Heather Bristol, PA
Physician Assistant · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 6
Offices
6 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Dominican Hospital · Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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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.
- Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.168, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.169, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.489, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 85% would definitely recommend itNo overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for Dominican Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.168 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.169 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.489 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.06 to 1.95) · 1,248 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.85 to 1.43) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 134.37 (94.33 to 174.41) · 132 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 137 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12 · 228 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 534 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 491 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 278 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 2,973 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 7,510 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.42 (1.44 to 5.4) · 1,594 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.26 (0 to 2.76) · 436 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.85 (0.4 to 3.29) · 1,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.73 (3 to 14.46) · 437 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0.13 to 3.03) · 343 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.17) · 6,336 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.615 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.937 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 212 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22 · 505 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 45 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.5 · 594 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.9 · 510 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.4 to 7.8) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13 (9.4 to 17.7) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 43 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 143 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.1 (9.4 to 15.4) · 1,585 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 390 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (774 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| 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 | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 32% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 59 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.5 to 1.52) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.44) · 118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.05 to 0.49) · 116 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.36 (0.77 to 5.95) · 113 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.28 (0.56 to 4) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.41 (0 to 18.05) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.75 (2.52 to 10.98) · 102 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.23 to 3.28) · 42 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.61 (0 to 1.94) · 51 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 30 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.3 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.7 (9.2 to 14.9) · 3,197 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) · 506 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (203 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 5 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 5 |
| Overall hospital rating | 5 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 84% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 93% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 96% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 79% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 83% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 87% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 78% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 82% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 69% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 85% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$34,158
Medicare paid this office $34,158 for 203 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 129 | $9,545 | $64 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 91 | $6,807 | $55 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 16 | $6,540 | None |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 27 | $2,026 | $75 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,683 | $89 |
See all 6 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 129 | $9,545 | $64 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 91 | $6,807 | $55 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 16 | $6,540 | None |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 27 | $2,026 | $75 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,683 | $89 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg | 76 | $451 | None |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 20 | More than 92% of doctors who do this |
| Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 56 | More than 88% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
203 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 62% · Also on Medicaid 10% · Health risk score 0.88. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Diabetes 20% · Atrial fibrillation 18% · Coronary heart disease 17% · Depression 16% · Chronic kidney disease 13% · Cancer 13% · Stroke 7%.
The office billed $180,277, Medicare allowed $43,718 and paid $34,158; for 5,651 services of 22 kinds; $10,684 of it was for drugs given in the office and $23,474 for care.
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 | 203 | 5,651 | 75 | 0.88 | $180,277 | $34,158 |
| 2023 | 53 | 98 | 73 | 0.95 | $45,406 | $5,821 |
| 2022 | 52 | 83 | 76 | 0.95 | $40,707 | $6,002 |
| 2021 | 61 | 122 | 75 | 0.89 | $57,940 | $7,651 |
| 2020 | 56 | 140 | 73 | 1.29 | $46,333 | $6,469 |
| 2019 | 55 | 110 | 71 | 1.14 | $39,908 | $6,164 |
| 2018 | 95 | 635 | 71 | 0.97 | $84,530 | $14,561 |
| 2017 | 87 | 444 | 71 | 0.93 | $82,549 | $14,372 |
| 2016 | 73 | 266 | 70 | 0.94 | $59,437 | $9,228 |
| 2015 | 51 | 435 | 71 | 1.17 | $48,161 | $8,174 |
| 2014 | 84 | 547 | 71 | 0.98 | $81,700 | $13,360 |
| 2013 | 95 | 371 | 73 | 0.95 | $93,959 | $18,158 |
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) | 11 | $816 | $68 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 14 | $628 | $45 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 13 | $254 | $20 |
2021: 4 services
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 13 | $1,629 | $125 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 20 | $895 | $45 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 20 | $405 | $20 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 12 | $231 | $19 |
2020: 2 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 11 | $1,606 | $146 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 11 | $246 | $20 |
2019: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $698 | $47 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 11 | $504 | $42 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 16 | $81 | None |
2018: 6 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 31 | $1,733 | $48 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 20 | $1,227 | $47 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 18 | $1,068 | $59 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 15 | $500 | $33 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 15 | $294 | $20 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 21 | $112 | None |
2017: 6 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 21 | $1,613 | $47 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 24 | $1,292 | $48 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 14 | $761 | $54 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 14 | $576 | $41 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 14 | $273 | $20 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 17 | $81 | None |
2016: 6 services
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 16 | $2,009 | $118 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 28 | $1,423 | $44 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 12 | $682 | $57 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 19 | $653 | $33 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 12 | $629 | $37 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 20 | $408 | $19 |
2015: 3 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 14 | $1,052 | $42 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $764 | $40 |
| Short return visit | 11 | $308 | $28 |
2014: 6 services
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 23 | $1,682 | $48 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 29 | $1,671 | $48 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 11 | $615 | $56 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 15 | $602 | $40 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 15 | $290 | $19 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 19 | $50 | None |
2013: 4 services
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 38 | $6,399 | None |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 49 | $5,522 | $40 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 33 | $2,471 | $56 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,150 | $77 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$306
Pharmacies billed $306 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 74% of their Part D prescriptions (28 of 38) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to compare fairly with other clinicians.
38 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $306 in drug cost.
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.
| Oxycodone | 13 | $93 | $6 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 38 | 29 | 74% (28) | 0% | $306 |
| 2023 | 58 | 41 | 86% (50) | 0% | $251 |
| 2022 | 58 | 39 | 95% (55) | 0% | $388 |
| 2021 | 70 | 47 | 84% (59) | 0% | $519 |
| 2020 | 73 | 48 | 77% (56) | None | $892 |
| 2019 | 56 | 39 | 82% (46) | 0% | $500 |
| 2018 | 82 | 51 | 89% (73) | None | $635 |
| 2017 | 81 | 52 | 90% (73) | None | $824 |
| 2016 | 102 | 62 | 84% (86) | None | $1,592 |
| 2015 | 42 | 24 | 91% (38) | None | $740 |
| 2014 | 39 | 33 | 87% (34) | None | $470 |
| 2013 | 43 | 28 | 67% (29) | 0% | $406 |
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
| Oxycodone | 19 | $96 | $5 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 14 | $75 | $5 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone | 27 | $197 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 25 | $164 | $7 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone | 36 | $262 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $63 | $4 |
2020: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone | 22 | $161 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 25 | $110 | $4 |
2019: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone | 19 | $161 | $8 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $70 | $4 |
2018: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone | 37 | $355 | $10 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 26 | $130 | $5 |
2017: 3 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 24 | $353 | $15 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 29 | $177 | $6 |
| Oxycodone | 15 | $174 | $12 |
2016: 3 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 31 | $783 | $25 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 33 | $351 | $11 |
| Oxycodone | 17 | $259 | $15 |
2015: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $379 | $25 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $119 | $8 |
2014: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 25 | $217 | $9 |
2013: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 25 | $246 | $10 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1124140124
- Licence
- CA PA19441
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant (363A00000X); Federal specialty code 2255A2300X (2255A2300X)
- Mailing address
- 1921 Rock St Apt 6, Mountain View, CA, 94043
- NPI first listed
- 2007-04-03
- NPI last updated
- 2007-11-21
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.