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Veronica Orr, MD

Anesthesiology · Edmonds

NPI 1174986897

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
2
Since medical school
10 years
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2016

Offices

2 locations · Pacific Anesthesia PC · Capital Medical Center Specialty Physicians LLC

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Multicare Capital Medical Center · Providence St Peter Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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California Medical Board record

Licence A150986 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2017 · expires 2027-05-31 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology

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.

  • Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Multicare Health System, which runs 11 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Providence, which runs 54 hospitals in 7 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 76% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.36 (1.11 to 1.61), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.46 (0.92 to 2.01) · 7,345 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.796, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.494, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Capital Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 3 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Capital Medical Center
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.91 (0 to 1.93) · 527 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.29 (0.89 to 1.68)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths176.15 (112.9 to 239.4) · 26 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 54 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.4 · 101 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12.7 · 225 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.4 · 245 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.4 · 84 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.6 · 1,465 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.02 to 0.46) · 2,716 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.04 to 0.45) · 2,634 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.91 (0.66 to 5.16) · 730 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 351 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.95 (0.37 to 3.54) · 701 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths16.64 (8.61 to 24.66) · 359 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.6 (1.76 to 9.45) · 341 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.7 (0.2 to 3.21) · 121 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.08 (0.12 to 2.04) · 1,806 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.4 · 27 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.896No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.684No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.885No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.6 · 295 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits23.7 · 93 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits25 · 240 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-3 · 244 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 356 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 28 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 17) · 52 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (1 to 1.6) · 383 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (934 patients answered, 23% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Capital Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Capital Medical Center
Room was "always" clean73%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)71%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night44%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital73%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects51%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms87%
See every measure and the patient survey for Providence St Peter Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Providence St Peter Hospital
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.36 (1.11 to 1.61)WorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.46 (0.92 to 2.01) · 7,345 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.796WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.494BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.47 (0.58 to 2.36) · 1,673 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths189.32 (153.02 to 225.63) · 154 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.2 · 106 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 115 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths13.2 · 408 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.8 · 591 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths17.4 · 384 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.9 · 489 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4 · 5,417 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 8,728 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0.14 to 0.5) · 8,914 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.98 (1.27 to 4.68) · 3,000 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.39 (1.08 to 3.69) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.93 (0.67 to 3.18) · 2,827 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.64 (7.09 to 16.19) · 1,423 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.39 (3.33 to 9.44) · 1,391 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.43 (1.01 to 3.86) · 578 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.8 · 92 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.776No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.576No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.418No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.739No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.6 · 713 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.9 · 1,010 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits27.5 · 424 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits23.2 · 633 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-10.5 · 368 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.4 · 628 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6 · 93 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits12.3 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.2 · 222 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.5 (10.1 to 17.9) · 266 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.9 to 1.4) · 893 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (446 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Providence St Peter Hospital
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Providence St Peter Hospital
Room was "always" clean73%
Nurses "always" communicated well77%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained62%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)69%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital76%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects49%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$42,720

Medicare paid this office $42,720 for 204 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for lens surgery45$5,040$112
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope18$2,329$129

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure20202021202220232024
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin1535–––

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

204 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 10% · Health risk score 1.57. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 38% · Chronic kidney disease 36% · Coronary heart disease 29% · Atrial fibrillation 29% · Heart failure 27% · Cancer 25% · Depression 19% · COPD 15% · Stroke 11% · Dementia 7%.

The office billed $393,675, Medicare allowed $53,944 and paid $42,720; for 246 services of 70 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
2024204246761.57$393,675$42,720
2023199248761.88$394,243$43,736
2022193239781.35$354,000$38,838
2021199261731.82$442,816$48,728
20207794711.95$168,076$21,486

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
Anesthesia for lens surgery20$2,352$118
Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body13$1,381$106

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for lens surgery48$5,610$112
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement15$408$27

2021: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back11$2,625$239
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope16$2,158$135
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin33$1,371$39

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin14$600$40

Money from drug and device companies

$143 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$143
202422None$135
202211None$24

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Avanos MedicalOn-Q Pump and Accessories$143
1 payment
  • Meals for On-Q Pump and Accessories · 2025-11-20 · $143
See the published payment
Every published payment
Avanos MedicalMeals · 2025-11-20On-Q Pump and Accessories$143
See earlier years (2024, 2022)

2024: $135

Payments by company in 2024
Pacira PharmaceuticalsExparel$102
1 payment
  • Meals for Exparel · 2024-07-10 · $102
Merck Sharp & DohmeBridion$33
1 payment
  • Meals for Bridion · 2024-04-11 · $33

2022: $24

Payments by company in 2022
Merck Sharp & DohmeNone$24
1 payment
  • Meals · 2022-10-12 · $24

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
1174986897
Licence
CA A150986California A150986: Current · expires 2027-05-31
Trained
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2016 · 10 years ago
Group
Pacific Anesthesia PC · Capital Medical Center Specialty Physicians LLC
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2016-03-30
NPI last updated
2026-07-09
NPI record certified
2026-07-09

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