their Medicare patients are

179 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 22% · 85 and older 8% · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 26% · Health risk score 1.57. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 46% · Diabetes 28% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Cancer 17% · Heart failure 16% · COPD 15% · Atrial fibrillation 11% · Dementia 11% · Stroke 9%.

The office billed $544,800, Medicare allowed $80,226 and paid $60,018; for 983 services of 52 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024179983701.57$544,800$60,018
2023241816711.74$570,902$63,889
2022279941701.60$614,835$77,901
2021199779711.76$501,258$58,050
2020168719681.71$477,540$52,518
2019238639671.96$434,875$43,277
2018249587681.74$408,470$41,217
2017111221681.90$135,466$16,111

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Long return visit (40+ min)82$17,468$122
Return visit (30+ min)69$9,089$85
New patient visit (60+ min)31$4,646$150
New patient visit (60+ min)27$4,217$156
Short return visit (20+ min)44$3,378$56
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration18$2,641$52
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level16$2,278$108
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes25$2,135$44
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,066$122
Chronic pain management and treatment, monthly bundle including, diagnosis; assessment and monitoring; administration of a validated pain rating scale or tool; the development, implementation, revision, and/or maintenance of a person-centered care plan tha14$1,059$66
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement17$970$26
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or15$451$25
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes11$139$11

2022: 17 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Long return visit (40+ min)75$18,387$123
Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour104$12,177$95
New patient visit (60+ min)47$7,612$162
New patient visit (60+ min)50$7,352$147
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration36$5,668$55
Return visit (30+ min)49$5,592$80
Short return visit (20+ min)21$1,599$59
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes28$1,501$34
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level13$1,461$104
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes12$1,148$88
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement13$647$27
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or21$631$26
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)12$539$45
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or12$479$28
Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 11-20 minutes20$435$18
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes13$140$11
Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 5-10 minutes11$117$11

2021: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Long return visit (40+ min)75$20,730$125
New patient visit (60+ min)58$9,182$158
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration41$4,902$54
Return visit (30+ min)35$3,514$82
Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour29$3,481$97
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or43$2,638$29
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes27$1,747$34
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles24$953$33
Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance11$946$86
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement25$859$25
Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes34$824$20

2020: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Long return visit (40+ min)52$11,839$95
Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour53$7,630$102
Return visit (30+ min)47$6,118$65
New patient visit (60+ min)27$4,027$149
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration30$3,447$57
New patient visit (45+ min)20$1,930$96
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes24$1,699$36
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement22$960$27
Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes29$921$22
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles16$901$35

2019: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration55$7,093$55
Return visit (30+ min)41$5,407$63
New patient visit (45+ min)41$4,482$109
Long return visit (40+ min)24$3,059$96
Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour23$3,024$101
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes52$2,831$34
Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance11$1,454$81
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes12$1,253$89
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles15$1,230$37
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement16$505$27

2018: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration53$6,927$56
New patient visit (45+ min)45$4,555$101
Long return visit (40+ min)24$4,245$99
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes68$3,461$34
New patient visit (60+ min)26$3,293$127
Return visit (30+ min)28$3,281$68

2017: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration27$3,866$56
New patient visit (45+ min)19$2,191$115
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes26$1,847$35
Long return visit (40+ min)12$1,590$99

Medicaid work

$441 in 2020

Medicaid paid $441 for 21 billed services this clinician did in 2020, up to 12 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MINUTES21$441
Medicaid work by year
202021112$441

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,094

Pharmacies billed $2,094 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

96 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $2,094 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Pregabalin18$649$36
Tizanidine20$331$17
Gabapentin17$294$17
Baclofen14$192$14

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20249631None0%$2,094
20238342NoneNone$3,193
20228138None0%$2,990
20214716None0%$2,574
202058160% (0)0%$1,390
201915NoneNoneNone$2,734
201814NoneNoneNone$117
201721None52% (11)None$1,471
20151811None0%$1,012

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Gabapentin25$677$27
Baclofen18$445$25

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Gabapentin23$612$27
Pregabalin18$519$29
Baclofen14$105$8

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Pregabalin12$1,036$86
Gabapentin18$641$36

2020: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Duloxetine16$576$36
Gabapentin14$389$28
Diclofenac24$286$12

Money from drug and device companies

$86 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202523None$86
202422None$45
201928None$1,386

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
StrykerOptablate$52
2 payments
  • Meals for Optablate · 2025-12-06 · $23
  • Meals for Optablate · 2025-12-06 · $29
Vertex PharmaceuticalsNone$34
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-02-11 · $34
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
StrykerMeals · 2025-12-06Optablate$23
StrykerMeals · 2025-12-06Optablate$29
Vertex PharmaceuticalsMeals · 2025-02-11None$34
See earlier years (2024, 2019)

2024: $45

Payments by company in 2024
AbbvieBotox$33
1 payment
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-10-02 · $33
SPR TherapeuticsSprint Pns System$12
1 payment
  • Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2024-02-05 · $12

2019: $1,386

Payments by company in 2019
VertiflexSuperion Iss$1,339
7 payments
  • Travel for Superion Iss · 2019-12-31 · $570
  • Travel for Superion Iss · 2019-12-15 · $212
  • Meals for Superion Iss · 2019-12-14 · $87
  • Meals for Superion Iss · 2019-12-14 · $15
  • Meals for Superion Iss · 2019-12-14 · $141
  • Travel for Superion Iss · 2019-12-04 · $264
  • Meals for Superion Iss · 2019-12-04 · $50
Boston ScientificGeneral - Pain Management$47
1 payment
  • Meals for General - Pain Management · 2019-10-23 · $47

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Medicare’s overall office score
74.5 / 100
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Professional record

NPI
1013283837
Licence
CA A140102California A140102: Current · expires 2027-09-30
Trained
New York University School of Medicine, 2012
Group
University of California San Francisco · University Anesthesia Medical Group
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207LP2900X (207LP2900X); Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
2255 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115
NPI first listed
2012-03-26
NPI last updated
2024-07-24
NPI record certified
2024-07-24

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