Christopher J Painter, MD
Anesthesiology · Burlingame
- 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
Hospitals listed: Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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 itOverall 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.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.139 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.242 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.81 (0.51 to 1.1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 82 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 188 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 342 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 485 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 3,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 192 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.215 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.263 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.74 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 300 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 702 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.2 · 207 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.6 · 531 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.3 · 343 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 449 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.6 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
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.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 35 | $4,255 | $122 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $2,322 | $155 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 43 | – | – | – | – | – |
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
| 2024 | 178 | 204 | 77 | 1.39 | $323,100 | $36,251 |
| 2023 | 136 | 170 | 76 | 1.92 | $267,470 | $30,431 |
| 2022 | 52 | 60 | 72 | 2.14 | $80,536 | $10,807 |
| 2021 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 2.37 | $101,212 | $13,458 |
| 2020 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 2.47 | $105,059 | $13,157 |
| 2019 | 227 | 284 | 72 | 1.72 | $574,333 | $56,347 |
| 2018 | 317 | 435 | 74 | 1.45 | $912,567 | $84,170 |
| 2017 | 272 | 363 | 72 | 1.64 | $680,721 | $68,094 |
| 2016 | 233 | 323 | 72 | 1.93 | $567,194 | $63,372 |
| 2015 | 198 | 286 | 72 | 1.95 | $514,906 | $66,293 |
| 2014 | 95 | 133 | 73 | 1.46 | $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
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 18 | $2,076 | $115 |
2019: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 53 | $11,965 | $226 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 29 | $7,294 | $235 |
| Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement | 18 | $5,512 | $306 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 43 | $1,708 | $40 |
2018: 9 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 70 | $15,407 | $214 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 45 | $11,050 | $246 |
| Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement | 32 | $9,974 | $312 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on chest | 14 | $5,262 | $376 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | 13 | $3,872 | $298 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 12 | $3,258 | $217 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 77 | $3,058 | $39 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 11 | $1,735 | $158 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 21 | $295 | $13 |
2017: 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 36 | $9,391 | $261 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 35 | $8,651 | $240 |
| Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement | 15 | $3,983 | $266 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | 15 | $3,190 | $213 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 57 | $2,576 | $44 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 12 | $2,461 | $205 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 15 | $2,336 | $156 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 20 | $269 | $13 |
2016: 7 services
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 17 | $5,191 | $305 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | 15 | $4,219 | $281 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 17 | $4,148 | $244 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 58 | $2,473 | $43 |
| Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest | 11 | $1,580 | $144 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 15 | $1,356 | $90 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 23 | $288 | $12 |
2015: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | 18 | $5,366 | $298 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on hip joint | 14 | $4,494 | $321 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 52 | $2,502 | $45 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 17 | $220 | $13 |
2014: 2 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 11 | $2,148 | $179 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 26 | $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.