Carolyn Vu, DO
Family Practice · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Quantum Bay Area Hospitalist Medical Group Inc · County of Santa Clara
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Hospitals listed: Good Samaritan Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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
$49,424
Medicare paid this office $49,424 for 314 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 291 | $46,663 | $155 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 13 | $1,512 | $116 |
Who their Medicare patients are
314 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · Under 65 8% · 85 and older 31% · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 55% · Health risk score 2.42. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 53% · Coronary heart disease 49% · Chronic kidney disease 45% · Heart failure 40% · Atrial fibrillation 38% · Depression 30% · Dementia 30% · Stroke 28% · COPD 27% · Cancer 21%.
The office billed $245,562, Medicare allowed $62,186 and paid $49,424; for 331 services of 5 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 | 314 | 331 | 78 | 2.42 | $245,562 | $49,424 |
| 2023 | 133 | 232 | 78 | 2.09 | $102,124 | $24,299 |
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: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 76 | $12,189 | $156 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 48 | $6,915 | $71 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 17 | $3,001 | $107 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 28 | $2,077 | $74 |
Medicaid work
$8,866 in 2024
Medicaid paid $8,866 for 255 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 30 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 255 | $8,866 |
| 2024 | 255 | 1 | 30 | $8,866 |
| 2023 | 258 | 3 | 28 | $3,240 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 156 | $1,825 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 53 | $769 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 49 | $646 |
Money from drug and device companies
$667 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 22 | None | $667 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | None | $34 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 | None | $120 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Zoryve | $448 | 20 payments
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| Amgen | Otezla | $125 | 1 payment
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Capvaxive | $95 | 1 payment
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See all 22 published payments
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-12-23 | Zoryve | $13 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-12-16 | Zoryve | $25 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-12-09 | Zoryve | $18 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-12-02 | Zoryve | $20 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-11-25 | Zoryve | $14 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-11-19 | Zoryve | $14 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-11-13 | Zoryve | $118 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-11-04 | Zoryve | $22 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-10-29 | Zoryve | $9 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-10-15 | Zoryve | $24 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-10-08 | Zoryve | $15 |
| Amgen | Meals · 2025-10-01 | Otezla | $125 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-10-01 | Zoryve | $16 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2025-09-24 | Capvaxive | $95 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-09-24 | Zoryve | $17 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-09-17 | Zoryve | $23 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-09-10 | Zoryve | $24 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-09-03 | Zoryve | $11 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-08-27 | Zoryve | $24 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-08-20 | Zoryve | $22 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-08-12 | Zoryve | $13 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Meals · 2025-08-05 | Zoryve | $7 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $34
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Xarelto | $34 | 2 payments
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2022: $120
| E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C. | Eliquis | $39 | 2 payments
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Verquvo | $29 | 1 payment
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| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Lokelma | $21 | 1 payment
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Xarelto | $17 | 1 payment
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| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals | Jardiance | $14 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1225693344
- Licence
- CA 20A19960
- Trained
- Western Un of Hlth Sciences, Col of Podiatric Med, 2019
- Group
- Quantum Bay Area Hospitalist Medical Group Inc · County of Santa Clara
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Family medicine (207Q00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1700 Mchenry Ave Ste 65b259, Modesto, CA, 95350
- NPI first listed
- 2019-05-03
- NPI last updated
- 2022-07-26
- NPI record certified
- 2022-07-26
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.