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Michael H Fahmy, MD

Anesthesiology · Palo Alto

NPI 1194743427

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1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Sequoia Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A69627 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1999 · expires 2027-04-30 · Hahnemann University 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.

  • 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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Sequoia Hospital
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.91 (0.58 to 1.24)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.8 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 72 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.1 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.5 · 171 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 81 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 1,231 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.5 · 332 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.702No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.853No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.2 · 67 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.3 · 295 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-27.1 · 76 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-22.3 · 304 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-4.6 · 178 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.3 · 180 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 305 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 41 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 29 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 713 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Sequoia Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Sequoia Hospital
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well82%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully81%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)77%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$31,311

Medicare paid this office $31,311 for 153 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid14$2,479$177
Anesthesia for lens surgery17$1,803$106
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones11$1,618$147

Who their Medicare patients are

153 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 9% · Health risk score 0.90. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 61% · Coronary heart disease 22% · Cancer 22% · Diabetes 18% · Chronic kidney disease 16% · Atrial fibrillation 14% · Depression 14% · Heart failure 10% · Stroke 8%.

The office billed $249,542, Medicare allowed $39,303 and paid $31,311; for 167 services of 39 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
2024153167750.90$249,542$31,311
2023171186750.87$269,921$34,989
2022222268760.85$339,873$43,059
2021225273750.93$366,674$47,161
2020174197750.94$263,709$34,944
2019356413750.93$512,957$68,535
2018324388751.03$486,166$64,099
2017165221751.15$302,671$40,417
2016180231751.12$292,299$40,015
2015159205741.12$236,442$37,737
2014144175741.25$195,198$32,519
2013158225731.07$233,652$34,608

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope21$2,616$125

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for lens surgery62$7,448$118
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope12$1,734$144
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement18$498$28

2021: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for lens surgery45$5,439$118
Anesthesia for total hip replacement11$3,834$349
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope18$2,731$144
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)13$741$57
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement19$534$28

2020: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for lens surgery44$5,661$126
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones13$2,556$197

2019: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for lens surgery144$17,735$117
Anesthesia for total hip replacement24$8,517$355
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement15$5,497$366
Anesthesia for other procedure on eye26$4,403$163
Anesthesia for other repair of lower abdomen hernia (1 year or older)14$2,957$211
Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones12$1,915$160
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)14$825$59
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement20$582$29

2018: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for lens surgery117$13,898$116
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement18$5,926$329
Anesthesia for total hip replacement12$3,923$327
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope17$2,984$176
Anesthesia for removal of prostate including use of an endoscope11$2,305$210
Anesthesia for other procedure on eye15$2,276$152
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope14$2,034$145
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)19$1,098$58
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement24$694$29

2017: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement23$7,442$324
Anesthesia for total hip replacement19$6,508$343
Anesthesia for lens surgery29$3,112$107
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)19$1,093$58
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement22$638$29

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for lens surgery56$7,097$118
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement16$5,993$353
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)16$922$58
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement16$480$30

2015: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for total hip replacement13$4,540$349
Anesthesia for lens surgery28$3,817$132
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement11$3,614$329
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint12$3,242$270
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)12$671$56
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement15$444$30

2014: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement15$5,025$335
Anesthesia for lens surgery20$2,498$125
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)11$632$57
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement11$329$30

2013: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement14$4,664$333
Anesthesia for lens surgery32$4,015$118
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement24$687$29
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch17$657$39

Money from drug and device companies

$16 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$16
202412None$29
2023112None$157
2022115None$178
2021112None$179
202011None$23
201913None$38

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
International Rehabilitative SciencesRs-4i Plus With Intersperse$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Rs-4i Plus With Intersperse · 2025-06-18 · $16
See the published payment
Every published payment
International Rehabilitative SciencesMeals · 2025-06-18Rs-4i Plus With Intersperse$16
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $29

Payments by company in 2024
International Rehabilitative SciencesRs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator$29
1 payment
  • Meals for Rs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator · 2024-05-21 · $29

2023: $157

Payments by company in 2023
International Rehabilitative SciencesRs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator$157
1 payment
  • Meals for Rs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator · 2023-01-30 · $157

2022: $178

Payments by company in 2022
International Rehabilitative SciencesRs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator$178
1 payment
  • Meals for Rs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator · 2022-01-20 · $178

2021: $179

Payments by company in 2021
International Rehabilitative SciencesRs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator$179
1 payment
  • Meals for Rs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator · 2021-02-05 · $179

2020: $23

Payments by company in 2020
Boston ScientificIlab$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Ilab · 2020-08-14 · $23

2019: $38

Payments by company in 2019
International Rehabilitative SciencesRs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator$38
1 payment
  • Meals for Rs 4i Plus Sequential Stimulator · 2019-05-16 · $38

Professional record

NPI
1194743427
Licence
CA A69627California A69627: Current · expires 2027-04-30
Trained
Hahneman Medical College of the Pacific, 1998
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2006-07-17
NPI last updated
2020-05-29
NPI record certified
2020-05-29

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