Tae K Song, MD
Vascular Surgery · Harbor City
- 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
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Southern California Permanente Medical Group · 11,250 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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California Medical Board record
Licence A81297 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2002 · expires 2026-12-31 · University of Vermont College 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.
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South BayHarbor City, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.33, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.33 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.3 (0.23 to 2.37) · 174 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0.45 to 1.34) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13.6 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 5.3 · 2,741 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 924 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 965 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.33 (0.75 to 5.9) · 118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0 to 3.39) · 25 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.24 (0.54 to 3.93) · 118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.69 (0 to 18.49) · 33 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.22 to 3.28) · 37 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.37 (0 to 1.4) · 715 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.6 · 39 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.746 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.076 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.587 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.818 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.9 · 104 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 23 · 689 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 563 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19 · 201 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (510 patients answered, 18% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 74% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 90% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 90% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 50% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$11,148
Medicare paid this office $11,148 for 22 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
22 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 66 · 85 and older 0% · Health risk score 5.08. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical vascular surgery clinician is at 2.33.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 75% · Chronic kidney disease 75%.
The office billed $136,605, Medicare allowed $14,782 and paid $11,148; for 62 services of 34 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 | 22 | 62 | 66 | 5.08 | $136,605 | $11,148 |
| 2023 | 32 | 83 | 64 | 5.87 | $74,714 | $12,830 |
| 2022 | 28 | 56 | 63 | 3.44 | $61,926 | $6,882 |
| 2021 | 20 | 43 | 62 | 5.45 | $54,374 | $8,812 |
| 2020 | 26 | 63 | 65 | 5.04 | $82,557 | $11,665 |
| 2019 | 22 | 111 | 64 | 3.15 | $93,824 | $7,753 |
| 2018 | 24 | 52 | 64 | 4.84 | $87,972 | $8,639 |
| 2017 | 27 | 58 | 63 | 5.79 | $48,112 | $8,200 |
| 2016 | 21 | 1,256 | 62 | 5.54 | $126,118 | $23,992 |
| 2015 | 12 | 41 | 66 | 4.55 | $71,320 | $9,230 |
| 2014 | 20 | 72 | 58 | 5.39 | $201,280 | $11,681 |
| 2013 | 16 | 59 | 65 | 5.91 | $108,631 | $11,728 |
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: 1 service
| Return visit (30+ min) | 12 | $1,547 | $103 |
Medicaid work
$0 in 2024
Medicaid paid $0 for 64 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 15 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.
| Postoperative follow-up visit, normally included in the surgical package, to indicate that an evaluation and management service was performed during a postoperative period for a reason(s) related to the original procedure | 64 | $0 |
| 2024 | 64 | 1 | 15 | $0 |
| 2023 | 64 | 1 | 21 | $2,737 |
| 2022 | 48 | 1 | 18 | $2,172 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Complete unilateral real time ultrasound of breast | 64 | $2,737 |
2022
| Complete unilateral real time ultrasound of breast | 48 | $2,172 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$8,249
Pharmacies billed $8,249 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 61% of their Part D prescriptions (138 of 228) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical vascular surgery clinician is at 11%.
212 generic and 16 brand-name prescriptions · $8,249 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.
