Vijaya Ram, MD
Hospitalist · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A88877 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2004 · expires 2028-05-31 · Bangalore University, Bangalore Medical College.
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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$70,270
Medicare paid this office $70,270 for 295 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 176 | $31,195 | $69 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 132 | $15,239 | $100 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 89 | $14,409 | $155 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 36 | $5,212 | $106 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 16 | $1,810 | $113 |
See all 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 176 | $31,195 | $69 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 132 | $15,239 | $100 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 89 | $14,409 | $155 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 36 | $5,212 | $106 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 16 | $1,810 | $113 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 16 | $1,324 | $41 |
Who their Medicare patients are
295 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 81 · 85 and older 36% · Women 59% · Also on Medicaid 17% · Health risk score 2.12. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 53% · Coronary heart disease 44% · Atrial fibrillation 43% · Heart failure 38% · Diabetes 36% · Depression 36% · Cancer 28% · Dementia 28% · COPD 25% · Stroke 21%.
The office billed $273,104, Medicare allowed $90,027 and paid $70,270; for 801 services of 9 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 | 295 | 801 | 81 | 2.12 | $273,104 | $70,270 |
| 2023 | 278 | 758 | 82 | 2.07 | $282,977 | $75,893 |
| 2022 | 312 | 890 | 81 | 2.07 | $342,071 | $90,126 |
| 2021 | 317 | 844 | 80 | 1.92 | $328,187 | $89,027 |
| 2020 | 284 | 805 | 80 | 1.98 | $258,841 | $80,484 |
| 2019 | 334 | 903 | 80 | 2.04 | $304,972 | $91,985 |
| 2018 | 316 | 800 | 80 | 2.30 | $260,851 | $79,884 |
| 2017 | 276 | 723 | 80 | 2.32 | $226,727 | $71,222 |
| 2016 | 274 | 671 | 79 | 2.01 | $220,362 | $68,729 |
| 2015 | 274 | 756 | 81 | 2.36 | $221,963 | $74,197 |
| 2014 | 307 | 914 | 80 | 2.12 | $276,636 | $84,871 |
| 2013 | 265 | 786 | 79 | 2.05 | $239,137 | $69,935 |
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: 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 151 | $22,900 | $72 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 97 | $19,731 | $108 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 128 | $14,062 | $106 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 69 | $11,198 | $160 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 21 | $5,193 | $192 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 14 | $1,553 | $111 |
2022: 8 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 181 | $44,328 | $95 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 130 | $14,379 | $100 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 72 | $13,130 | $182 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 63 | $6,748 | $66 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 14 | $3,530 | $196 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 16 | $2,499 | $156 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 23 | $1,622 | $68 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 13 | $1,517 | $95 |
2021: 9 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 154 | $38,693 | $96 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 76 | $14,239 | $180 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 123 | $13,189 | $100 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 27 | $6,482 | $203 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 60 | $5,547 | $67 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 21 | $3,522 | $168 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 35 | $2,340 | $67 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 16 | $1,720 | $86 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 12 | $567 | $35 |
2020: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 167 | $39,180 | $98 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 128 | $14,240 | $102 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 47 | $8,879 | $189 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 67 | $7,526 | $67 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 15 | $2,477 | $165 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 16 | $1,879 | $94 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 28 | $1,863 | $67 |
2019: 9 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 150 | $35,842 | $94 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 102 | $19,428 | $182 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 130 | $13,710 | $99 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 89 | $10,340 | $66 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 23 | $3,810 | $166 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 25 | $1,695 | $65 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 11 | $1,436 | $96 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 11 | $1,367 | $124 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 12 | $642 | $36 |
2018: 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 120 | $26,441 | $93 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 104 | $18,737 | $178 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 100 | $12,826 | $65 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 108 | $11,060 | $99 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 23 | $3,807 | $166 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 28 | $1,872 | $67 |
2017: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 117 | $28,231 | $93 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 73 | $13,098 | $179 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 104 | $10,605 | $98 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 73 | $9,199 | $65 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 17 | $2,833 | $167 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 14 | $1,607 | $95 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 24 | $1,593 | $64 |
2016: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 127 | $28,350 | $91 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 94 | $16,961 | $179 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 94 | $9,157 | $96 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 47 | $5,530 | $64 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 18 | $2,771 | $154 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 18 | $2,256 | $94 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 22 | $1,449 | $66 |
2015: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 134 | $26,940 | $97 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 123 | $13,632 | $102 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 113 | $12,890 | $67 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 66 | $12,708 | $190 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 19 | $3,471 | $174 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 20 | $1,375 | $69 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 18 | $839 | $36 |
2014: 8 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 142 | $29,245 | $92 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 89 | $16,604 | $179 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 120 | $14,176 | $64 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 134 | $13,509 | $95 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 20 | $3,273 | $164 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 36 | $2,348 | $65 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 20 | $2,330 | $93 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 25 | $1,388 | $35 |
2013: 8 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 113 | $22,287 | $90 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 108 | $12,844 | $62 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 73 | $12,225 | $165 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 117 | $11,458 | $95 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 23 | $3,677 | $160 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 31 | $1,978 | $64 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 28 | $1,285 | $33 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 13 | $1,264 | $90 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1124097035
- Licence
- CA A 88877California A88877: Current · expires 2028-05-31
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00A888770
- Taxonomy
- Hospitalist (208M00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-03-14
- NPI last updated
- 2021-02-25
- NPI record certified
- 2021-02-25
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.