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Adam C Kaufman, MD

Otolaryngology · Baltimore

NPI 1114313426

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Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
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Office
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Offices

1 location · Univ of Maryland Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery PA · 17 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: University of Maryland Medical Center · University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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State licence records

1 licence

  • Maryland D0095250Physician · since 2022 · expires 2028-09-30Told the state board they are not board certified.
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MDAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of Maryland Medical System, which runs 13 hospitalsHome of Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 13.31 (11.23 to 15.39) · 3,373 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.333, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • University of MD Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MDAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency departmentPart of University of Maryland Medical System, which runs 13 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.396, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for University of Maryland Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at University of Maryland Medical Center
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths13.31 (11.23 to 15.39) · 3,373 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.333BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.76 (0.02 to 1.51) · 2,831 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.03 (0.87 to 1.19)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths180.76 (155.53 to 206) · 504 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.5 · 247 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7 · 93 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 78 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12.8 · 222 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 106 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 452 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.6 · 2,934 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.06 to 0.41) · 10,607 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.05 to 0.38) · 11,275 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.38 (2.1 to 4.66) · 5,119 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.5 (0.6 to 2.4) · 3,028 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.74 to 2.7) · 4,283 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.87 (4.22 to 7.52) · 3,266 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.08 (0.83 to 3.32) · 1,178 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.43 (0.04 to 0.82) · 9,810 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.913No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.025No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.594No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.541No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.374No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.4 · 192 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.8 · 312 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits8.7 · 196 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-25.8 · 265 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-19.7 · 112 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.1 · 141 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.4 (3.5 to 5.6) · 974 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.5 (8.9 to 12.4) · 974 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.2 · 111 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.1 · 147 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits14.3 (10.7 to 19.2) · 293 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 228 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,490 patients answered, 17% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of Maryland Medical Center
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of Maryland Medical Center
Room was "always" clean62%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)68%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully72%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect81%
"Always" quiet at night51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%
See every measure and the patient survey for University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 1 better, 2 the same, 1 worse of 4 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.396BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.31 (0.23 to 2.38) · 173 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.98 (0.59 to 1.37)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.7 · 44 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 51 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.4 · 46 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 36 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.6 · 453 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 1,941 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.08 to 0.5) · 1,956 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.07 (0.59 to 5.54) · 304 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.6 (0 to 3.3) · 155 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.13 (0.47 to 3.78) · 305 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths5.85 (0 to 13.88) · 161 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.62 (1.49 to 9.76) · 111 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.27) · 30 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.9 (0.03 to 1.77) · 1,616 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections2.075No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.493No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.1 · 104 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits8.3 · 65 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits55.9 · 46 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 71 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 76 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12 (9.1 to 16) · 459 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 246 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (205 patients answered, 10% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines1
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus
Room was "always" clean61%
Nurses "always" communicated well70%
Doctors "always" communicated well74%
Staff "always" explained52%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Doctors "always" listened carefully73%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)62%
Staff "always" explained new medications68%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand65%
Nurses "always" listened carefully68%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
"Always" quiet at night52%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital66%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects36%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$18,355

Medicare paid this office $18,355 for 79 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)28$2,029$56
New patient visit (45+ min)16$1,886$118
Return visit (30+ min)17$1,544$77
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes11$1,270$115

Who their Medicare patients are

79 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Under 65 25% · Women 47% · Also on Medicaid 30% · Health risk score 2.21. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 1.19.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 42% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Chronic kidney disease 35% · COPD 22% · Heart failure 20% · Depression 20% · Atrial fibrillation 19% · Cancer 15%.

The office billed $65,998, Medicare allowed $23,019 and paid $18,355; for 156 services of 28 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
202479156692.21$65,998$18,355
202377144711.78$67,059$17,061

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: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)20$1,795$54
New patient visit (30+ min)23$1,589$69
New patient visit (45+ min)13$1,294$100

Money from drug and device companies

$2,766 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202557$2,000$2,766
202424None$370
202322None$267
2022213None$778

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
Ambu A/SNone$2,000
1 payment
  • Honoraria · 2025-12-04 · $2,000
StrykerDirect Inject$480
3 payments
  • Meals for Na · 2025-11-11 · $150
  • Meals for Direct Inject · 2025-08-13 · $166
  • Meals for Xpress Loprofile · 2025-08-04 · $165
Inspire Medical SystemsInspire$140
1 payment
  • Meals for Inspire · 2025-04-17 · $140
Integra LifeSciencesAcclarent Aera$121
1 payment
  • Meals for Acclarent Aera · 2025-02-15 · $121
Haag-Streit USANone$25
1 payment
  • Gift · 2025-02-03 · $25
See all 7 published payments
Every published payment
Ambu A/SHonoraria · 2025-12-04None$2,000
StrykerMeals · 2025-11-11Na$150
StrykerMeals · 2025-08-13Direct Inject$166
StrykerMeals · 2025-08-04Xpress Loprofile$165
Inspire Medical SystemsMeals · 2025-04-17Inspire$140
Integra LifeSciencesMeals · 2025-02-15Acclarent Aera$121
Haag-Streit USAGift · 2025-02-03None$25
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022)

2024: $370

Payments by company in 2024
StrykerAudion Et Dilation System$276
2 payments
  • Meals for Stryker Varispeed · 2024-07-27 · $108
  • Meals for Audion Et Dilation System · 2024-05-09 · $168
Integra LifeSciencesAcclarent Aera$94
2 payments
  • Meals for Acclarent Aera · 2024-04-18 · $67
  • Meals for Acclarent Aera · 2024-04-17 · $27

2023: $267

Payments by company in 2023
StrykerVsp System, Vsp Cranial$135
1 payment
  • Meals for Vsp System, Vsp Cranial · 2023-07-15 · $135
Cochlear AmericasCochlear Nucleus Ci632 Cochlear Implant With Slim Modiolar Electrode$132
1 payment
  • Meals for Cochlear Nucleus Ci632 Cochlear Implant With Slim Modiolar Electrode · 2023-08-16 · $132

2022: $778

Payments by company in 2022
Cochlear AmericasCochlear$714
10 payments
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-20 · $2
  • Travel for Cochlear · 2022-03-20 · $210
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-19 · $3
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-19 · $120
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-18 · $40
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-18 · $19
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-18 · $93
  • Travel for Cochlear · 2022-03-18 · $194
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-17 · $8
  • Meals for Cochlear · 2022-03-10 · $25
Advanced BionicsHires Ultra Ci Hifocus Ms Electrode$64
3 payments
  • Meals for Hires Ultra Ci Hifocus Ms Electrode · 2022-11-03 · $27
  • Meals for Hires Ultra Ci Hifocus Ms Electrode · 2022-02-24 · $19
  • Meals for Hires Ultra Ci Hifocus Ms Electrode · 2022-02-24 · $19

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
100.0 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1114313426
Licence
MD D0095250Maryland D0095250: Active
Trained
Yale University School of Medicine, 2015
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207YX0901X (207YX0901X)
Mailing address
16 S Eutaw St Ste 500, Baltimore, MD, 21201
NPI first listed
2015-04-13
NPI last updated
2022-08-18
NPI record certified
2022-08-18

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

Extra NPI addresses: 801 Welch Rd Ste 1, Palo Alto, CA, 94304 · 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104