Anthony James Carden, MD
General Surgery · Ventura
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 16 years
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2010
Offices
1 location · County of Ventura · 340 clinicians in this group
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Plan participation
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California Medical Board record
Licence A119436 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2027-03-31 · University of Southern California Keck 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 Surgery - Surgery
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.
- Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Ventura County Health Care AgencyPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Ventura County Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 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.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.22 (0.18 to 2.26) · 473 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0.52 to 1.37) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8 · 52 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.4 · 150 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.8 · 65 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 1,135 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 3,094 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 3,000 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.37 (2.03 to 6.71) · 574 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 3.27 (1.63 to 4.91) · 546 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.19 to 3.18) · 173 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0 to 1.18) · 2,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.9 · 77 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.179 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.244 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.535 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.252 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.6 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 13 · 105 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 37.5 · 152 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.7 · 160 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.3 (4.4 to 9.1) · 108 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.6 (7.7 to 14.4) · 108 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 85 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 18.4) · 147 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 60 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (983 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| 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 | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 51% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$49,617
Medicare paid this office $49,617 for 98 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 16 | $4,082 | $170 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 25 | $3,894 | $95 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 25 | $3,002 | $120 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 26 | $1,723 | $64 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,692 | $70 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Colonoscopy | 1-10 | None |
| Hernia repair (minimally invasive) | 1-10 | None |
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
98 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 17% · 85 and older 12% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 55% · Health risk score 1.73. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 41% · Diabetes 34% · Chronic kidney disease 32% · Coronary heart disease 28% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · Heart failure 22% · COPD 22% · Cancer 21% · Dementia 16% · Stroke 13%.
The office billed $195,901, Medicare allowed $63,359 and paid $49,617; for 243 services of 36 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 | 98 | 243 | 73 | 1.73 | $195,901 | $49,617 |
| 2023 | 90 | 200 | 73 | 1.59 | $157,196 | $41,906 |
| 2022 | 127 | 266 | 72 | 1.60 | $225,837 | $44,127 |
| 2021 | 156 | 277 | 72 | 1.62 | $379,911 | $40,456 |
| 2020 | 124 | 214 | 68 | 1.74 | $263,170 | $30,018 |
| 2019 | 150 | 289 | 69 | 1.73 | $425,422 | $41,253 |
| 2018 | 52 | 98 | 68 | 1.82 | $115,166 | $12,329 |
| 2015 | 68 | 585 | 82 | 2.96 | $90,357 | $33,783 |
| 2014 | 138 | 1,067 | 81 | 3.05 | $166,411 | $77,185 |
| 2013 | 151 | 711 | 78 | 2.85 | $104,426 | $57,678 |
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: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 38 | $5,796 | $98 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 28 | $4,099 | $141 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 14 | $2,437 | $174 |
2022: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 53 | $8,773 | $85 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 42 | $6,933 | $165 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 20 | $3,591 | $180 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $1,023 | $79 |
| Short return visit | 17 | $876 | $42 |
2021: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 67 | $9,113 | $85 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 52 | $8,841 | $170 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 12 | $1,317 | $110 |
| Short return visit | 16 | $744 | $30 |
2020: 5 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 33 | $5,783 | $175 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 31 | $4,910 | $89 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 17 | $1,428 | $62 |
| Short return visit | 15 | $577 | $34 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $467 | $42 |
2019: 3 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 63 | $7,077 | $112 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 65 | $6,923 | $60 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 18 | $2,240 | $124 |
2018: 2 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 24 | $3,085 | $114 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 29 | $2,989 | $61 |
2015: 4 services
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 30 minutes | 45 | $11,475 | $73 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day 20 minutes or more | 47 | $10,988 | $56 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 33 | $4,322 | $50 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 35 minutes | 29 | $3,081 | $106 |
