Amit R Saxena, MD
Anesthesiology · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 15 years
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2011
Offices
3 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Saxena’s office at (650) 723-4000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A122398 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2012 · expires 2028-01-31 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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 itOverall 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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$30,502
Medicare paid this office $30,502 for 102 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 31 | $9,461 | $305 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 17 | $5,534 | $307 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on external middle and inner ear | 12 | $4,126 | $344 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | – |
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
102 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 60% · Also on Medicaid 18% · Health risk score 1.11. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Diabetes 28% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Depression 23% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Atrial fibrillation 17% · Heart failure 12%.
The office billed $252,146, Medicare allowed $38,701 and paid $30,502; for 109 services of 25 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 | 102 | 109 | 72 | 1.11 | $252,146 | $30,502 |
| 2023 | 172 | 191 | 71 | 1.42 | $428,180 | $55,983 |
| 2022 | 117 | 146 | 72 | 1.21 | $363,387 | $42,507 |
| 2021 | 143 | 163 | 71 | 1.48 | $397,466 | $39,175 |
| 2020 | 137 | 156 | 72 | 1.43 | $368,834 | $36,998 |
| 2019 | 135 | 161 | 70 | 1.75 | $368,918 | $37,455 |
| 2018 | 195 | 251 | 71 | 2.06 | $521,045 | $53,336 |
| 2017 | 196 | 234 | 71 | 1.52 | $461,991 | $53,303 |
| 2016 | 182 | 241 | 70 | 1.62 | $441,658 | $50,929 |
| 2015 | 82 | 111 | 70 | 1.93 | $185,114 | $24,680 |
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: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 45 | $15,308 | $340 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on external middle and inner ear | 16 | $5,718 | $357 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 16 | $5,095 | $318 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 11 | $2,726 | $248 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 16 | $664 | $39 |
2022: 4 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 41 | $16,402 | $357 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on external middle and inner ear | 13 | $4,317 | $332 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 12 | $3,644 | $304 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 19 | $742 | $39 |
2021: 4 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 65 | $18,021 | $269 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 18 | $4,431 | $233 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 19 | $3,694 | $194 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | $676 | $40 |
2020: 4 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 59 | $14,328 | $243 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 13 | $4,323 | $333 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 11 | $2,915 | $265 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 19 | $765 | $40 |
2019: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 45 | $14,741 | $320 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 13 | $2,831 | $218 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 21 | $834 | $40 |
2018: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 63 | $16,381 | $260 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 17 | $4,951 | $291 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on external middle and inner ear | 11 | $3,521 | $320 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 11 | $2,977 | $271 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 31 | $1,200 | $39 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 17 | $257 | $13 |
2017: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 64 | $16,385 | $256 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on external middle and inner ear | 20 | $5,914 | $296 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 19 | $4,920 | $259 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 16 | $4,893 | $288 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 21 | $982 | $45 |
| Anesthesia for electroshock therapy | 13 | $783 | $49 |
2016: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 59 | $17,399 | $290 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on external middle and inner ear | 20 | $5,978 | $299 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 18 | $4,054 | $225 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 13 | $3,570 | $238 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 30 | $1,338 | $45 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 11 | $154 | $13 |
2015: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on neck area (1 year or older) | 23 | $8,165 | $340 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $851 | $45 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their 19 Part D prescriptions in 2023. Too few prescriptions to judge: with under about 50 a year, a handful of patients can swing this share.
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Money from drug and device companies
$134 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare | Obstructive Sleep Apnea Device Or Hospital Respiratory Equipment | $134 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare | Meals · 2019-02-25 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea Device Or Hospital Respiratory Equipment | $134 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1164719563
- Licence
- CA A122398California A122398: Current · expires 2028-01-31
- Trained
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2011 · 15 years ago
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Room H3580, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2011-07-06
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-10
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-10
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.