Rakesh Sondekoppam Vijayashankar, MD
Anesthesiology · 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
- 22 years
- Graduated 2004
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Plan participation
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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.
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| 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 | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$29,420
Medicare paid this office $29,420 for 172 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 | 15 | $1,423 | $95 |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 18 | $1,381 | $46 |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | 17 | $991 | $58 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $615 | $34 |
| Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle through catheter | 11 | $597 | $54 |
See all 6 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 15 | $1,423 | $95 |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 18 | $1,381 | $46 |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | 17 | $991 | $58 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $615 | $34 |
| Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle through catheter | 11 | $597 | $54 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 12 | $438 | $36 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | – | 41 | 55 | 48 | 20 | 17 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | – | – | 37 | 26 | 30 | 12 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | – | 31 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 18 |
| Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle through catheter | – | 14 | 17 | – | – | 11 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | – | – | – | 16 | 16 | – |
| Injection of anesthetic agent into thoracic vertebra using imaging guidance, single site | – | – | 11 | 13 | – | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
172 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 13% · Health risk score 1.56. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 34% · Diabetes 31% · Coronary heart disease 30% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Cancer 26% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Heart failure 19% · COPD 16% · Stroke 15% · Dementia 8%.
The office billed $251,181, Medicare allowed $37,745 and paid $29,420; for 241 services of 66 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 | 172 | 241 | 73 | 1.56 | $251,181 | $29,420 |
| 2023 | 177 | 289 | 70 | 1.58 | $230,042 | $29,190 |
| 2022 | 239 | 501 | 69 | 1.55 | $312,456 | $39,946 |
| 2021 | 276 | 606 | 70 | 1.73 | $344,350 | $44,139 |
| 2020 | 240 | 476 | 70 | 1.96 | $317,804 | $45,047 |
| 2019 | 37 | 73 | 68 | 1.93 | $46,875 | $6,830 |
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
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 13 | $3,413 | $263 |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 29 | $2,598 | $46 |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | 20 | $1,325 | $66 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 28 | $1,287 | $43 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 15 | $844 | $37 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 16 | $826 | $52 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 14 | $459 | $33 |
2022: 9 services
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 57 | $5,965 | $48 |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | 48 | $3,182 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 36 | $2,761 | $51 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 44 | $1,003 | $23 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 13 | $968 | $74 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 26 | $778 | $30 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 16 | $763 | $48 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 20 | $669 | $33 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent into thoracic vertebra using imaging guidance, single site | 13 | $651 | $50 |
2021: 10 services
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 83 | $8,951 | $49 |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | 55 | $3,780 | $69 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 33 | $2,939 | $54 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 66 | $1,637 | $24 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 35 | $1,158 | $31 |
| Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle through catheter | 16 | $845 | $50 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 20 | $681 | $34 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent into thoracic vertebra using imaging guidance, single site | 11 | $654 | $59 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve (sciatic nerve) | 13 | $533 | $41 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 17 | $450 | $24 |
2020: 7 services
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 63 | $6,455 | $50 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 16 | $4,614 | $288 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 39 | $3,263 | $55 |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal | 41 | $2,878 | $70 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 31 | $1,074 | $35 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 31 | $771 | $25 |
| Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle through catheter | 14 | $708 | $51 |
Money from drug and device companies
$750 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | None | $647 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $32 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| CIVCO Medical Instruments | None | $750 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| CIVCO Medical Instruments | Consulting · 2023-10-04 | None | $250 |
| CIVCO Medical Instruments | Consulting · 2023-02-22 | None | $500 |
See earlier years (2020, 2019)
2020: $647
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $647 | 5 payments
|
2019: $32
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $32 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1083269187
- Licence
- IA SP-0233
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2019-08-06
- NPI last updated
- 2024-10-29
- NPI record certified
- 2024-10-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242