Bonnie E Chow, MD
General Surgery · New Orleans
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 4
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund · 388 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: East Jefferson General Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
4 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Chow’s office at (504) 378-5080 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A175496 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2021 · expires 2027-11-30 · Wright State University Boonshoft 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.
- East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of LCMC Health System, which runs 11 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.464, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.437, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.359, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for East Jefferson General Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.464 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.437 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.359 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0.03 to 1.87) · 1,398 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.09 (0.81 to 1.36) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 201.44 (162.02 to 240.86) · 134 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.3 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.3 · 160 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.9 · 409 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.8 · 368 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.5 · 641 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 5 · 5,487 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.05 to 0.45) · 6,900 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0.12 to 0.51) · 6,995 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.76 (1.84 to 5.68) · 2,058 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.56 (0.09 to 3.03) · 811 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 3.02 (1.71 to 4.32) · 2,059 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.91 (6.72 to 17.1) · 956 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.46 (1.25 to 7.66) · 869 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.82 (0.4 to 3.24) · 493 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.71 (0.12 to 1.3) · 5,870 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 70 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.591 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.534 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.8 · 455 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 1,188 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 59.9 · 164 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 474 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 371 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 868 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6 (4.2 to 8.5) · 183 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.9 (8.1 to 14.4) · 183 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.8 · 193 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 343 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 15 (11.3 to 19.9) · 409 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 468 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (2,844 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| 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 | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 61% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$6,655
Medicare paid this office $6,655 for 15 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hernia repair - groin (open) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
15 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 59 · 85 and older 0% · Health risk score 7.96. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 75%.
The office billed $163,352, Medicare allowed $8,346 and paid $6,655; for 31 services of 11 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 | 15 | 31 | 59 | 7.96 | $163,352 | $6,655 |
| 2023 | 24 | 53 | 60 | 6.60 | $287,213 | $11,054 |
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: 2 services
| Transplantation of donor kidney | 12 | $3,720 | $310 |
| Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation | 12 | $160 | $13 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$18
Pharmacies billed $18 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 100% of their Part D prescriptions (11 of 11) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to compare fairly with other clinicians.
11 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $18 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.
| Oxycodone | 11 | $18 | $2 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 100% (11) | 0% | $18 |
| 2023 | 14 | 11 | None | 0% | $90 |
| 2022 | 40 | 21 | 45% (18) | None | $618 |
| 2021 | 43 | 27 | 47% (20) | None | $370 |
| 2020 | 63 | 34 | 54% (34) | 0% | $375 |
| 2019 | 17 | 15 | 82% (14) | None | $282 |
| 2018 | 50 | 12 | None | 40% | $4,629 |
| 2017 | 19 | None | 0% (0) | None | $1,342 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2022: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $75 | $6 |
2021: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 14 | $49 | $3 |
2020: 1 drug
| Oxycodone | 22 | $89 | $4 |
2018: 1 drug
| Carafate | 20 | $4,115 | $206 |
Money from drug and device companies
$131 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | None | $131 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | None | $3,502 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $25 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Travere Therapeutics | Filspari | $114 | 1 payment
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| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | Rezdiffra | $16 | 1 payment
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See all 2 published payments
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-11-21 | Rezdiffra | $16 |
| Travere Therapeutics | Meals · 2025-09-18 | Filspari | $114 |
See earlier years (2024, 2019)
2024: $3,502
| TransMedics | Organ Care System | $3,474 | 2 payments
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| Ethicon US | Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix | $28 | 1 payment
|
2019: $25
| Haemonetics | Teg | $25 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1043743099
- Licence
- CA A175496, WI 69803-20California A175496: Current · expires 2027-11-30
- Trained
- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2017
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Surgery (208600000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2017-04-06
- NPI last updated
- 2025-09-18
- NPI record certified
- 2025-09-18
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53226