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Christopher J Painter, MD

Anesthesiology · Burlingame

NPI 1215257639

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
Yale University School of Medicine, 2010

Offices

1 location · Anesthesia Care Associates Medical Group, Inc · 108 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Painter’s office at (650) 696-5400 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.

California Medical Board record

Licence A117837 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2028-12-31 · Yale University 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

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 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 Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$36,251

Medicare paid this office $36,251 for 178 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for lens surgery35$4,255$122
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope15$2,322$155

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure201920202021202220232024
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin43–––––

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

178 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 50% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 1.39. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 35% · Atrial fibrillation 33% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Heart failure 25% · Cancer 23% · Depression 15% · COPD 13% · Stroke 10%.

The office billed $323,100, Medicare allowed $45,330 and paid $36,251; for 204 services of 62 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
2024178204771.39$323,100$36,251
2023136170761.92$267,470$30,431
20225260722.14$80,536$10,807
20216370742.37$101,212$13,458
20206170682.47$105,059$13,157
2019227284721.72$574,333$56,347
2018317435741.45$912,567$84,170
2017272363721.64$680,721$68,094
2016233323721.93$567,194$63,372
2015198286721.95$514,906$66,293
201495133731.46$231,908$33,558

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 lens surgery18$2,076$115

2019: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement53$11,965$226
Anesthesia for total hip replacement29$7,294$235
Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement18$5,512$306
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin43$1,708$40

2018: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement70$15,407$214
Anesthesia for total hip replacement45$11,050$246
Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement32$9,974$312
Anesthesia for other procedure on chest14$5,262$376
Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone13$3,872$298
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones12$3,258$217
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin77$3,058$39
Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope11$1,735$158
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access21$295$13

2017: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement36$9,391$261
Anesthesia for total hip replacement35$8,651$240
Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement15$3,983$266
Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone15$3,190$213
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin57$2,576$44
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint12$2,461$205
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope15$2,336$156
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access20$269$13

2016: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for total hip replacement17$5,191$305
Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone15$4,219$281
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement17$4,148$244
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin58$2,473$43
Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest11$1,580$144
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope15$1,356$90
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access23$288$12

2015: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone18$5,366$298
Anesthesia for other procedure on hip joint14$4,494$321
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin52$2,502$45
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access17$220$13

2014: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope11$2,148$179
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin26$1,159$45

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
80.6 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1215257639
Licence
CA A117837California A117837: Current · expires 2028-12-31
Trained
Yale University School of Medicine, 2010 · 16 years ago
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
1804 Embarcadero Rd, Mc: 5548, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
NPI first listed
2010-06-08
NPI last updated
2014-05-02

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