Brian K Taussig, PA
Physician Assistant · Belmont
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 2
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 13 years
- Graduated 2013
Offices
3 locations · Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
Hospitals listed: Sequoia Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
2 plans · 2 carriers
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2 of 2 plans
| Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
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.
- Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, 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 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Sequoia Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.58 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.5 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,231 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 332 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.702 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.853 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -27.1 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.3 · 304 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.6 · 178 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.3 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 29 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 713 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 78% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$5,227
Medicare paid this office $5,227 for 49 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | 11 | $872 | $79 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Colonoscopy | 1-10 | None |
| Hernia repair - groin (open) | 18 | More than 95% of doctors who do this |
| Hernia repair (minimally invasive) | 1-10 | None |
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 1-10 | None |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | – | 12 | – | – | 11 | 11 |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
49 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · Women 53% · Health risk score 1.08. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 39% · Atrial fibrillation 29% · Cancer 22%.
The office billed $36,139, Medicare allowed $6,553 and paid $5,227; for 53 services of 21 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 | 49 | 53 | 78 | 1.08 | $36,139 | $5,227 |
| 2023 | 24 | 26 | 76 | 0.94 | $15,790 | $2,224 |
| 2022 | 30 | 43 | 80 | 1.15 | $25,424 | $3,850 |
| 2021 | 46 | 69 | 76 | 0.95 | $31,931 | $5,197 |
| 2020 | 40 | 53 | 75 | 1.21 | $28,522 | $4,646 |
| 2019 | 88 | 113 | 69 | 1.40 | $47,026 | $7,500 |
| 2018 | 137 | 181 | 63 | 1.32 | $66,444 | $11,248 |
| 2017 | 137 | 177 | 65 | 1.27 | $66,537 | $11,567 |
| 2016 | 168 | 217 | 65 | 1.33 | $69,203 | $13,137 |
| 2015 | 134 | 157 | 63 | 1.32 | $51,221 | $9,712 |
| 2014 | 124 | 147 | 62 | 1.18 | $53,108 | $9,869 |
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
| Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | 11 | $884 | $80 |
2020: 1 service
| Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | 12 | $902 | $75 |
2019: 3 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 33 | $2,324 | $70 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 14 | $1,449 | $103 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 24 | $901 | $38 |
2018: 3 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 68 | $4,757 | $69 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 22 | $2,823 | $123 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 43 | $1,895 | $41 |
2017: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 72 | $6,002 | $80 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 18 | $2,065 | $115 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 45 | $1,667 | $34 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 11 | $69 | $6 |
2016: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 62 | $5,502 | $85 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 88 | $4,141 | $45 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 13 | $1,522 | $117 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 16 | $104 | $6 |
2015: 2 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 47 | $3,904 | $83 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 79 | $3,592 | $45 |
2014: 3 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 42 | $3,595 | $86 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 63 | $2,886 | $45 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 12 | $1,511 | $126 |
Medicaid work
$4,992 in 2019
Medicaid paid $4,992 for 133 billed services this clinician did in 2019, up to 22 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.
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 77 | $3,563 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 56 | $1,428 |
| 2019 | 133 | 2 | 22 | $4,992 |
| 2018 | 343 | 2 | 36 | $12,162 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2018
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 166 | $7,658 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 177 | $4,504 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$219
Pharmacies billed $219 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
27 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $219 in drug cost · 14 antibiotic prescriptions.
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.
Year by year
| 2024 | 28 | 19 | None | None | $219 |
| 2023 | 22 | 18 | 50% (11) | 0% | $122 |
| 2022 | 21 | 15 | None | 0% | $108 |
| 2021 | 17 | 11 | None | None | $669 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 | None | 0% | $199 |
| 2019 | 112 | 78 | 38% (42) | None | $2,397 |
| 2018 | 144 | 99 | 26% (37) | 10% | $2,790 |
| 2017 | 93 | 65 | 22% (20) | None | $1,750 |
| 2016 | 127 | 87 | 25% (32) | None | $1,668 |
| 2015 | 135 | 87 | 27% (37) | None | $1,545 |
| 2014 | 157 | 112 | 34% (53) | None | $1,890 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2019: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 37 | $228 | $6 |
| Cephalexin | 13 | $104 | $8 |
| Ibuprofen | 13 | $59 | $5 |
2018: 4 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 28 | $133 | $5 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $94 | $7 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | 11 | $68 | $6 |
| Ibuprofen | 16 | $60 | $4 |
2017: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $48 | $4 |
| Ibuprofen | 13 | $47 | $4 |
2016: 4 drugs
| Ibuprofen | 27 | $109 | $4 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $99 | $6 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $87 | $7 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 12 | $68 | $6 |
2015: 3 drugs
| Ibuprofen | 24 | $130 | $5 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $86 | $6 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 15 | $75 | $5 |
2014: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 35 | $192 | $5 |
| Ibuprofen | 22 | $88 | $4 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 12 | $47 | $4 |
Money from drug and device companies
$67 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | None | $67 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $38 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Solventum | Prevena | $67 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| Solventum | Meals · 2025-09-15 | Prevena | $40 |
| Solventum | Meals · 2025-04-08 | Prevena | $27 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $38
| Solventum | Prevena | $38 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1154759231
- Licence
- CA PA23198
- Group
- Dignity Health Medical Foundation · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant, surgical (363AS0400X); Physician assistant (363A00000X); Physician assistant, medical (363AM0700X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2013-10-28
- NPI last updated
- 2023-03-07
- NPI record certified
- 2020-06-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 2340 Clay St Fl 2, San Francisco, CA, 94115