Sharareh Derakhshandeh, PA
Physician Assistant · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 3
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Golden State Providers, A Medical Corporation · 23 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Good Samaritan Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
3 plans · 1 carrier
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| Advantage Care (HMO) | Align Senior Care | Listed | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Premier Care (HMO I-SNP) | Align Senior Care | Listed | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Senior Care (HMO I-SNP) | Align Senior Care | Listed | Oct 1, 2026 |
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.
- Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.337, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Good Samaritan Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 9 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 | 0.337 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.75 (0 to 1.67) · 1,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.84 (0.54 to 1.14) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 143.59 (98.7 to 188.49) · 98 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.7 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 270 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 573 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 820 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 482 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 3,711 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.12 (0 to 0.3) · 8,866 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.01 to 0.38) · 9,051 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.65 (0.74 to 4.56) · 1,929 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.8 (0.21 to 3.39) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.33 (0.88 to 3.78) · 1,836 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.73 (0 to 13.46) · 669 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.58 (3.96 to 11.19) · 654 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0.13 to 3.04) · 496 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0 to 0.87) · 7,373 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 152 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.08 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.542 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.484 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.565 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.8 · 327 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 24.2 · 703 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 61.1 · 289 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.3 · 665 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 25.4 · 856 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 978 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.3 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.3 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 135 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.8 (10.1 to 18.6) · 129 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 531 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (704 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained | 54% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 83% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 38% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 40% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$3,425
Medicare paid this office $3,425 for 38 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 15 | $1,485 | $99 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $658 | $60 |
Who their Medicare patients are
38 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 50% · Also on Medicaid 29% · Health risk score 1.16. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Stroke 75% · Coronary heart disease 45% · Diabetes 39% · Atrial fibrillation 34% · Heart failure 29%.
The office billed $10,566, Medicare allowed $4,299 and paid $3,425; for 43 services of 6 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 | 38 | 43 | 76 | 1.16 | $10,566 | $3,425 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 73 | 1.59 | $4,722 | $752 |
| 2021 | 52 | 81 | 76 | 1.15 | $21,896 | $2,377 |
| 2020 | 219 | 446 | 76 | 1.24 | $132,703 | $22,034 |
| 2019 | 256 | 518 | 77 | 1.18 | $179,528 | $28,284 |
| 2018 | 352 | 685 | 76 | 1.09 | $215,329 | $35,826 |
| 2017 | 329 | 642 | 76 | 1.16 | $190,047 | $36,174 |
| 2016 | 195 | 369 | 76 | 1.04 | $125,758 | $25,193 |
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
2021: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 40 | $1,514 | $38 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 21 | $136 | $6 |
2020: 4 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 127 | $8,167 | $54 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 56 | $5,126 | $85 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 107 | $2,820 | $22 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording | 23 | $620 | $23 |
2019: 9 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 176 | $12,024 | $57 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 42 | $3,563 | $83 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 11 | $2,086 | $174 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 16 | $1,985 | $124 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 75 | $1,875 | $22 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,236 | $77 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 31 | $1,106 | $35 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording | 38 | $814 | $21 |
| Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day | 16 | $581 | $34 |
2018: 8 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 253 | $16,505 | $53 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 124 | $3,323 | $22 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 25 | $3,057 | $122 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 38 | $2,807 | $74 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 26 | $2,336 | $81 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording | 56 | $1,301 | $21 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 11 | $1,043 | $95 |
| Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day | 17 | $523 | $31 |
2017: 9 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 237 | $15,461 | $55 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 42 | $5,250 | $125 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 37 | $2,950 | $80 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 33 | $2,846 | $81 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 85 | $2,216 | $24 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 14 | $1,294 | $92 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording | 51 | $1,155 | $20 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 28 | $963 | $33 |
| Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day | 26 | $870 | $31 |
2016: 8 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 120 | $7,973 | $58 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 27 | $3,489 | $129 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 38 | $3,009 | $79 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 13 | $2,610 | $174 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 57 | $1,585 | $26 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,369 | $86 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 18 | $668 | $37 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording | 22 | $474 | $22 |
Money from drug and device companies
$202 in 2024
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | None | $202 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | None | $60 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $102 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Andexxa | $115 | 1 payment
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| Chiesi USA | None | $65 | 1 payment
|
| Abbott Laboratories | Diamondback Coronary | $23 | 1 payment
|
See all 3 published payments
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Meals · 2024-10-16 | Andexxa | $115 |
| Chiesi USA | Meals · 2024-10-16 | None | $65 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2024-06-28 | Diamondback Coronary | $23 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $60
| Medtronic | Pipeline | $60 | 2 payments
|
2022: $102
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals | Koselugo | $102 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1225216674
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant (363A00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 276950, Sacramento, CA, 95827
- NPI first listed
- 2008-02-07
- NPI last updated
- 2026-08-24
- NPI record certified
- 2026-08-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.