2014: 13 services
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 30 minutes | 54 | $18,878 | $74 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 35 | $9,163 | $95 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day at least 45 minutes | 28 | $7,665 | $106 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 30 minutes | 38 | $7,351 | $71 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 32 | $5,160 | $49 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day 20 minutes or more | 26 | $4,537 | $55 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day 50 minutes or more | 23 | $3,338 | $134 |
| Application of vein wound compression bandages on lower leg, ankle, and foot | 12 | $2,831 | $48 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day 20 minutes or more | 12 | $2,796 | $56 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day 50 minutes or more | 16 | $2,302 | $135 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 35 minutes | 21 | $2,244 | $107 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day at least 45 minutes | 12 | $1,533 | $110 |
| Application of vein wound compression bandages on lower leg, ankle, and foot | 11 | $354 | $8 |
2013: 5 services
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day at least 45 minutes | 79 | $18,148 | $107 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 30 minutes | 81 | $16,961 | $72 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 33 | $6,739 | $95 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day 20 minutes or more | 43 | $6,455 | $55 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day 50 minutes or more | 11 | $1,447 | $132 |
Medicaid work
$4,192 in 2024
Medicaid paid $4,192 for 101 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 16 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.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 75 | $2,548 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 26 | $1,644 |
| 2024 | 101 | 2 | 16 | $4,192 |
| 2023 | 60 | 3 | 18 | $3,757 |
| 2022 | 283 | 4 | 32 | $17,335 |
| 2021 | 338 | 3 | 23 | $20,511 |
| 2020 | 338 | 4 | 22 | $21,769 |
| 2019 | 642 | 2 | 28 | $35,037 |
| 2018 | 306 | 2 | 40 | $10,642 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 19 | $1,856 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 25 | $1,355 |
| Service | 16 | $546 |
2022
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 177 | $8,967 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 80 | $7,615 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $413 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $340 |
2021
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 236 | $12,857 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 71 | $6,861 |
| Short return visit | 31 | $793 |
2020
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 111 | $9,588 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 135 | $7,415 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 77 | $3,433 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 15 | $1,332 |
2019
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 445 | $18,591 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 197 | $16,446 |
2018
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 239 | $7,312 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 67 | $3,329 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$758
Pharmacies billed $758 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
27 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $758 in drug cost.
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.
| Loperamide | 11 | $663 | $60 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 27 | None | None | 0% | $758 |
| 2023 | 11 | None | None | 0% | $104 |
| 2022 | 15 | None | None | 0% | $654 |
| 2019 | 13 | None | None | 0% | $530 |
| 2017 | 89 | 49 | 45% (40) | None | $4,589 |
| 2016 | 68 | 48 | 57% (39) | 19% | $3,251 |
| 2015 | 63 | 30 | 43% (27) | None | $2,717 |
| 2013 | 28 | 17 | 39% (11) | None | $724 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2017: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 27 | $444 | $16 |
2016: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 30 | $400 | $13 |
2015: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $330 | $18 |
2013: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $122 | $11 |
Money from drug and device companies
$132 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $132 |
| 2024 | 2 | 17 | None | $13,048 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | None | $390 |
| 2021 | 3 | 10 | None | $1,177 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | None | $3,027 |
| 2019 | 1 | 45 | $695 | $9,612 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $132 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-12-16 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $132 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $13,048
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $12,992 | 15 payments
|
| Integra LifeSciences | Omnigraft | $56 | 2 payments
|
2023: $9
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $9 | 1 payment
|
2022: $390
| Medtronic | Signia | $207 | 2 payments
|
| Acera Surgical | Restrata Wound Matrix | $121 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Matrixrib | $33 | 2 payments
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| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $30 | 2 payments
|
2021: $1,177
| Medical Device Business Services | None | $1,066 | 5 payments
|
| Medtronic | Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System | $75 | 3 payments
|
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $36 | 2 payments
|
2020: $3,027
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $3,027 | 3 payments
|
2019: $9,612
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $9,612 | 45 payments
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 87.2 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1184943268
- Licence
- CA A119436California A119436: Current · expires 2027-03-31
- Trained
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2010 · 16 years ago
- Group
- County of Ventura
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Surgery (208600000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Hillmont Ave Bldg 340 St 401, Ventura, CA, 93003
- NPI first listed
- 2010-05-27
- NPI last updated
- 2019-05-22
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.