Bhaskara Venkata Garimella, MD
Internal Medicine · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 4
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose. 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. Garimella’s office at (408) 972-3000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 84.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
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-San JoseSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.258, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 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 | 0.258 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.3 (0.22 to 2.37) · 181 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0.43 to 1.34) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.6 · 271 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 2,952 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.04 to 0.5) · 894 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 908 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 176 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.63 (0 to 3.34) · 61 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.23 (0.53 to 3.92) · 168 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.11 (0 to 17.58) · 68 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.85 (0.67 to 9.03) · 63 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 51 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.43 (0 to 1.53) · 630 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 48 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.843 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.88 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.611 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 571 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 147.1 · 28 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21 · 639 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 48 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 157 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (1,294 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 54% |
| 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 | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 61% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 66% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 37% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 41% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$40,656
Pharmacies billed $40,656 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 121) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 4%.
77 generic and 44 brand-name prescriptions · $40,656 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.
| Breyna | 13 | $3,529 | $271 |
| Prednisone | 15 | $161 | $11 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 121 | 40 | 0% (0) | 36% | $40,656 |
| 2023 | 28 | None | 0% (0) | 54% | $8,361 |
| 2020 | 86 | 19 | None | None | $5,308 |
| 2019 | 260 | 42 | 0% (0) | 26% | $59,089 |
| 2018 | 170 | 39 | 0% (0) | 19% | $25,623 |
| 2017 | 98 | 22 | 0% (0) | 29% | $5,267 |
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
| Symbicort | 12 | $4,477 | $373 |
2020: 4 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 14 | $121 | $9 |
| Metoprolol | 13 | $111 | $9 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $49 | $4 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 11 | $22 | $2 |
2019: 6 drugs
| Metformin Er Gastric | 13 | $39,540 | $3,042 |
| Metoprolol | 20 | $363 | $18 |
| Atorvastatin | 27 | $265 | $10 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $141 | $8 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 19 | $107 | $6 |
| Metoprolol | 11 | $48 | $4 |
2018: 2 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 15 | $126 | $8 |
| Pantoprazole | 11 | $56 | $5 |
Money from drug and device companies
$19 in 2022
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| CSL Behring | Kcentra | $19 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| CSL Behring | Meals · 2022-08-01 | Kcentra | $19 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1043745193
- Licence
- NY 301514
- Trained
- University of Arkansas College of Medicine, 2017
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RP1001X (207RP1001X)
- Mailing address
- 100 Winnwood Rd, Little Rock, AR, 72207
- NPI first listed
- 2017-04-26
- NPI last updated
- 2024-09-13
- NPI record certified
- 2024-09-13
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.