Tene A Cage, MD
Neurosurgery · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 24
- 5 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
24 plans · 5 carriers
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24 of 24 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed, may be out of date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| 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 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A121054 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2012 · expires 2027-08-31 · University of California San Francisco 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.
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.572 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.563 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.256 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.369 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.76 to 1.38) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 141 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.9 · 653 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 348 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,502 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.735 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 2.573 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 951 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 56.3 · 128 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 644 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.3 · 699 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 921 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$42,167
Medicare paid this office $42,167 for 123 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 43 | $4,548 | $83 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 27 | $1,465 | $47 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 11 | $1,173 | $107 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 21 | $901 | $43 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $884 | $74 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 1-10 | None |
| Spinal fusion | 29 | More than 44% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
123 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 11% · 85 and older 20% · Women 51% · Also on Medicaid 68% · Health risk score 1.72. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 1.46.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 40% · Depression 32% · Stroke 31% · Coronary heart disease 27% · Dementia 21% · Heart failure 20% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Atrial fibrillation 20% · Cancer 17% · COPD 15%.
The office billed $547,868, Medicare allowed $53,945 and paid $42,167; for 231 services of 36 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 | 123 | 231 | 75 | 1.72 | $547,868 | $42,167 |
| 2023 | 136 | 237 | 74 | 1.64 | $454,437 | $39,965 |
| 2022 | 117 | 208 | 72 | 1.71 | $548,006 | $46,273 |
| 2021 | 112 | 209 | 73 | 1.70 | $530,494 | $46,852 |
| 2020 | 94 | 182 | 69 | 1.80 | $503,326 | $43,952 |
| 2019 | 134 | 234 | 69 | 1.98 | $540,393 | $48,618 |
| 2018 | 108 | 192 | 70 | 1.66 | $260,432 | $39,361 |
| 2017 | 123 | 255 | 75 | 1.86 | $363,577 | $60,969 |
| 2016 | 59 | 125 | 73 | 1.44 | $249,062 | $40,453 |
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: 7 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 41 | $4,155 | $88 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 36 | $2,501 | $53 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 28 | $2,268 | $78 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 11 | $1,399 | $117 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 11 | $854 | $57 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 12 | $446 | $37 |
| Short return visit | 12 | $359 | $22 |
2022: 5 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 36 | $2,398 | $53 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 14 | $1,647 | $110 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 17 | $1,640 | $96 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,454 | $91 |
| Short return visit | 41 | $1,294 | $31 |
2021: 5 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 47 | $3,603 | $62 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 20 | $2,338 | $106 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 16 | $1,635 | $102 |
| Short return visit | 38 | $1,308 | $34 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 13 | $944 | $63 |
2020: 4 services
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 33 | $1,766 | $48 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 23 | $1,291 | $43 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 16 | $384 | $24 |
| Short return visit | 14 | $285 | $20 |
2019: 7 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 54 | $2,974 | $44 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 21 | $1,880 | $90 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 11 | $1,116 | $93 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 14 | $976 | $65 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $849 | $71 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 19 | $714 | $38 |
| Short return visit | 17 | $387 | $22 |
2018: 3 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 15 | $6,659 | $190 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 16 | $1,842 | $64 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 24 | $1,183 | $45 |
2017: 5 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 32 | $11,089 | $188 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 22 | $3,772 | $171 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 25 | $3,164 | $62 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 12 | $1,706 | $142 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 20 | $1,269 | $63 |
2016: 2 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,311 | $178 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 14 | $1,141 | $63 |
Medicaid work
$2,938 in 2024
Medicaid paid $2,938 for 762 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 37 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.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 162 | $2,027 |
| OFF/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST SF 20 | 55 | $755 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $156 |
| Pain severity quantified; pain present (COA) (ONC) | 19 | $0 |
| Medication list documented in medical record (COA) | 200 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 94 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 61 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 118 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 26 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 14 | $0 |
| 2024 | 762 | 10 | 37 | $2,938 |
| 2023 | 296 | 4 | 25 | $1,767 |
| 2022 | 156 | 2 | 22 | $1,153 |
| 2021 | 253 | 2 | 28 | $1,570 |
| 2020 | 67 | 1 | 23 | $710 |
| 2019 | 144 | 1 | 21 | $857 |
| 2018 | 42 | 1 | 25 | $131 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Return visit (30+ min) | 156 | $1,018 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 95 | $464 |
| OFF/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST SF 20 | 28 | $285 |
| Most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level less than 7.0% (DM) | 17 | $0 |
2022
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 126 | $771 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 30 | $382 |
2021
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 227 | $1,513 |
| Short return visit | 26 | $57 |
2020
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 67 | $710 |
2019
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 144 | $857 |
2018
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 42 | $131 |
Money from drug and device companies
$371 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | None | $371 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | None | $486 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | None | $787 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $371 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| Alphatec Spine | Travel · 2023-01-05 | Other - Miscellaneous | $356 |
| Alphatec Spine | Meals · 2023-01-04 | None | $15 |
See earlier years (2022, 2019)
2022: $486
| Alphatec Spine | Other - Miscellaneous | $486 | 4 payments
|
2019: $787
| Medical Device Business Services | Cougar | $787 | 7 payments
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 80.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1063651446
- Licence
- CA A121054California A121054: Current · expires 2027-08-31
- Trained
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2010
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X)
- Mailing address
- 505 Parnassus Ave, M779, San Francisco, CA, 94143
- NPI first listed
- 2009-02-09
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-26
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-26
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143