Drew S Chavinson, MD
Emergency Medicine · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
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- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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California Medical Board record
Licence G80348 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1994 · expires 2028-12-31 · Case Western Reserve 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.
- Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.139 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.242 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.81 (0.51 to 1.1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 82 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 188 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 342 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 485 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 3,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 192 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.215 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.263 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.74 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 300 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 702 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.2 · 207 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.6 · 531 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.3 · 343 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 449 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.6 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 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) · 764 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| 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 | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$54,412
Medicare paid this office $54,412 for 350 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 231 | $36,030 | $155 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 38 | $7,425 | $195 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 51 | $5,690 | $109 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $1,211 | $93 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Removal of nail tissue | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
350 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 79 · Under 65 5% · 85 and older 31% · Women 59% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 1.84. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 40% · Diabetes 33% · Chronic kidney disease 33% · Depression 33% · Atrial fibrillation 29% · Heart failure 25% · Cancer 25% · Dementia 24% · COPD 21% · Stroke 18%.
The office billed $419,352, Medicare allowed $68,728 and paid $54,412; for 406 services of 39 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 | 350 | 406 | 79 | 1.84 | $419,352 | $54,412 |
| 2023 | 426 | 507 | 80 | 2.02 | $520,148 | $70,487 |
| 2022 | 416 | 556 | 80 | 1.92 | $503,982 | $79,095 |
| 2021 | 434 | 610 | 79 | 1.97 | $503,940 | $82,861 |
| 2020 | 407 | 580 | 78 | 2.24 | $467,668 | $75,037 |
| 2019 | 585 | 859 | 79 | 2.01 | $674,877 | $106,734 |
| 2018 | 571 | 786 | 78 | 2.12 | $471,169 | $107,364 |
| 2017 | 618 | 855 | 78 | 2.07 | $441,734 | $142,861 |
| 2016 | 595 | 819 | 78 | 2.05 | $393,761 | $90,820 |
| 2015 | 603 | 860 | 79 | 2.06 | $375,712 | $89,234 |
| 2014 | 773 | 1,109 | 78 | 1.84 | $439,573 | $105,792 |
| 2013 | 818 | 1,108 | 78 | 1.89 | $462,629 | $112,901 |
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: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 275 | $44,742 | $162 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 73 | $15,004 | $206 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 81 | $8,305 | $103 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 32 | $250 | $8 |
2022: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 272 | $49,923 | $178 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 68 | $15,744 | $232 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 57 | $6,167 | $108 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 26 | $3,285 | $117 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 21 | $1,277 | $61 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 39 | $320 | $8 |
2021: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 302 | $56,458 | $177 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 64 | $15,000 | $234 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 51 | $5,486 | $108 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 18 | $2,319 | $122 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 18 | $979 | $54 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 59 | $526 | $8 |
2020: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 265 | $43,832 | $162 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 90 | $19,965 | $217 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 40 | $4,374 | $104 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 25 | $3,302 | $107 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 18 | $1,001 | $56 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 55 | $475 | $9 |
2019: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 382 | $58,539 | $149 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 139 | $28,103 | $198 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 82 | $10,813 | $99 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 54 | $5,846 | $103 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 19 | $924 | $49 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 68 | $589 | $8 |
2018: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 408 | $71,669 | $167 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 86 | $19,754 | $222 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 60 | $6,865 | $114 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 28 | $3,555 | $111 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 24 | $1,431 | $53 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 77 | $723 | $9 |
2017: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 430 | $96,555 | $216 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 75 | $21,249 | $283 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 86 | $12,566 | $144 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 17 | $2,449 | $144 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 33 | $2,404 | $73 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 100 | $1,219 | $12 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 11 | $159 | $14 |
2016: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 429 | $64,584 | $146 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 57 | $11,154 | $196 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 75 | $7,409 | $96 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 38 | $2,017 | $53 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 85 | $710 | $8 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 13 | $118 | $9 |
2015: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 432 | $67,598 | $149 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 41 | $7,896 | $193 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 76 | $7,784 | $101 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 39 | $2,026 | $52 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 123 | $1,016 | $8 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 25 | $197 | $8 |
| X-ray of abdomen, single view | 13 | $107 | $8 |
2014: 8 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 489 | $74,752 | $146 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 153 | $15,482 | $99 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 32 | $6,255 | $195 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 66 | $3,271 | $50 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 144 | $1,196 | $8 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 46 | $341 | $7 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 16 | $157 | $10 |
| X-ray of abdomen, single view | 17 | $140 | $8 |
2013: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 561 | $83,202 | $142 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 126 | $12,473 | $97 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 45 | $8,590 | $191 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 75 | $3,739 | $50 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 83 | $675 | $8 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 72 | $549 | $7 |
| X-ray of abdomen, single view | 17 | $127 | $7 |
Medicaid work
$11,232 in 2024
Medicaid paid $11,232 for 295 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 25 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.
