Guy Talmor
Otolaryngology · Santa Rosa
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp · Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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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.
- California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · No emergency departmentPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.187, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern, NYAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of WMC Health, which runs 8 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 56% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.174, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 5 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.187 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0 to 2.09) · 232 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0.56 to 1.4) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 106 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.4 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 721 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.03 to 0.49) · 2,031 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.45) · 2,032 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.35 (0.94 to 5.76) · 419 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.41 (0 to 3) · 211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.84 (1.24 to 4.44) · 414 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.95 (2.91 to 20.98) · 218 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.61 (1.47 to 9.75) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 52 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0 to 1.28) · 1,461 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.6 · 58 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.756 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 65.3 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -26.6 · 115 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.4 · 142 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.5 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 25 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 312 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (602 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.174 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0 to 1.84) · 1,208 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0.58 to 1.18) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 200.88 (152.88 to 248.87) · 35 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 175 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.1 · 235 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 556 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16 · 800 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.3 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 3,103 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.37) · 8,002 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.05 to 0.43) · 8,257 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.57 (1.46 to 5.69) · 1,550 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.76 (0.19 to 3.33) · 748 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.67 (1.25 to 4.08) · 1,575 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.29 (4.04 to 16.54) · 726 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.34 (0.7 to 7.97) · 745 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.67 (0.18 to 3.16) · 240 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0 to 0.89) · 6,921 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 123 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.742 | 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 | 14.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 23.9 · 665 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 29.1 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 19 · 621 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 41.7 · 820 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 836 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.1 to 7.4) · 93 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.6 (8.1 to 16.3) · 93 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 234 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (9.6 to 16.6) · 435 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) · 478 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,797 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 1 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained | 52% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 81% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 76% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 57% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 76% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 56% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 36% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$92,764
Medicare paid this office $92,764 for 282 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 125 | $28,649 | $171 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 154 | $17,769 | $82 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 114 | $11,381 | $100 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 36 | $5,113 | $114 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 115 | $4,804 | $36 |
See all 9 services
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 125 | $28,649 | $171 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 154 | $17,769 | $82 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 114 | $11,381 | $100 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 36 | $5,113 | $114 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 115 | $4,804 | $36 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 37 | $4,772 | $116 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 20 | $3,050 | $153 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 40 | $1,206 | $27 |
| Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing | 23 | $925 | $39 |
Who their Medicare patients are
282 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 7% · 85 and older 22% · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 13% · Health risk score 1.21. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 1.19.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 74% · Coronary heart disease 33% · Diabetes 31% · Atrial fibrillation 20% · Chronic kidney disease 18% · Cancer 16% · Depression 15% · Heart failure 13% · COPD 13% · Stroke 12% · Dementia 9%.
The office billed $347,547, Medicare allowed $117,898 and paid $92,764; for 944 services of 30 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.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$4,267
Pharmacies billed $4,267 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 226) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 4%.
221 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $4,267 in drug cost · 22 antibiotic prescriptions to 21 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.
| Fluticasone Propionate | 76 | $862 | $11 |
| Ipratropium | 21 | $460 | $22 |
| Ofloxacin | 13 | $321 | $25 |
| Methylprednisolone | 27 | $148 | $5 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 14 | $66 | $5 |
See all 6 drugs
| Fluticasone Propionate | 76 | $862 | $11 |
| Ipratropium | 21 | $460 | $22 |
| Ofloxacin | 13 | $321 | $25 |
| Methylprednisolone | 27 | $148 | $5 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 14 | $66 | $5 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $39 | $3 |
Money from drug and device companies
$2,026 in 2025
| 2025 | 7 | 24 | None | $2,026 |
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | None | $1,561 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Aerin Medical | Vivaer Stylus | $1,840 | 14 payments
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| Genzyme | Dupixent | $61 | 3 payments
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| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions | Dupixent | $51 | 3 payments
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| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations | Neffy | $23 | 1 payment
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| Inspire Medical Systems | Inspire | $21 | 1 payment
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| Optinose US | Xhance | $16 | 1 payment
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See all 24 published payments
| Inspire Medical Systems | Meals · 2025-10-08 | Inspire | $21 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-07-31 | Vivaer Stylus | $144 |
| Genzyme | Meals · 2025-07-23 | Dupixent | $26 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-07-03 | Vivaer Stylus | $49 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-06-28 | Vivaer Stylus | $48 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions | Meals · 2025-06-25 | Dupixent | $15 |
| Aerin Medical | Travel · 2025-06-09 | Vivaer Stylus | $189 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-06-04 | Vivaer Stylus | $197 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-06-04 | Vivaer Stylus | $97 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-06-04 | Vivaer Stylus | $97 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-06-04 | Vivaer Stylus | $22 |
| Aerin Medical | Travel · 2025-06-04 | Vivaer Stylus | $348 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-05-30 | Voquezna | $14 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions | Meals · 2025-05-28 | Dupixent | $18 |
| Aerin Medical | Travel · 2025-05-25 | Vivaer Stylus | $222 |
| Aerin Medical | Travel · 2025-05-23 | Vivaer Stylus | $16 |
| Aerin Medical | Travel · 2025-05-23 | Vivaer Stylus | $33 |
| Aerin Medical | Travel · 2025-04-25 | Vivaer Stylus | $329 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations | Meals · 2025-03-26 | Neffy | $23 |
| Genzyme | Meals · 2025-03-12 | Dupixent | $16 |
| Optinose US | Meals · 2025-02-20 | Xhance | $16 |
| Genzyme | Meals · 2025-02-11 | Dupixent | $18 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions | Meals · 2025-01-28 | Dupixent | $18 |
| Aerin Medical | Meals · 2025-01-15 | Vivaer Stylus | $49 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $1,561
| Inspire Medical Systems | Inspire | $1,216 | 22 payments
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| Aerin Medical | Vivaer Stylus | $207 | 3 payments
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| Genzyme | Dupixent | $54 | 2 payments
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| Optinose US | Xhance | $48 | 3 payments
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| Medtronic | Propel | $36 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1033679766
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Otolaryngology (207Y00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 276950, Sacramento, CA, 95827
- NPI first listed
- 2019-03-20
- NPI last updated
- 2025-10-24
- NPI record certified
- 2025-10-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1 Crosfield Ave Ste 201, West Nyack, NY, 10994