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Braden Iveson, PA

Physician Assistant · Stanford

NPI 1134522394

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1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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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.

  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$18,226

Medicare paid this office $18,226 for 248 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)102$5,683$54
Short return visit (20+ min)47$3,815$81
New patient visit (30+ min)22$2,048$93
New patient visit (30+ min)31$1,739$56
Return visit (30+ min)21$1,559$74

Who their Medicare patients are

248 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 11% · 85 and older 17% · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 1.21. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 60% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Diabetes 21% · Depression 19% · Chronic kidney disease 18% · Cancer 16% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Heart failure 11% · COPD 9% · Dementia 9% · Stroke 8%.

The office billed $73,968, Medicare allowed $23,504 and paid $18,226; for 263 services of 11 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

Original Medicare by year
2024248263741.21$73,968$18,226
2023102105601.94$81,920$10,580
2022119134591.75$91,908$13,446
20218296541.50$61,708$9,015
2020122134581.92$85,816$12,108
2019154163561.85$101,214$13,295
2018148172562.61$64,881$11,988
20176264582.41$29,868$4,958
20165154642.18$34,163$3,826
2015172188661.98$121,670$16,097

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: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making52$6,011$116
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making44$3,678$82

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making68$8,986$130
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making35$2,968$85

2021: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making33$4,582$135
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making22$1,820$83
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making18$674$37

2020: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making61$7,698$126
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making28$2,355$81
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making25$1,127$45

2019: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making48$5,651$115
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making61$4,859$78
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making31$1,262$41

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making42$4,972$116
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making57$4,564$79
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making34$1,369$39
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only24$135$6

2017: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making28$3,122$112
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making13$940$72
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making17$619$36

2016: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making22$2,329$106
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making16$945$59
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making11$411$37

2015: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making89$10,097$112
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making53$4,090$77
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making18$736$41

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,881

Pharmacies billed $2,881 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

111 generic and 28 brand-name prescriptions · $2,881 in drug cost · 54 antibiotic prescriptions to 47 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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Paxlovid15$1,429$95
Azithromycin11$84$8
Cephalexin14$75$5

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024139101None20%$2,881
202311677NoneNone$1,442
202212186NoneNone$2,502
202111189NoneNone$1,905
202011086NoneNone$2,321
2019177131None6%$2,621
20181821267% (12)None$1,841
201717912017% (30)None$2,931
20161359322% (30)None$1,152
20151569322% (34)None$1,895
201413NoneNone0%$160

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Cefuroxime12$296$25
Ondansetron Odt12$78$6
Ibuprofen14$49$4
Prednisone12$22$2

2022: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Cefuroxime11$233$21

2021: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Cefuroxime11$247$22
Ibuprofen14$61$4
Cephalexin12$31$3

2020: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Cephalexin13$54$4
Ibuprofen13$46$4
Prednisone11$29$3

2019: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Cephalexin25$112$4
Ibuprofen25$102$4
Prednisone13$31$2

2018: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Cephalexin19$86$5
Ondansetron Odt12$65$5
Ibuprofen15$61$4
Naproxen14$46$3
Prednisone14$37$3

2017: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Cephalexin15$81$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24$73$3
Ibuprofen12$44$4
Naproxen13$40$3

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27$130$5
Ibuprofen15$61$4

2015: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31$123$4
Ibuprofen19$70$4

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
96.3 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1134522394
Licence
MI 5601007201
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X); Physician assistant, medical (363AM0700X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2014-10-02
NPI last updated
2025-12-18
NPI record certified
2025-12-18

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

Extra NPI addresses: 1215 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI, 48912