Chris Russell Abrecht, MD
Anesthesiology · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · University of California San Francisco · University Anesthesia Medical Group
Hospitals listed: Marinhealth Medical Center · UCSF Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Abrecht’s office at (415) 476-1000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 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 itOverall 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 itOverall 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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.66 (3.59 to 7.73) · 1,505 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.177 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 1,056 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0.72 to 1.36) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.34 (112.58 to 222.09) · 57 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 47 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 119 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 428 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11.4 · 477 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 197 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.1 · 2,827 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.38) · 6,990 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.41) · 6,838 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.41 (0 to 3) · 664 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.86 (1.4 to 4.33) · 1,436 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.38 (3.68 to 17.08) · 705 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.38 (0.72 to 8.04) · 672 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.18 to 3.15) · 300 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.56 (0 to 1.25) · 5,550 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 76 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.396 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.1 · 275 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22 · 427 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -20.3 · 289 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.3 · 494 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.9 · 499 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.9 · 435 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.5 (3.6 to 8.4) · 93 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.2 (7.8 to 16) · 93 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.6 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.5 · 53 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 111 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (10.3 to 16.5) · 2,119 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 670 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,233 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 48% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.622 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.626 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.491 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.24 (0.58 to 1.9) · 4,689 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.05 (0.89 to 1.2) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 85 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 132 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.6 · 454 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 618 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 380 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.7 · 5,000 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.06 to 0.38) · 15,965 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.05 to 0.35) · 17,859 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 4,184 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2 (1.1 to 2.9) · 6,516 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.35 (4.49 to 10.21) · 3,989 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5 (3.22 to 6.77) · 4,087 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.95 (0.74 to 3.15) · 2,034 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0.63 to 1.28) · 15,431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 399 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.899 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.689 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.224 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 156 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20 · 564 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 60.3 · 160 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -9.7 · 550 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 44.1 · 660 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 667 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (4.8 to 6.7) · 2,019 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6 · 421 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.5 · 53 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.9 (11.3 to 17.1) · 3,247 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,181 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 50% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
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.
| 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 minutes | 31 | $3,165 | $43 |
See all 14 services
| 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 minutes | 31 | $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's | 67 | $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's | 67 | $1,716 | $15 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 15 | $1,539 | $91 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $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 or | 12 | $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
| 2024 | 179 | 983 | 70 | 1.57 | $544,800 | $60,018 |
| 2023 | 241 | 816 | 71 | 1.74 | $570,902 | $63,889 |
| 2022 | 279 | 941 | 70 | 1.60 | $614,835 | $77,901 |
| 2021 | 199 | 779 | 71 | 1.76 | $501,258 | $58,050 |
| 2020 | 168 | 719 | 68 | 1.71 | $477,540 | $52,518 |
| 2019 | 238 | 639 | 67 | 1.96 | $434,875 | $43,277 |
| 2018 | 249 | 587 | 68 | 1.74 | $408,470 | $41,217 |
| 2017 | 111 | 221 | 68 | 1.90 | $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
| 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 administration | 18 | $2,641 | $52 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 16 | $2,278 | $108 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 25 | $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 tha | 14 | $1,059 | $66 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 17 | $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 or | 15 | $451 | $25 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 11 | $139 | $11 |
2022: 17 services
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 75 | $18,387 | $123 |
| Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour | 104 | $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 administration | 36 | $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 minutes | 28 | $1,501 | $34 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 13 | $1,461 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $1,148 | $88 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 13 | $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 or | 21 | $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 or | 12 | $479 | $28 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 11-20 minutes | 20 | $435 | $18 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 13 | $140 | $11 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 5-10 minutes | 11 | $117 | $11 |
2021: 11 services
| 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 administration | 41 | $4,902 | $54 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 35 | $3,514 | $82 |
| Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour | 29 | $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 or | 43 | $2,638 | $29 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 27 | $1,747 | $34 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 24 | $953 | $33 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 11 | $946 | $86 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 25 | $859 | $25 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | 34 | $824 | $20 |
2020: 10 services
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 52 | $11,839 | $95 |
| Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour | 53 | $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 administration | 30 | $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 minutes | 24 | $1,699 | $36 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 22 | $960 | $27 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | 29 | $921 | $22 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 16 | $901 | $35 |
2019: 10 services
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 55 | $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 hour | 23 | $3,024 | $101 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 52 | $2,831 | $34 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 11 | $1,454 | $81 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $1,253 | $89 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 15 | $1,230 | $37 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 16 | $505 | $27 |
2018: 6 services
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 53 | $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 minutes | 68 | $3,461 | $34 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 26 | $3,293 | $127 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 28 | $3,281 | $68 |
2017: 4 services
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 27 | $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 minutes | 26 | $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.
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MINUTES | 21 | $441 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 12 | $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.
| Pregabalin | 18 | $649 | $36 |
| Tizanidine | 20 | $331 | $17 |
| Gabapentin | 17 | $294 | $17 |
| Baclofen | 14 | $192 | $14 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 96 | 31 | None | 0% | $2,094 |
| 2023 | 83 | 42 | None | None | $3,193 |
| 2022 | 81 | 38 | None | 0% | $2,990 |
| 2021 | 47 | 16 | None | 0% | $2,574 |
| 2020 | 58 | 16 | 0% (0) | 0% | $1,390 |
| 2019 | 15 | None | None | None | $2,734 |
| 2018 | 14 | None | None | None | $117 |
| 2017 | 21 | None | 52% (11) | None | $1,471 |
| 2015 | 18 | 11 | None | 0% | $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
| Gabapentin | 25 | $677 | $27 |
| Baclofen | 18 | $445 | $25 |
2022: 3 drugs
| Gabapentin | 23 | $612 | $27 |
| Pregabalin | 18 | $519 | $29 |
| Baclofen | 14 | $105 | $8 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Pregabalin | 12 | $1,036 | $86 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $641 | $36 |
2020: 3 drugs
| Duloxetine | 16 | $576 | $36 |
| Gabapentin | 14 | $389 | $28 |
| Diclofenac | 24 | $286 | $12 |
Money from drug and device companies
$86 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | None | $86 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | None | $45 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 | None | $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.
| Stryker | Optablate | $52 | 2 payments
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| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | None | $34 | 1 payment
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See all 3 published payments
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-12-06 | Optablate | $23 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-12-06 | Optablate | $29 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-02-11 | None | $34 |
See earlier years (2024, 2019)
2024: $45
| Abbvie | Botox | $33 | 1 payment
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| SPR Therapeutics | Sprint Pns System | $12 | 1 payment
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2019: $1,386
| Vertiflex | Superion Iss | $1,339 | 7 payments
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| Boston Scientific | General - Pain Management | $47 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 74.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
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
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.