Bushra Komal, MD
Internal Medicine · Stanford
- 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
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 2021-06-30ExpiredNo 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 itOverall 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.178 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.237 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0 to 1.73) · 1,041 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0.5 to 1.08) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 145.81 (96.5 to 195.12) · 72 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.6 · 92 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 96 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 395 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 391 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 162 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 1,736 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.37) · 4,425 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.02 to 0.41) · 4,771 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.45 (1.46 to 5.44) · 1,403 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.5 (0.05 to 2.94) · 645 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.81 (0.38 to 3.24) · 1,279 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.53 (3.2 to 13.85) · 639 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.15 (1.89 to 8.41) · 648 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.14 to 3.07) · 370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.83) · 4,160 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 74 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.369 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.112 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.1 · 110 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.1 · 437 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -5.8 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -19.3 · 456 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -0.3 · 402 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.8 · 358 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 198 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.1 (7.5 to 13.6) · 198 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 92 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.4 (9.6 to 16.2) · 1,532 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 929 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,268 patients answered, 26% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 65% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 42% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
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.
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 256 | $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
| 2024 | 262 | 277 | 77 | 2.58 | $156,809 | $31,528 |
| 2023 | 226 | 240 | 78 | 2.43 | $203,357 | $35,201 |
| 2022 | 240 | 256 | 78 | 2.57 | $223,622 | $42,260 |
| 2021 | 271 | 290 | 76 | 2.47 | $256,588 | $46,217 |
| 2020 | 249 | 451 | 75 | 2.37 | $184,664 | $47,089 |
| 2019 | 154 | 337 | 77 | 1.91 | $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
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 160 | $26,298 | $157 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 62 | $7,236 | $115 |
2022: 3 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 179 | $34,624 | $183 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 38 | $3,494 | $92 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 14 | $2,254 | $161 |
2021: 4 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 93 | $18,786 | $200 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 77 | $15,197 | $185 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 78 | $7,430 | $93 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 19 | $3,151 | $166 |
2020: 9 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 88 | $14,532 | $91 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 39 | $7,266 | $182 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 32 | $6,490 | $197 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 50 | $4,210 | $63 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 42 | $4,089 | $95 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 26 | $3,025 | $116 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 31 | $2,834 | $91 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 12 | $1,981 | $165 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 15 | $961 | $64 |
2019: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 63 | $8,852 | $61 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 33 | $4,072 | $87 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 35 | $3,993 | $114 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 35 | $3,236 | $90 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 15 | $1,266 | $84 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 14 | $858 | $61 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 14 | $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.
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 30 | $992 |
| 2024 | 30 | 1 | 16 | $992 |
| 2023 | 119 | 1 | 31 | $3,239 |
| 2022 | 140 | 1 | 22 | $3,725 |
| 2021 | 41 | 2 | 16 | $1,332 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 119 | $3,239 |
2022
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 140 | $3,725 |
2021
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 25 | $1,167 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS SF/LOW 40 | 16 | $165 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Year by year
| 2020 | 98 | 32 | None | 11% | $3,778 |
| 2019 | 101 | 33 | None | 13% | $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
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $14 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $14 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Pfizer | Eliquis | $14 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Pfizer | Meals · 2020-03-02 | Eliquis | $14 |
See earlier years (2019)
2019: $14
| Pfizer | Eliquis | $14 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1063928422
- Licence
- CA A170439, NJ 25MA10592700California A170439: Current · expires 2026-10-31New Jersey 25MA10592700: Expired
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- 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.