Daena S Watcha, MD
Emergency Medicine · Redwood City
- Medicare standing
- Clear
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- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Permanente Medical Group Inc · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC
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California Medical Board record
Licence A140302 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2027-11-30 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.572 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.563 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.256 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.369 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.76 to 1.38) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 141 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.9 · 653 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 348 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,502 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.735 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 2.573 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 951 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 56.3 · 128 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 644 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.3 · 699 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 921 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$20,946
Medicare paid this office $20,946 for 155 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 90 | $11,655 | $129 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 23 | $4,254 | $185 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 18 | $1,622 | $85 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 35 | $254 | $7 |
Who their Medicare patients are
155 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 24% · 85 and older 16% · Women 50% · Also on Medicaid 85% · Health risk score 2.58. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 55% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Chronic kidney disease 35% · Heart failure 31% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · Depression 27% · COPD 25% · Dementia 19% · Stroke 16% · Cancer 11%.
The office billed $185,290, Medicare allowed $29,524 and paid $20,946; for 212 services of 23 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 | 155 | 212 | 70 | 2.58 | $185,290 | $20,946 |
| 2023 | 123 | 155 | 70 | 2.35 | $160,216 | $16,692 |
| 2022 | 86 | 98 | 70 | 2.23 | $130,799 | $14,336 |
| 2021 | 144 | 172 | 72 | 2.26 | $182,133 | $21,483 |
| 2020 | 158 | 222 | 72 | 2.03 | $203,706 | $27,348 |
| 2019 | 308 | 583 | 75 | 2.32 | $291,722 | $45,393 |
| 2018 | 191 | 350 | 76 | 2.04 | $144,414 | $32,848 |
| 2017 | 16 | 49 | 74 | 1.38 | $5,274 | $2,183 |
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: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 69 | $10,237 | $148 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 22 | $3,917 | $178 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 24 | $1,537 | $64 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 24 | $180 | $7 |
2022: 2 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 49 | $8,561 | $175 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 19 | $1,976 | $104 |
2021: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 81 | $13,568 | $165 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 38 | $4,196 | $102 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 17 | $1,213 | $67 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 12 | $93 | $8 |
2020: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 103 | $17,879 | $170 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 34 | $3,758 | $111 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 16 | $3,520 | $220 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 39 | $334 | $8 |
2019: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 184 | $27,084 | $146 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 50 | $9,613 | $192 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 47 | $4,754 | $101 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 187 | $1,512 | $8 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 18 | $961 | $53 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 45 | $373 | $8 |
2018: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 114 | $18,771 | $165 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 29 | $6,368 | $220 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 26 | $2,925 | $112 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 94 | $938 | $9 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 14 | $131 | $9 |
Medicaid work
$33,865 in 2024
Medicaid paid $33,865 for 901 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 50 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.
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 351 | $14,203 |
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 18 | $9,584 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 279 | $7,433 |
| Service | 34 | $1,327 |
| Service | 43 | $871 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 78 | $289 |
| Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug | 12 | $91 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 20 | $34 |
| COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | 18 | $21 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) | 18 | $13 |
| Medication list documented in medical record (COA) | 30 | $0 |
| 2024 | 901 | 11 | 50 | $33,865 |
| 2023 | 787 | 9 | 45 | $20,551 |
| 2022 | 195 | 3 | 27 | $8,008 |
| 2021 | 557 | 3 | 38 | $23,105 |
| 2020 | 62 | 2 | 19 | $6,426 |
| 2019 | 909 | 7 | 72 | $32,826 |
| 2018 | 328 | 5 | 38 | $12,024 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 289 | $11,426 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 227 | $5,676 |
| Service | 55 | $2,046 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 91 | $352 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 16 | $347 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $278 |
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 14 | $272 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 12 | $106 |
| Service | 66 | $48 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 120 | $6,374 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 48 | $1,405 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 27 | $229 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 328 | $16,431 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 216 | $6,545 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 13 | $129 |
2020
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 49 | $5,459 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 13 | $967 |
2019
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 331 | $10,976 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 145 | $7,932 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 167 | $7,003 |
| Service | 104 | $5,040 |
| Service | 32 | $1,138 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 102 | $688 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 28 | $50 |
2018
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 92 | $4,636 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 80 | $3,583 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 83 | $2,742 |
| Service | 19 | $710 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 54 | $353 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$3,168
Pharmacies billed $3,168 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 12% of their Part D prescriptions (19 of 162) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 12%.
146 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $3,168 in drug cost · 47 antibiotic prescriptions to 41 people.
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.
| Oxycodone | 19 | $88 | $5 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $58 | $4 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 162 | 108 | 12% (19) | None | $3,168 |
| 2023 | 123 | 83 | 11% (14) | None | $3,236 |
| 2022 | 40 | 23 | None | None | $551 |
| 2021 | 74 | 60 | None | None | $2,996 |
| 2020 | 36 | 30 | None | None | $541 |
| 2019 | 62 | 47 | None | None | $1,146 |
| 2018 | 63 | 41 | None | None | $1,634 |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 | None | None | $200 |
| 2016 | 23 | 13 | None | None | $178 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 17 | $131 | $8 |
2021: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 18 | $131 | $7 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 80.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1023422730
- Licence
- CA A140302California A140302: Current · expires 2027-11-30
- Trained
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2014
- Group
- Permanente Medical Group Inc · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- 21010 Anza Ave, Apt 27, Torrance, CA, 90503
- NPI first listed
- 2014-06-20
- NPI last updated
- 2023-11-16
- NPI record certified
- 2023-11-14
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.