Shanthala S Keshavacharya, MD
Anesthesiology · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 2
- 2 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
2 plans · 2 carriers
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2 of 2 plans
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Prime (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A72398 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2000 · expires 2028-01-31 · Mysore University, J. J. M. Medical College.
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 itOverall 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.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.58 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.5 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,231 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 332 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.702 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.853 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -27.1 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.3 · 304 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.6 · 178 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.3 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 29 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 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) · 713 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (631 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 | 78% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$44,863
Medicare paid this office $44,863 for 118 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 33 | $13,538 | $410 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 47 | $1,755 | $37 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 15 | $1,071 | $71 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 11 | $809 | $74 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 45 | $664 | $12 |
See all 6 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 33 | $13,538 | $410 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 47 | $1,755 | $37 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 15 | $1,071 | $71 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 11 | $809 | $74 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 45 | $664 | $12 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 31 | $295 | $10 |
Who their Medicare patients are
118 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 43% · Health risk score 1.68. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Atrial fibrillation 56% · Coronary heart disease 45% · Diabetes 33% · Heart failure 31% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Cancer 22% · Depression 16% · COPD 13% · Stroke 9%.
The office billed $367,402, Medicare allowed $56,651 and paid $44,863; for 295 services of 40 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 | 118 | 295 | 75 | 1.68 | $367,402 | $44,863 |
| 2023 | 172 | 459 | 75 | 1.68 | $566,012 | $69,946 |
| 2022 | 151 | 398 | 76 | 1.65 | $486,280 | $60,822 |
| 2021 | 184 | 549 | 76 | 2.05 | $646,458 | $77,535 |
| 2020 | 130 | 373 | 75 | 2.41 | $444,388 | $55,404 |
| 2019 | 158 | 441 | 75 | 2.01 | $536,984 | $65,987 |
| 2018 | 120 | 385 | 74 | 1.73 | $426,242 | $53,388 |
| 2017 | 157 | 528 | 75 | 2.12 | $571,504 | $74,327 |
| 2016 | 127 | 383 | 75 | 1.88 | $410,545 | $55,709 |
| 2015 | 124 | 350 | 74 | 2.00 | $329,220 | $54,843 |
| 2014 | 130 | 393 | 75 | 1.47 | $369,585 | $63,331 |
| 2013 | 133 | 381 | 74 | 1.96 | $296,740 | $60,409 |
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: 9 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 40 | $18,405 | $460 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 12 | $8,065 | $672 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 74 | $2,887 | $38 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 31 | $2,270 | $73 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $1,830 | $96 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 21 | $1,739 | $79 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 65 | $1,095 | $12 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 14 | $1,064 | $76 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 40 | $401 | $10 |
2022: 10 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 37 | $17,071 | $449 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 11 | $7,564 | $688 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 61 | $2,380 | $38 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 24 | $1,760 | $73 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 18 | $1,748 | $97 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 19 | $1,516 | $80 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 17 | $1,296 | $76 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 11 | $1,160 | $105 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 53 | $876 | $12 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 39 | $395 | $10 |
2021: 10 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 75 | $29,385 | $387 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 89 | $3,505 | $39 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on arteries | 12 | $3,080 | $257 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 36 | $2,903 | $74 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray exam of arteries and veins using contrast | 11 | $2,654 | $204 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 15 | $1,833 | $115 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 14 | $1,379 | $99 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 81 | $1,369 | $12 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 13 | $1,001 | $77 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 71 | $711 | $10 |
2020: 7 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 52 | $21,779 | $411 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on arteries | 11 | $3,154 | $287 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 63 | $2,555 | $40 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 15 | $2,066 | $122 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 22 | $1,767 | $77 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 59 | $1,001 | $13 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 47 | $497 | $10 |
2019: 11 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 47 | $19,476 | $406 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 12 | $8,870 | $739 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on arteries | 14 | $4,033 | $288 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 34 | $2,723 | $76 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 21 | $2,710 | $123 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 64 | $2,610 | $40 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | 13 | $2,513 | $193 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 17 | $1,695 | $100 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 17 | $1,334 | $78 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 56 | $1,088 | $13 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 43 | $459 | $10 |
2018: 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 44 | $18,053 | $384 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 63 | $2,496 | $38 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 27 | $2,376 | $88 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 15 | $1,863 | $116 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $1,271 | $98 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 13 | $1,214 | $93 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 62 | $1,118 | $13 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 41 | $430 | $10 |
2017: 10 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 50 | $19,295 | $386 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 15 | $11,122 | $741 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 47 | $5,269 | $105 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 86 | $3,806 | $44 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 24 | $2,670 | $111 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 23 | $2,354 | $98 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 20 | $1,984 | $99 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 83 | $1,593 | $13 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 46 | $461 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 11 | $182 | $17 |
2016: 9 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 32 | $12,573 | $393 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 37 | $4,031 | $106 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 57 | $2,535 | $44 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 21 | $2,321 | $111 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 18 | $2,013 | $112 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 18 | $1,940 | $108 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 13 | $1,190 | $92 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 49 | $998 | $13 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 31 | $601 | $19 |
2015: 10 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 20 | $14,121 | $672 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 22 | $8,055 | $366 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 42 | $4,417 | $100 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 24 | $2,723 | $109 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 57 | $2,606 | $44 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 22 | $2,527 | $110 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 15 | $1,436 | $90 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 26 | $504 | $19 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 25 | $428 | $16 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 23 | $71 | $3 |
2014: 11 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 21 | $15,327 | $730 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 30 | $11,834 | $394 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 51 | $5,691 | $105 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 71 | $3,166 | $44 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 26 | $2,922 | $112 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 27 | $2,533 | $94 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 15 | $1,577 | $105 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 31 | $1,120 | $36 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 12 | $643 | $54 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 25 | $415 | $17 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 25 | $75 | $3 |
2013: 10 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 26 | $17,716 | $681 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 23 | $9,067 | $394 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 49 | $5,292 | $104 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 31 | $3,382 | $109 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 66 | $2,978 | $43 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 30 | $2,685 | $90 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | 19 | $1,772 | $93 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 26 | $913 | $35 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 15 | $242 | $16 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 26 | $84 | $3 |
Money from drug and device companies
$23 in 2025
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1225079304
- Licence
- CA A72398California A72398: Current · expires 2028-01-31
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-06-09
- 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.