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Nicholas Geoffrey Ashenburg, MD

Emergency Medicine · Stanford

NPI 1104238336

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

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A155400 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2027-12-31 · Tufts University 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.

  • 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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$47,774

Medicare paid this office $47,774 for 311 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making180$26,497$144
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes63$11,681$185
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making32$2,885$90
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes17$2,481$146
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up22$489$22
See all 6 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making180$26,497$144
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes63$11,681$185
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making32$2,885$90
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes17$2,481$146
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up22$489$22
Ultrasound scan of chest11$255$23

Who their Medicare patients are

311 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 23% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 35% · Health risk score 2.56. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 43% · Diabetes 36% · Chronic kidney disease 36% · Atrial fibrillation 32% · Heart failure 30% · Depression 27% · Cancer 22% · COPD 18% · Stroke 18% · Dementia 17%.

The office billed $326,749, Medicare allowed $61,796 and paid $47,774; for 381 services of 27 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
2024311381752.56$326,749$47,774
2023361421762.20$301,499$50,460
2022209239732.07$148,527$27,793
2021328385752.12$238,421$44,636
2020353481732.35$297,046$56,124
2019412473742.36$271,074$53,373
2018337387702.34$208,253$39,415
2017195218642.70$109,886$21,682

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making177$27,574$154
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making86$8,986$104
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes32$6,155$192
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,674$120
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making23$1,347$59
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less15$1,158$77
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up18$413$23

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making108$13,031$118
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making65$10,207$157

2021: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making110$18,306$165
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making119$14,622$121
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes12$2,409$201
Hospital observation care on day of discharge30$2,403$80
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes14$1,493$107
Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making11$431$39
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up13$290$22

2020: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making204$32,650$158
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes33$6,933$210
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making49$5,338$107
Hospital observation care on day of discharge24$1,675$67
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making22$1,362$62
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes15$1,361$91
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up32$787$24
Ultrasound scan of chest21$537$26
Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity15$348$23

2019: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making202$28,905$142
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making87$8,245$95
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes37$7,190$194
Hospital observation care on day of discharge41$2,729$67
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making20$957$48
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up14$326$23
Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity11$281$26

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making158$20,485$129
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making114$9,916$87
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes21$3,821$182
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making33$1,337$39

2017: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making88$11,645$131
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making75$6,632$87
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes12$1,759$147
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making23$1,040$45

Medicaid work

$31,881 in 2024

Medicaid paid $31,881 for 303 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 39 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
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM229$24,955
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM74$6,926
Medicaid work by year
2024303239$31,881
2023360540$28,162
2022206233$17,052
2021245444$12,976
2020249334$16,304
2019468429$30,989
2018331332$24,174
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM198$14,435
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM122$12,771
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM12$696
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL14$150
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count14$110

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM182$14,228
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM24$2,824

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM169$9,659
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM45$1,918
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM16$1,203
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP15$196

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM144$12,013
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM92$3,495
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM13$796

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM167$14,515
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM165$11,060
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM115$5,386
Sales tax21$28

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM113$11,139
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM151$9,798
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM67$3,238

Money from drug and device companies

$10,018 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202515$10,018$10,018
202311$450$450

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
Ge HealthcareCaption$10,018
5 payments
  • Consulting · 2025-10-24 · $4,420
  • Consulting · 2025-08-05 · $2,000
  • Consulting for Caption · 2025-04-04 · $2,800
  • Consulting for Caption · 2025-01-29 · $399
  • Consulting · 2025-01-29 · $399
See all 5 published payments
Every published payment
Ge HealthcareConsulting · 2025-10-24None$4,420
Ge HealthcareConsulting · 2025-08-05None$2,000
Ge HealthcareConsulting · 2025-04-04Caption$2,800
Ge HealthcareConsulting · 2025-01-29Caption$399
Ge HealthcareConsulting · 2025-01-29None$399
See earlier years (2023)

2023: $450

Payments by company in 2023
ZOLL MedicalNone$450
1 payment
  • Consulting · 2023-02-24 · $450

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

Research payments by company and study
Caption Health, Inc. · 2023This clinician$8,474
Caption Health, Inc. · 2024This clinician$3,225
Caption Health, Inc. · 2022This clinician$1,575

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.

Professional record

NPI
1104238336
Licence
CA A155400, SC 39364California A155400: Current · expires 2027-12-31
Trained
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2014
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2014-05-22
NPI last updated
2024-03-14
NPI record certified
2024-03-14

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

Extra NPI addresses: 900 Welch Rd Ste 350, Palo Alto, CA, 94304