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 67 | $843 | $12 |
| Clopidogrel | 15 | $585 | $17 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 43 | $577 | $10 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 228 | 137 | 61% (138) | 7% | $8,249 |
| 2023 | 228 | 133 | 70% (159) | None | $3,690 |
| 2022 | 185 | 116 | 67% (124) | None | $6,444 |
| 2021 | 198 | 130 | 61% (121) | None | $3,057 |
| 2020 | 163 | 94 | 55% (90) | None | $3,590 |
| 2019 | 212 | 119 | 50% (106) | 5% | $4,535 |
| 2018 | 203 | 124 | 59% (119) | None | $4,175 |
| 2017 | 192 | 111 | 59% (113) | None | $4,467 |
| 2016 | 214 | 113 | 62% (133) | None | $5,941 |
| 2015 | 214 | 118 | 59% (126) | 7% | $4,770 |
| 2014 | 263 | 131 | 61% (161) | 8% | $4,846 |
| 2013 | 199 | 107 | 57% (114) | 6% | $3,894 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 77 | $792 | $10 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 72 | $682 | $9 |
| Clopidogrel | 28 | $486 | $17 |
| Nortriptyline | 11 | $126 | $11 |
2022: 4 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 71 | $699 | $10 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 47 | $474 | $10 |
| Clopidogrel | 25 | $455 | $18 |
| Nortriptyline | 12 | $240 | $20 |
2021: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 71 | $727 | $10 |
| Clopidogrel | 31 | $544 | $18 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 49 | $494 | $10 |
2020: 3 drugs
| Clopidogrel | 35 | $771 | $22 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 68 | $682 | $10 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 17 | $197 | $12 |
2019: 4 drugs
| Clopidogrel | 42 | $934 | $22 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 83 | $678 | $8 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 18 | $215 | $12 |
| Nortriptyline | 11 | $100 | $9 |
2018: 3 drugs
| Clopidogrel | 39 | $864 | $22 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 95 | $824 | $9 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 15 | $175 | $12 |
2017: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 91 | $1,186 | $13 |
| Clopidogrel | 30 | $782 | $26 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 13 | $159 | $12 |
2016: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 85 | $1,802 | $21 |
| Clopidogrel | 42 | $1,376 | $33 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 42 | $613 | $15 |
2015: 3 drugs
| Clopidogrel | 32 | $1,414 | $44 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 56 | $1,100 | $20 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 59 | $775 | $13 |
2014: 6 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 122 | $1,381 | $11 |
| Clopidogrel | 25 | $831 | $33 |
| Hydromorphone | 16 | $358 | $22 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 22 | $334 | $15 |
| Nortriptyline | 13 | $161 | $12 |
| Prednisone | 11 | $70 | $6 |
2013: 2 drugs
| Clopidogrel | 27 | $1,565 | $58 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 102 | $1,206 | $12 |
Money from drug and device companies
$584 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 17 | None | $584 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | None | $419 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 | None | $163 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | None | $204 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | None | $345 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | None | $54 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | None | $123 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $477 | 12 payments
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| Cook Medical | Zenith Spiral-Z | $82 | 4 payments
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| Bolton Medical | Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System | $25 | 1 payment
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See all 17 published payments
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-11-19 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $155 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-11-10 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $20 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-09-15 | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $11 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-09-09 | Zenith Spiral-Z | $35 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-08-18 | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $32 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-08-06 | Zenith Spiral-Z | $11 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-04-10 | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $109 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-04-10 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $6 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-04-01 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $22 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-03-31 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $9 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-03-17 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $28 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-02-20 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $34 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-02-11 | Rosen | $19 |
| Cook Medical | Meals · 2025-02-10 | Zenith Spiral-Z | $18 |
| Bolton Medical | Meals · 2025-02-06 | Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System | $25 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-01-13 | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $17 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Meals · 2025-01-09 | Gore Excluder Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis | $35 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $419
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $274 | 13 payments
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| Bolton Medical | Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System | $61 | 2 payments
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| Cook Medical | Zenith Spiral-Z | $31 | 4 payments
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| Silk Road Medical | Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter | $30 | 1 payment
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| LeMaitre Vascular | Artegraft Vascular Graft | $22 | 1 payment
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2023: $163
| Bolton Medical | Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System | $54 | 3 payments
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| LeMaitre Vascular | Restoreflow | $30 | 2 payments
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| Medtronic | Venaseal | $30 | 1 payment
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| Biotronik | Pulsar-18 T3 | $18 | 1 payment
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| Philips Electronics North America | (6577) Visions 014 | $17 | 1 payment
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| Cook Medical | Zilver Ptx | $14 | 1 payment
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2022: $204
| W. L. Gore & Associates | Gore Excluder Aaa Endoprosthesis | $131 | 4 payments
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| Medtronic | Venaseal | $35 | 1 payment
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| Cook Medical | Zenith Spiral-Z | $22 | 1 payment
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| Tactile Systems Technology | Flexitouch Plus | $15 | 1 payment
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2021: $345
| Abiomed | Impella | $234 | 1 payment
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| W. L. Gore & Associates | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control | $49 | 1 payment
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| Cook Medical | Zenith Spiral-Z | $33 | 2 payments
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| Endologix | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System | $16 | 1 payment
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| Bolton Medical | Relay Grafts | $13 | 1 payment
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2020: $54
| Cook Medical | Cook Medical Zilver Ptx | $54 | 2 payments
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2019: $123
| Endologix | Ovation | $56 | 1 payment
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| Abbott Laboratories | Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Dev | $36 | 1 payment
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| Cook Medical | Cook Medical Aaa | $31 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1043407430
- Licence
- CA A81297California A81297: Current · expires 2026-12-31
- Trained
- University of Vermont College of Medicine, 2001
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2086S0129X (2086S0129X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Room H3600, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2007-09-28
- NPI last updated
- 2021-11-30
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.