Meredith A Bean, MD
Sports Medicine · Walnut Creek
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 26 years
- New York Medical College, 2000
Offices
1 location
Hospitals listed: John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus · UCSF Health Hyde Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Bean’s office at (925) 934-3536 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A78993 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2002 · expires 2028-03-31 · New York Medical College.
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 Family Medicine - Family Medicine
- American Board of Family Medicine - Sports Medicine
Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of John Muir Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate: 2.01 (1.17 to 2.85) · 2,206 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 222.42 (177.82 to 267.02) · 120 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.4 (0.91 to 1.9) · 9,764 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.734, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.536, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.341, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.455, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.245, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 61% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.251, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 2 the same, 2 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 5 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 2.01 (1.17 to 2.85) · 2,206 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 222.42 (177.82 to 267.02) · 120 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.4 (0.91 to 1.9) · 9,764 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.734 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.536 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.341 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.455 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.245 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.87 to 1.4) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 131 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 148 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.8 · 695 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.1 · 509 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 4,483 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.35 (0.18 to 0.53) · 11,630 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 11,793 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.33 (1.69 to 4.96) · 3,268 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.37 (0 to 2.94) · 1,631 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.76 (1.43 to 4.09) · 3,066 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.12 (0.22 to 12.02) · 1,580 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.43 (1.21 to 7.64) · 1,594 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.82 (0.4 to 3.24) · 685 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 615 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.88 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 729 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -30.1 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13 · 736 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 34.8 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.7 · 818 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.3 (3.3 to 8.4) · 28 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.8 (7.2 to 15.5) · 28 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.9 · 584 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.9) · 222 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 321 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (758 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 65% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
See every measure and the patient survey for UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 2 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.251 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0 to 2.09) · 146 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.84 (0.41 to 1.26) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 26 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13.8 · 52 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.6 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 379 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 1,255 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 1,226 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.5 (1.04 to 5.97) · 221 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.2 (0.52 to 3.89) · 222 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.17 (0 to 16.08) · 111 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.97 (0.74 to 9.21) · 87 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.2 to 3.23) · 55 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0 to 1.32) · 1,068 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 35 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.499 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.1 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 15.7 · 61 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 54 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.8 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 36 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.1 · 36 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (10.1 to 18.1) · 87 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) · 35 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (217 patients answered, 14% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 69% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 62% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 69% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 61% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 67% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 45% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 61% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$12,866
Medicare paid this office $12,866 for 59 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 30 | $5,613 | $84 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,771 | $115 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 20 | $2,737 | $119 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 40 | 53 | 36 | – | – | – |
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
59 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 66% · Health risk score 0.91. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical sports medicine clinician is at 1.05.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 37%.
The office billed $31,425, Medicare allowed $17,133 and paid $12,866; for 152 services of 8 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 | 59 | 152 | 76 | 0.91 | $31,425 | $12,866 |
| 2023 | 71 | 167 | 75 | 0.79 | $33,525 | $12,910 |
| 2022 | 104 | 287 | 74 | 0.66 | $56,950 | $22,321 |
| 2021 | 99 | 353 | 74 | 0.88 | $72,650 | $30,976 |
| 2020 | 87 | 272 | 73 | 0.82 | $51,500 | $16,307 |
| 2019 | 98 | 265 | 74 | 0.94 | $48,675 | $16,484 |
| 2018 | 137 | 385 | 74 | 0.79 | $60,430 | $22,997 |
| 2017 | 132 | 377 | 74 | 0.92 | $61,220 | $24,253 |
| 2016 | 59 | 142 | 73 | 0.73 | $25,105 | $11,115 |
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: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 40 | $5,545 | $78 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,248 | $94 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 18 | $2,158 | $120 |
2022: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 70 | $10,574 | $81 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 35 | $4,503 | $113 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 33 | $2,949 | $89 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,844 | $56 |
| Training for self-care or home management, each 15 minutes | 14 | $496 | $29 |
2021: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 67 | $13,678 | $84 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 42 | $7,516 | $123 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 39 | $4,463 | $114 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 16 | $1,353 | $38 |
2020: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 56 | $6,102 | $62 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 28 | $3,091 | $91 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 26 | $2,383 | $92 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 13 | $1,781 | $34 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $971 | $44 |
2019: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 69 | $7,847 | $62 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 32 | $3,391 | $106 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 14 | $1,397 | $35 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 13 | $1,198 | $92 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $1,170 | $40 |
2018: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 85 | $9,375 | $62 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 64 | $6,488 | $101 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 40 | $2,693 | $39 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 24 | $1,992 | $36 |
2017: 5 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 88 | $8,937 | $102 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 54 | $6,565 | $68 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 46 | $3,514 | $44 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 26 | $2,613 | $37 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,009 | $63 |
2016: 3 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 55 | $5,966 | $108 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 24 | $2,916 | $68 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $1,005 | $44 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$213
Pharmacies billed $213 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
21 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $213 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
Year by year
| 2024 | 21 | None | None | 0% | $213 |
| 2020 | 20 | 15 | None | 0% | $369 |
| 2019 | 22 | 12 | None | 0% | $366 |
| 2018 | 16 | None | None | None | $555 |
| 2017 | 16 | None | None | 0% | $90 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Money from drug and device companies
$81 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $81 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $25 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Ossur Americas | Miami J | $81 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Ossur Americas | Meals · 2024-04-14 | Miami J | $81 |
See earlier years (2019)
2019: $25
| Bioventus | Exogen | $25 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1225116726
- Licence
- CA A78993California A78993: Current · expires 2028-03-31
- Trained
- New York Medical College, 2000 · 26 years ago
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RS0010X (207RS0010X)
- Mailing address
- 275 W Macarthur, Oakland, CA, 94611
- NPI first listed
- 2006-11-01
- NPI last updated
- 2014-12-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.