Carolina Chong Liao, PA
Physician Assistant · Mountain View
- 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
Offices
1 location · El Camino Health Medical Network LLC · 202 clinicians in this group
Looking this up.
Hospitals listed: El Camino Health · Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- 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 El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
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
$2,600
Medicare paid this office $2,600 for 12 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
12 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 0% · 85 and older 0% · Also on Medicaid 0% · Health risk score 0.73. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
The office billed $21,479, Medicare allowed $3,263 and paid $2,600; for 26 services of 11 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.
Money from drug and device companies
$4,310 in 2025
| 2025 | 5 | 39 | None | $4,310 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | None | $435 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| AtriCure | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) | $2,491 | 25 payments
|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Venapax | $855 | 7 payments
|
| Getinge USA Sales | Vasoview Hemopro 2 | $671 | 5 payments
|
| Organon | Vtama | $168 | 1 payment
|
| Galderma Laboratories L.P. | Nemluvio | $125 | 1 payment
|
See all 39 published payments
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-12-23 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System | $11 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-12-19 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $11 |
| Getinge USA Sales | Meals · 2025-12-11 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 | $140 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-11-26 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $11 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-11-24 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $6 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-31 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System | $16 |
| AtriCure | Travel · 2025-10-27 | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) | $206 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-24 | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) | $84 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-24 | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) | $114 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-24 | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) | $45 |
| AtriCure | Travel · 2025-10-24 | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) | $698 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-24 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System | $100 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-24 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System | $145 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-23 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System | $58 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-14 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $6 |
| AtriCure | Travel · 2025-10-09 | Atricure Cryoice Cryoablation System (Cryo2) | $603 |
| Getinge USA Sales | Travel · 2025-10-06 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 | $242 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-03 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $6 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-09-24 | Venapax | $22 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-09-24 | Venapax | $39 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-09-24 | Venapax | $25 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-09-24 | Venapax | $35 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-09-23 | Venapax | $181 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-09-23 | Venapax | $334 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-09-23 | Venapax | $220 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-09-09 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $5 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $21 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-07-15 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $111 |
| Getinge USA Sales | Meals · 2025-06-24 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 | $129 |
| Getinge USA Sales | Meals · 2025-06-23 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 | $42 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-06-12 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $9 |
| Getinge USA Sales | Meals · 2025-05-27 | Vasoview Hemopro 2 | $119 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-05-09 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $9 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-05-04 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $32 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-04-09 | Synergy Ablation System | $161 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-04-04 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $9 |
| Organon | Meals · 2025-03-25 | Vtama | $168 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-02-27 | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $11 |
| Galderma Laboratories L.P. | Meals · 2025-02-11 | Nemluvio | $125 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $435
| Atricure | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $152 | 4 payments
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| E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C. | Sotyktu | $134 | 1 payment
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| Lilly USA | None | $114 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Simulus | $35 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1225805666
- Licence
- CA PA63988
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant (363A00000X)
- Mailing address
- 973 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA, 95032
- NPI first listed
- 2023-12-06
- NPI last updated
- 2026-03-26
- NPI record certified
- 2026-03-26
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1501 Trousdale Dr, Burlingame, CA, 94010