Alexander Wafic Baradei, MD
Psychiatry · Stockton
- 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
- Since medical school
- 6 years
- Florida State University College of Medicine, 2020
Offices
2 locations · Touro University Medical Group · Alameda Health System
Hospitals listed: St Joseph'S Medical Center of Stockton. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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.
- St Joseph'S Medical Center of StocktonStockton, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.08, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.34, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for St Joseph'S Medical Center of Stockton
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 8 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 | 0.08 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.34 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.51 (0.54 to 2.47) · 1,424 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.78 to 1.33) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 139.22 (98.08 to 180.36) · 105 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 98 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.9 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 447 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 18.4 · 405 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 337 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 3,812 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.09 to 0.49) · 6,528 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,304 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.48 (1.49 to 5.48) · 1,467 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.27 (0 to 2.79) · 464 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.22 (0.81 to 3.64) · 1,404 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.16 (1.3 to 13.02) · 455 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.22 (1.5 to 8.93) · 456 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.24 (0.78 to 3.71) · 262 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.03 (0.53 to 1.53) · 6,521 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.537 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.486 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.646 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 484 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.9 · 878 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 22.2 · 265 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 493 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 407 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.3 · 615 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 14.1 · 184 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 248 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.6 to 17.6) · 164 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 290 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (541 patients answered, 14% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 41% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 51% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$2,705
Medicare paid this office $2,705 for 14 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 14 | $2,125 | $85 |
Who their Medicare patients are
14 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 54 · 85 and older 0% · Health risk score 1.45. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical psychiatry clinician is at 1.35.
The office billed $7,076, Medicare allowed $3,519 and paid $2,705; for 30 services of 4 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
$57,019
Pharmacies billed $57,019 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
425 generic and 31 brand-name prescriptions · $57,019 in drug cost · 34 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.
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.
| Aripiprazole | 19 | $381 | $20 |
| Mirtazapine | 22 | $326 | $15 |
| Duloxetine | 14 | $308 | $22 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 47 | $250 | $5 |
| Sertraline | 44 | $223 | $5 |
See all 12 drugs
| Aripiprazole | 19 | $381 | $20 |
| Mirtazapine | 22 | $326 | $15 |
| Duloxetine | 14 | $308 | $22 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 47 | $250 | $5 |
| Sertraline | 44 | $223 | $5 |
| Bupropion Xl | 16 | $169 | $11 |
| Zolpidem | 13 | $126 | $10 |
| Atorvastatin | 16 | $120 | $7 |
| Trazodone | 30 | $114 | $4 |
| Quetiapine | 11 | $84 | $8 |
| Rosuvastatin | 12 | $65 | $5 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | $60 | $5 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 456 | 68 | None | 7% | $57,019 |
| 2023 | 503 | 68 | None | None | $43,120 |
| 2022 | 441 | 85 | None | None | $85,830 |
| 2021 | 332 | 55 | None | None | $40,532 |
| 2020 | 42 | None | None | None | $4,090 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 13 drugs
| Ozempic | 11 | $11,147 | $1,013 |
| Atorvastatin | 44 | $701 | $16 |
| Duloxetine | 19 | $626 | $33 |
| Gabapentin | 22 | $522 | $24 |
| Famotidine | 21 | $349 | $17 |
| Fenofibrate | 15 | $276 | $18 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 11 | $254 | $23 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 32 | $246 | $8 |
| Mirtazapine | 21 | $238 | $11 |
| Lisinopril | 26 | $217 | $8 |
| Rosuvastatin | 13 | $204 | $16 |
| Losartan | 13 | $155 | $12 |
| Clopidogrel | 15 | $140 | $9 |
2022: 7 drugs
| Gabapentin | 18 | $501 | $28 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 13 | $349 | $27 |
| Atorvastatin | 26 | $328 | $13 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 21 | $165 | $8 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 11 | $160 | $15 |
| Losartan | 13 | $144 | $11 |
| Lisinopril | 11 | $42 | $4 |
2021: 6 drugs
| Trulicity | 11 | $9,930 | $903 |
| Atorvastatin | 24 | $422 | $18 |
| Gabapentin | 15 | $220 | $15 |
| Clopidogrel | 17 | $154 | $9 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 17 | $103 | $6 |
| Metformin | 11 | $45 | $4 |
Money from drug and device companies
$109 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $109 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | None | $303 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Alkermes | Aristada | $109 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Alkermes | Meals · 2023-02-07 | Aristada | $109 |
See earlier years (2022)
2022: $303
| Abbvie | Vraylar | $123 | 1 payment
|
| Alkermes | Lybalvi | $114 | 1 payment
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Spravato | $66 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1053935775
- Licence
- SC LL84152
- Trained
- Florida State University College of Medicine, 2020 · 6 years ago
- Group
- Touro University Medical Group · Alameda Health System
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Psychiatry (2084P0800X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 35 Folly Road Blvd Unit 201, Charleston, SC, 29407
- NPI first listed
- 2020-05-29
- NPI last updated
- 2025-07-14
- NPI record certified
- 2025-07-14
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 169 Ashley Avenue Room 202 Main Hospital Msc333, Charleston, SC, 29425 · 2100 Charlie Hall Blvd, Charleston, SC, 29414