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 144 | $6,794 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 151 | $4,438 |
| 2024 | 295 | 2 | 25 | $11,232 |
| 2023 | 579 | 2 | 35 | $23,466 |
| 2022 | 464 | 3 | 26 | $17,875 |
| 2021 | 443 | 3 | 28 | $16,048 |
| 2020 | 250 | 3 | 22 | $8,858 |
| 2019 | 405 | 3 | 25 | $14,157 |
| 2018 | 650 | 3 | 38 | $26,383 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 258 | $13,255 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 321 | $10,210 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 190 | $10,895 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 118 | $3,568 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 156 | $3,412 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 204 | $9,192 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 176 | $4,290 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 63 | $2,566 |
2020
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 170 | $7,033 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 68 | $1,488 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 12 | $337 |
2019
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 153 | $7,863 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 214 | $4,570 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 38 | $1,724 |
2018
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 223 | $12,879 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 192 | $7,523 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 235 | $5,981 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$5,457
Pharmacies billed $5,457 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 8% of their Part D prescriptions (12 of 153) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 12%.
135 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $5,457 in drug cost · 45 antibiotic prescriptions to 43 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Cephalexin | 20 | $135 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 12 | $55 | $5 |
| Ibuprofen | 13 | $36 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 153 | 112 | 8% (12) | None | $5,457 |
| 2023 | 137 | 102 | 10% (14) | None | $3,807 |
| 2022 | 95 | 77 | 13% (12) | None | $2,549 |
| 2021 | 89 | 59 | 15% (13) | None | $1,651 |
| 2020 | 89 | 66 | 12% (11) | None | $2,866 |
| 2019 | 136 | 102 | None | None | $3,434 |
| 2018 | 115 | 91 | 12% (14) | None | $2,861 |
| 2017 | 106 | 80 | None | 10% | $4,536 |
| 2016 | 135 | 102 | 15% (20) | 9% | $3,616 |
| 2015 | 90 | 74 | 19% (17) | 12% | $2,109 |
| 2014 | 155 | 116 | 24% (37) | 7% | $2,554 |
| 2013 | 139 | 104 | 22% (31) | None | $2,726 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 13 | $122 | $9 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $55 | $4 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 15 | $129 | $9 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $49 | $4 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 12 | $80 | $7 |
| Ibuprofen | 11 | $32 | $3 |
2020: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 19 | $158 | $8 |
2019: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 21 | $276 | $13 |
| Ibuprofen | 17 | $48 | $3 |
2018: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 23 | $238 | $10 |
| Ibuprofen | 11 | $40 | $4 |
2017: 1 drug
| Cephalexin | 23 | $181 | $8 |
2016: 4 drugs
| Cephalexin | 13 | $117 | $9 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 14 | $95 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $91 | $6 |
| Ibuprofen | 14 | $40 | $3 |
2015: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $92 | $6 |
2014: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 32 | $213 | $7 |
2013: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 14 | $122 | $9 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 26 | $102 | $4 |
Money from drug and device companies
$24 in 2020
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Boston Scientific | Rotablator | $24 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2020-03-05 | Rotablator | $24 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 94.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1114972684
- Licence
- CA G80348California G80348: Current · expires 2028-12-31
- Trained
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1993
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00G803480
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-05-23
- NPI last updated
- 2024-08-05
- NPI record certified
- 2024-08-05
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View, CA, 94040