Veronica Orr, MD
Anesthesiology · Edmonds
- 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
Hospitals listed: Multicare Capital Medical Center · Providence St Peter Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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 itOverall 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 itOverall 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.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0 to 1.93) · 527 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.29 (0.89 to 1.68) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 176.15 (112.9 to 239.4) · 26 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.4 · 101 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 225 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.4 · 245 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.4 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 1,465 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.02 to 0.46) · 2,716 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.45) · 2,634 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.91 (0.66 to 5.16) · 730 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 351 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.95 (0.37 to 3.54) · 701 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 16.64 (8.61 to 24.66) · 359 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.6 (1.76 to 9.45) · 341 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.7 (0.2 to 3.21) · 121 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.08 (0.12 to 2.04) · 1,806 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.4 · 27 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.896 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.684 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.885 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.6 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 23.7 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 25 · 240 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -3 · 244 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 356 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 28 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.4 to 17) · 52 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (1 to 1.6) · 383 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (934 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 44% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 51% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
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.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.36 (1.11 to 1.61) | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.46 (0.92 to 2.01) · 7,345 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.796 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.494 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.58 to 2.36) · 1,673 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 189.32 (153.02 to 225.63) · 154 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.2 · 106 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 115 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.2 · 408 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.8 · 591 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 17.4 · 384 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 489 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4 · 5,417 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 8,728 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0.14 to 0.5) · 8,914 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.98 (1.27 to 4.68) · 3,000 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.39 (1.08 to 3.69) · 1,421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.93 (0.67 to 3.18) · 2,827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.64 (7.09 to 16.19) · 1,423 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.39 (3.33 to 9.44) · 1,391 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.43 (1.01 to 3.86) · 578 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 92 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.776 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.576 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.418 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.739 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.6 · 713 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 1,010 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 27.5 · 424 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 23.2 · 633 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -10.5 · 368 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.4 · 628 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.3 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 222 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.5 (10.1 to 17.9) · 266 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.4) · 893 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (446 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| 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 | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 51% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
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.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 45 | $5,040 | $112 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 18 | $2,329 | $129 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | 35 | – | – | – |
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
| 2024 | 204 | 246 | 76 | 1.57 | $393,675 | $42,720 |
| 2023 | 199 | 248 | 76 | 1.88 | $394,243 | $43,736 |
| 2022 | 193 | 239 | 78 | 1.35 | $354,000 | $38,838 |
| 2021 | 199 | 261 | 73 | 1.82 | $442,816 | $48,728 |
| 2020 | 77 | 94 | 71 | 1.95 | $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
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 20 | $2,352 | $118 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 13 | $1,381 | $106 |
2022: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 48 | $5,610 | $112 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 15 | $408 | $27 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 11 | $2,625 | $239 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 16 | $2,158 | $135 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 33 | $1,371 | $39 |
2020: 1 service
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 14 | $600 | $40 |
Money from drug and device companies
$143 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $143 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | None | $135 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $24 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Avanos Medical | On-Q Pump and Accessories | $143 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Avanos Medical | Meals · 2025-11-20 | On-Q Pump and Accessories | $143 |
See earlier years (2024, 2022)
2024: $135
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $102 | 1 payment
|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $33 | 1 payment
|
2022: $24
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | None | $24 | 1 payment
|
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.