Paraag R Bhatt, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Aurora
- 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
- 13
Offices
13 locations · Orthopedic Centers of Colorado LLC · Diversified Radiology of Colorado Inc · Spectrum Medical Imaging LLC · Musc Community Physicians · Radiology Ltd LLC · M and B Imaging, PC · Pro Radiology LLC
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Hospitals listed: HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge · Intermountain Health St James Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A159894 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2026-12-31 · University of Colorado School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
- HCA HealthONE Mountain RidgeThornton, COAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 52% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.253, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- St James HospitalButte, MTAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Intermountain Healthcare, which runs 33 hospitals in 4 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.253 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0 to 2.1) · 218 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.47 to 1.34) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 35 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.1 · 47 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 87 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.3 · 105 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13.9 · 114 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 1,447 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,559 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.47) · 1,578 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.52 (1.05 to 5.99) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0 to 3.39) · 61 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.18 (0.5 to 3.86) · 283 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.5 (0 to 18.2) · 67 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.01 (1.72 to 10.29) · 65 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 58 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.33 (0 to 1.31) · 1,238 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.665 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.912 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22 · 277 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 11 · 97 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -52.3 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 314 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.2 · 111 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.6 to 17.4) · 52 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (570 patients answered, 12% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 1 |
| Discharge information | 1 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 1 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 69% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 78% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 76% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 61% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 74% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 56% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 64% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 63% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 67% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 77% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 50% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 52% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 36% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 79% |
See every measure and the patient survey for St James Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 3 worse of 9 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 | 1.23 (0.19 to 2.27) · 302 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.16 (0.73 to 1.59) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 78 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.3 · 147 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.2 · 51 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 662 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,690 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.04 to 0.47) · 1,691 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.89 (0.49 to 5.29) · 408 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0 to 3.26) · 118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.16 (0.49 to 3.83) · 396 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.49 (1.08 to 19.9) · 114 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.8 (1.59 to 10.01) · 106 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.7 (0.2 to 3.21) · 130 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.16 (0.16 to 2.15) · 1,467 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.916 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 121 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -5.5 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.9 · 104 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.7 · 170 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.4 to 7.6) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.3 (7.1 to 14.4) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 33 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.9) · 420 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) · 107 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (438 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 64% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 77% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 64% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$33,046
Medicare paid this office $33,046 for 507 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 83 | $5,239 | $60 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 180 | $5,219 | $26 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 80 | $4,975 | $59 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 108 | $3,800 | $31 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 91 | $2,899 | $32 |
See all 10 services
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 83 | $5,239 | $60 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 180 | $5,219 | $26 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 80 | $4,975 | $59 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 108 | $3,800 | $31 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 91 | $2,899 | $32 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 53 | $2,679 | $50 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 21 | $1,502 | $72 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 11 | $653 | $54 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 23 | $576 | $25 |
| X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | 19 | $214 | $11 |
Who their Medicare patients are
507 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 12% · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 29% · Health risk score 1.74. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Depression 34% · Coronary heart disease 33% · Diabetes 32% · Chronic kidney disease 32% · Heart failure 23% · COPD 23% · Atrial fibrillation 22% · Stroke 19% · Dementia 18% · Cancer 14%.
The office billed $290,076, Medicare allowed $45,087 and paid $33,046; for 827 services of 33 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 | 507 | 827 | 73 | 1.74 | $290,076 | $33,046 |
| 2023 | 576 | 1,789 | 74 | 1.77 | $367,026 | $42,854 |
| 2022 | 494 | 4,202 | 73 | 1.59 | $349,347 | $42,217 |
| 2021 | 307 | 569 | 75 | 1.71 | $171,561 | $22,272 |
| 2020 | 76 | 122 | 78 | 2.14 | $45,595 | $5,674 |
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: 11 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 214 | $6,814 | $30 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 91 | $6,172 | $63 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 94 | $6,122 | $61 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 106 | $3,629 | $33 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 82 | $3,080 | $33 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 52 | $2,870 | $55 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 23 | $2,029 | $81 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 20 | $1,727 | $56 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 18 | $1,687 | $89 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 45 | $1,387 | $31 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 11 | $490 | $45 |
2022: 13 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 199 | $6,307 | $30 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 72 | $4,617 | $64 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 73 | $4,507 | $62 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 88 | $2,891 | $32 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 11 | $2,233 | $118 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 14 | $2,090 | $77 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 14 | $2,005 | $77 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 56 | $1,838 | $31 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 33 | $1,713 | $52 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 15 | $1,221 | $81 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 11 | $1,092 | $52 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 13 | $692 | $53 |
| Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml | 15 | $135 | $0 |
2021: 11 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 140 | $4,685 | $33 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 33 | $2,084 | $63 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 33 | $2,046 | $62 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 53 | $2,044 | $39 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 28 | $1,524 | $54 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 15 | $1,372 | $91 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 20 | $1,164 | $58 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | 11 | $974 | $89 |
| Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | 20 | $751 | $38 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 18 | $590 | $33 |
| Ct scan of middle spine without contrast | 14 | $557 | $40 |
2020: 2 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 64 | $2,437 | $38 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 26 | $1,237 | $48 |
Medicaid work
$55,326 in 2024
Medicaid paid $55,326 for 1,249 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 65 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.
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 514 | $15,953 |
| Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | 227 | $14,538 |
| CT ANGIOGRAPHY NECK | 225 | $14,326 |
| CT CERVICAL SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 234 | $8,128 |
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 30 | $1,845 |
| CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 19 | $536 |
| 2024 | 1,249 | 6 | 65 | $55,326 |
| 2023 | 1,555 | 6 | 65 | $66,764 |
| 2022 | 1,109 | 5 | 64 | $46,416 |
| 2021 | 276 | 2 | 46 | $7,381 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 646 | $20,950 |
| CT ANGIOGRAPHY NECK | 242 | $15,352 |
| Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | 239 | $15,256 |
| CT CERVICAL SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 312 | $10,904 |
| CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 101 | $3,524 |
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 15 | $779 |
2022
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 540 | $17,689 |
| Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | 154 | $9,883 |
| CT ANGIOGRAPHY NECK | 154 | $9,818 |
| CT CERVICAL SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 219 | $7,407 |
| CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 42 | $1,619 |
2021
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 233 | $6,307 |
| CT CERVICAL SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 43 | $1,074 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 83.8 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1134549462
- Licence
- CA A159894California A159894: Current · expires 2026-12-31
- Trained
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, 2014
- Group
- Orthopedic Centers of Colorado LLC · Diversified Radiology of Colorado Inc · Spectrum Medical Imaging LLC · Musc Community Physicians · Radiology Ltd LLC · M and B Imaging, PC · Pro Radiology LLC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2014-04-25
- NPI last updated
- 2020-07-01
- NPI record certified
- 2020-07-01
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94304 · 101 W 8th Ave, Spokane, WA, 99204