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Didi Stephanie Ihuoma Odinkemelu, MD

Anesthesiology · Palo Alto

NPI 1114555646

Medicare standing
Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
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Office
1

Offices

1 location

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Hospitals listed: HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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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.

  • HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster, TXAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 60% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 15.64 (9.67 to 21.61) · 679 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.157, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.269, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.12, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths15.64 (9.67 to 21.61) · 679 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.157BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.269BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.12BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.76 (0 to 1.69) · 1,279 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.06 (0.78 to 1.35)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths142.32 (99.1 to 185.55) · 127 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2 · 127 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 115 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.9 · 185 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.1 · 478 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.7 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.6 · 5,620 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.32) · 8,139 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.08 to 0.46) · 8,516 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.61 (1.66 to 5.57) · 1,923 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.58 (0.11 to 3.05) · 607 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.85 (0.49 to 3.22) · 1,906 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.36 (1.84 to 8.88) · 620 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.88 (0.44 to 3.33) · 374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.38 (0 to 0.94) · 6,812 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5 · 131 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.787No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.481No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.561No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.5 · 424 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.3 · 1,129 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-13.2 · 180 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits13.8 · 587 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits40 · 495 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.4 · 942 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.9 · 143 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.9 · 250 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.4 · 403 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.6 (9.5 to 16.9) · 223 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 293 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,085 patients answered, 12% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines1
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital2
Share of patients giving the best answer at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well72%
Doctors "always" communicated well72%
Staff "always" explained51%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information80%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge77%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand65%
Doctors "always" listened carefully70%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect79%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)63%
Staff "always" explained new medications65%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully70%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect79%
"Always" quiet at night59%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital60%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects37%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$5,096

Medicare paid this office $5,096 for 30 people.

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

Who their Medicare patients are

30 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 50% · Health risk score 1.63. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 50% · Diabetes 47%.

The office billed $92,157, Medicare allowed $6,415 and paid $5,096; for 33 services of 18 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.

Professional record

NPI
1114555646
Trained
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2020
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2020-03-30
NPI last updated
2025-12-01
NPI record certified
2025-12-01

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

Extra NPI addresses: 12222 Merit Dr Ste 600, Dallas, TX, 75251 · 3400 Spruce St Ste 680, Philadelphia, PA, 19104