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Bushra Komal, MD

Internal Medicine · Stanford

NPI 1063928422

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
1
Since medical school
18 years
Graduated 2008

Offices

1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Komal’s office at (650) 723-4000 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.

California Medical Board record

Licence A170439 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2020 · expires 2026-10-31 · Dow University of Health Sciences, Sindh Medical College.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

State licence records

1 licence

  • New Jersey 25MA10592700Medical Doctor · since 2019 · expires 2021-06-30
    ExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

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.

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.

  • Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.178, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.237, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.178BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.237BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.79 (0 to 1.73) · 1,041 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.79 (0.5 to 1.08)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths145.81 (96.5 to 195.12) · 72 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.9 · 55 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.6 · 92 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 96 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 395 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 391 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 162 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 1,736 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.37) · 4,425 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.02 to 0.41) · 4,771 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.45 (1.46 to 5.44) · 1,403 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.5 (0.05 to 2.94) · 645 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.81 (0.38 to 3.24) · 1,279 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.53 (3.2 to 13.85) · 639 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.15 (1.89 to 8.41) · 648 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.14 to 3.07) · 370 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.83) · 4,160 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 74 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.369No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.112No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.1 · 110 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.1 · 437 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-5.8 · 94 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-19.3 · 456 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-0.3 · 402 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.8 · 358 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 198 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.1 (7.5 to 13.6) · 198 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.3 · 80 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 46 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 92 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.4 (9.6 to 16.2) · 1,532 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 929 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,268 patients answered, 26% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Room was "always" clean65%
Nurses "always" communicated well77%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night42%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital74%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$31,528

Medicare paid this office $31,528 for 262 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes256$30,202$113

Who their Medicare patients are

262 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 8% · 85 and older 31% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 39% · Health risk score 2.58. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 66% · Coronary heart disease 55% · Diabetes 50% · Heart failure 44% · Depression 40% · Atrial fibrillation 39% · Dementia 31% · Cancer 29% · COPD 29% · Stroke 19%.

The office billed $156,809, Medicare allowed $40,358 and paid $31,528; for 277 services of 5 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

Original Medicare by year
2024262277772.58$156,809$31,528
2023226240782.43$203,357$35,201
2022240256782.57$223,622$42,260
2021271290762.47$256,588$46,217
2020249451752.37$184,664$47,089
2019154337771.91$97,218$26,828

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes160$26,298$157
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes62$7,236$115

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes179$34,624$183
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes38$3,494$92
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes14$2,254$161

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes93$18,786$200
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes77$15,197$185
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes78$7,430$93
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes19$3,151$166

2020: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes88$14,532$91
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes39$7,266$182
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes32$6,490$197
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes50$4,210$63
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes42$4,089$95
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes26$3,025$116
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes31$2,834$91
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes12$1,981$165
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less15$961$64

2019: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes63$8,852$61
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes33$4,072$87
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes35$3,993$114
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes35$3,236$90
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes15$1,266$84
Hospital observation care on day of discharge14$858$61
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less14$858$61

Medicaid work

$992 in 2024

Medicaid paid $992 for 30 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 16 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES30$992
Medicaid work by year
202430116$992
2023119131$3,239
2022140122$3,725
202141216$1,332
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75119$3,239

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75140$3,725

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes25$1,167
1ST HOSP IP/OBS SF/LOW 4016$165

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20209832None11%$3,778
201910133None13%$3,436

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

Money from drug and device companies

$14 in 2020

Industry payments by year
202011None$14
201911None$14

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
PfizerEliquis$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Eliquis · 2020-03-02 · $14
See the published payment
Every published payment
PfizerMeals · 2020-03-02Eliquis$14
See earlier years (2019)

2019: $14

Payments by company in 2019
PfizerEliquis$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Eliquis · 2019-12-06 · $14

Professional record

NPI
1063928422
Licence
CA A170439, NJ 25MA10592700California A170439: Current · expires 2026-10-31New Jersey 25MA10592700: Expired
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X); Hospitalist (208M00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2017-12-21
NPI last updated
2025-06-05
NPI record certified
2025-06-05

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

This office lists an electronic records connection.