Adam C Kaufman, MD
Otolaryngology · Baltimore
- 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
Offices
1 location · Univ of Maryland Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery PA · 17 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: University of Maryland Medical Center · University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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 itOverall 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 itOverall 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.
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 13.31 (11.23 to 15.39) · 3,373 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.333 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.76 (0.02 to 1.51) · 2,831 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.03 (0.87 to 1.19) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 180.76 (155.53 to 206) · 504 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.5 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 78 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 222 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 106 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 452 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 2,934 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.06 to 0.41) · 10,607 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.05 to 0.38) · 11,275 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.38 (2.1 to 4.66) · 5,119 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.5 (0.6 to 2.4) · 3,028 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.74 to 2.7) · 4,283 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.87 (4.22 to 7.52) · 3,266 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.08 (0.83 to 3.32) · 1,178 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.43 (0.04 to 0.82) · 9,810 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.913 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.025 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.594 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.541 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.374 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.4 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.8 · 312 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 8.7 · 196 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -25.8 · 265 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -19.7 · 112 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.1 · 141 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.4 (3.5 to 5.6) · 974 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.5 (8.9 to 12.4) · 974 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.2 · 111 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 147 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14.3 (10.7 to 19.2) · 293 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 228 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,490 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 62% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 51% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
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.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.396 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.31 (0.23 to 2.38) · 173 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0.59 to 1.37) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.7 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 51 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.4 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 36 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 453 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 1,941 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.08 to 0.5) · 1,956 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.07 (0.59 to 5.54) · 304 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.6 (0 to 3.3) · 155 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.13 (0.47 to 3.78) · 305 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.85 (0 to 13.88) · 161 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.62 (1.49 to 9.76) · 111 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.27) · 30 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.9 (0.03 to 1.77) · 1,616 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 2.075 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.493 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.1 · 104 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 8.3 · 65 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 55.9 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 71 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12 (9.1 to 16) · 459 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 246 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (205 patients answered, 10% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 1 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 61% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained | 52% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 62% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 65% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 52% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 36% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
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.
| 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 minutes | 11 | $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
| 2024 | 79 | 156 | 69 | 2.21 | $65,998 | $18,355 |
| 2023 | 77 | 144 | 71 | 1.78 | $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
| 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
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | $2,000 | $2,766 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | None | $370 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | None | $267 |
| 2022 | 2 | 13 | None | $778 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Ambu A/S | None | $2,000 | 1 payment
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| Stryker | Direct Inject | $480 | 3 payments
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| Inspire Medical Systems | Inspire | $140 | 1 payment
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| Integra LifeSciences | Acclarent Aera | $121 | 1 payment
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| Haag-Streit USA | None | $25 | 1 payment
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See all 7 published payments
| Ambu A/S | Honoraria · 2025-12-04 | None | $2,000 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-11-11 | Na | $150 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-08-13 | Direct Inject | $166 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-08-04 | Xpress Loprofile | $165 |
| Inspire Medical Systems | Meals · 2025-04-17 | Inspire | $140 |
| Integra LifeSciences | Meals · 2025-02-15 | Acclarent Aera | $121 |
| Haag-Streit USA | Gift · 2025-02-03 | None | $25 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022)
2024: $370
| Stryker | Audion Et Dilation System | $276 | 2 payments
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| Integra LifeSciences | Acclarent Aera | $94 | 2 payments
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2023: $267
| Stryker | Vsp System, Vsp Cranial | $135 | 1 payment
|
| Cochlear Americas | Cochlear Nucleus Ci632 Cochlear Implant With Slim Modiolar Electrode | $132 | 1 payment
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2022: $778
| Cochlear Americas | Cochlear | $714 | 10 payments
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| Advanced Bionics | Hires Ultra Ci Hifocus Ms Electrode | $64 | 3 payments
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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