Oren Erlichman, MD
Anesthesiology · Clovis
- 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
- 7
Offices
7 locations · Community Health Partners · Cypress Coast Anesthesia Medical Group Inc · Monterey Anesthesia Professionals · Cep America - Anesthesia PC
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Hospitals listed: Natividad Medical Center · Salinas Valley Health Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A103025 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2027-12-31 · New York University 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.
- Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Natividad Medical CenterPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.316, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare SystemPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.247, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Natividad Medical Center
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, 6 the same, 0 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 | 0.316 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0 to 2.04) · 332 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.18 (0.76 to 1.6) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 165.77 (109.76 to 221.78) · 28 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 47 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 18.4 · 110 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.5 · 34 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.4 · 609 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.03 to 0.48) · 2,445 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 2,213 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.36 (2.03 to 6.7) · 564 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.64 (0 to 3.36) · 79 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.08 (0.44 to 3.71) · 555 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.67 (1.19 to 20.15) · 87 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.92 (0.71 to 9.12) · 79 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.73 (0.21 to 3.24) · 81 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.12 to 2.02) · 1,742 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.462 | 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 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 8.4 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -7.3 · 121 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.9) · 162 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) · 72 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (966 patients answered, 55% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 37% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Salinas Valley Health Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 10 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 | 0.247 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.32 (0.34 to 2.3) · 1,159 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0.68 to 1.29) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 198.42 (143.23 to 253.6) · 62 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.7 · 112 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.9 · 160 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 203 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.7 · 573 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 536 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 239 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 2,377 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.37) · 7,593 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.05 to 0.43) · 7,999 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.97 (1.83 to 6.1) · 1,428 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.7 (0.16 to 3.24) · 456 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.31 (0.87 to 3.76) · 1,325 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.78 (3.73 to 15.83) · 461 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.23 (1.52 to 8.95) · 453 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0.17 to 3.13) · 279 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.48 (0 to 1.11) · 6,011 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.487 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.082 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.432 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.373 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.5 · 197 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.2 · 491 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.2 · 224 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 8 · 660 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -0.3 · 569 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 485 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.9 (4.2 to 8.4) · 244 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11 (8.4 to 14.3) · 244 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 86 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.4 (9.9 to 17.9) · 197 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 489 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,383 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 79% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 66% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 78% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 53% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$24,098
Medicare paid this office $24,098 for 125 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $1,538 | $118 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 11 | $505 | $46 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 11 | $381 | $35 |
Who their Medicare patients are
125 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 16% · 85 and older 10% · Women 40% · Also on Medicaid 50% · Health risk score 1.76. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 46% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Depression 31% · Heart failure 24% · Atrial fibrillation 19% · COPD 18% · Cancer 14% · Stroke 11% · Dementia 10%.
The office billed $232,190, Medicare allowed $30,196 and paid $24,098; for 158 services of 50 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 | 125 | 158 | 72 | 1.76 | $232,190 | $24,098 |
| 2023 | 91 | 113 | 71 | 1.98 | $150,000 | $16,972 |
| 2022 | 47 | 65 | 71 | 1.88 | $92,128 | $10,272 |
| 2021 | 26 | 33 | 70 | 1.43 | $48,750 | $5,230 |
| 2019 | 58 | 71 | 75 | 1.75 | $64,579 | $11,078 |
| 2017 | 74 | 83 | 69 | 1.35 | $95,975 | $15,229 |
| 2016 | 100 | 108 | 72 | 1.29 | $160,331 | $19,650 |
| 2015 | 254 | 278 | 73 | 2.12 | $559,702 | $37,722 |
| 2014 | 244 | 260 | 73 | 1.92 | $493,071 | $36,513 |
| 2013 | 214 | 229 | 73 | 1.92 | $429,618 | $29,165 |
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: 1 service
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 16 | $1,880 | $118 |
2019: 1 service
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $1,864 | $124 |
2017: 1 service
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 20 | $2,812 | $141 |
2016: 1 service
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 11 | $1,331 | $121 |
2015: 7 services
| Anesthesia for insertion of penile prosthesis | 37 | $4,679 | $126 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 14 | $3,688 | $263 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 29 | $2,649 | $91 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 22 | $1,938 | $88 |
| Anesthesia for removal of prostate including use of an endoscope | 12 | $1,452 | $121 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 11 | $1,433 | $130 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 14 | $1,102 | $79 |
2014: 7 services
| Anesthesia for insertion of penile prosthesis | 43 | $5,632 | $131 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 35 | $3,335 | $88 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 11 | $2,895 | $263 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 29 | $2,872 | $96 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 11 | $1,062 | $97 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 11 | $995 | $90 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 11 | $934 | $85 |
2013: 5 services
| Anesthesia for insertion of penile prosthesis | 33 | $4,842 | $147 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 39 | $3,017 | $77 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 12 | $2,445 | $204 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 17 | $1,458 | $86 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 12 | $1,047 | $87 |
Medicaid work
$18,004 in 2023
Medicaid paid $18,004 for 122 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 23 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.
| Service | 69 | $12,128 |
| Service | 39 | $4,778 |
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 14 | $1,099 |
| 2023 | 122 | 3 | 23 | $18,004 |
Money from drug and device companies
$29 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $29 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | None | $45 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $29 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2025-01-30 | Bridion | $29 |
See earlier years (2023)
2023: $45
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $45 | 2 payments
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 84.0 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1154513125
- Licence
- CA A103025California A103025: Current · expires 2027-12-31
- Trained
- New York University School of Medicine, 2006
- Group
- Community Health Partners · Cypress Coast Anesthesia Medical Group Inc · Monterey Anesthesia Professionals · Cep America - Anesthesia PC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 255228, Sacramento, CA, 95865
- NPI first listed
- 2007-08-14
- NPI last updated
- 2026-05-06
- NPI record certified
- 2026-05-06
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.