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Kavita S Thatte, MD

Anesthesiology · San Jose

NPI 1205236270

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Offices

1 location · Cep America - Anesthesia PC · 849 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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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.

  • Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.572WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.563BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.256BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6 · 141 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 501 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 653 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 4,502 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 94 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.735No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.573No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 951 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.3 · 128 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.4 · 644 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.3 · 699 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 921 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 242 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$41,179

Medicare paid this office $41,179 for 202 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for lens surgery30$3,520$117
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement12$3,192$266
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope22$2,894$132
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope20$2,228$111
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope14$1,831$131

Who their Medicare patients are

202 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 28% · Health risk score 1.85. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Diabetes 35% · Coronary heart disease 32% · Cancer 23% · Depression 20% · Heart failure 18% · Atrial fibrillation 18% · COPD 16% · Dementia 9% · Stroke 5%.

The office billed $457,442, Medicare allowed $51,928 and paid $41,179; for 244 services of 56 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
2024202244751.85$457,442$41,179
2023277360741.39$649,260$58,696
2022251353731.34$791,185$57,730
2021203239731.43$607,614$42,394
2020201228731.95$609,152$43,437
2019243284731.89$699,830$50,528
20189293731.76$220,863$15,991

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: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine13$6,790$522
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope43$4,686$109
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement16$4,323$270
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope31$4,050$131
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen13$3,951$304
Anesthesia for lens surgery21$2,395$114
Anesthesia for procedure on gallbladder, pancreas, or liver using an endoscope11$2,209$201
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope15$2,027$135
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin18$677$38
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access15$180$12
Insertion of needle into vein (3 years or older)14$112$8

2022: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement22$6,303$287
Anesthesia for total hip replacement16$4,847$303
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope29$4,098$141
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope28$3,864$138
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope24$3,651$146
Anesthesia for lens surgery17$1,987$117
Injection of substance into lower spine canal27$1,914$71
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement22$595$27
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)13$530$41

2021: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine13$8,521$655
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope31$4,239$137
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen11$3,284$299
Anesthesia for lens surgery26$3,178$122
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope18$2,622$146
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope18$2,518$140
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin13$502$39
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access11$135$12

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen14$4,030$288
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope21$2,944$140
Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt11$2,923$266
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope20$2,635$132
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope17$2,455$144
Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope15$1,746$116

2019: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope32$4,191$131
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope24$3,612$150
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope25$3,313$127
Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt11$3,227$269
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen11$2,827$257
Anesthesia for lens surgery17$1,985$117
Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope15$1,909$119
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement11$314$29

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope15$1,947$130
Anesthesia for lens surgery13$1,510$116

Money from drug and device companies

$23 in 2022

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Pacira PharmaceuticalsExparel$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Exparel · 2022-05-07 · $23
See the published payment
Every published payment
Pacira PharmaceuticalsMeals · 2022-05-07Exparel$23

Professional record

NPI
1205236270
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
100 Woods Rd, Valhalla, NY, 10595
NPI first listed
2014-08-27
NPI last updated
2024-08-08
NPI record certified
2024-08-08

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