Oscar A Fernandez, MD
Anesthesiology · Walnut Creek
- 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 · Cep America - Anesthesia PC · G2 Anesthesia PC
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Plan participation
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California Medical Board record
Licence G71880 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1991 · expires 2027-05-31 · University of Miami School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Original Medicare doctor bills
$32,027
Medicare paid this office $32,027 for 170 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 26 | $2,846 | $109 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 11 | $2,570 | $234 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 11 | $1,361 | $124 |
Who their Medicare patients are
170 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 21% · Health risk score 0.93. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 71% · Diabetes 32% · Coronary heart disease 24% · Cancer 20% · Chronic kidney disease 18% · Depression 15% · Atrial fibrillation 11% · Heart failure 8% · COPD 7% · Stroke 6%.
The office billed $449,783, Medicare allowed $40,533 and paid $32,027; for 196 services of 48 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 | 170 | 196 | 73 | 0.93 | $449,783 | $32,027 |
| 2023 | 184 | 192 | 73 | 1.38 | $389,958 | $33,323 |
| 2022 | 191 | 281 | 71 | 1.26 | $595,273 | $40,038 |
| 2021 | 203 | 267 | 73 | 1.06 | $554,484 | $37,954 |
| 2020 | 140 | 234 | 71 | 0.93 | $456,856 | $31,174 |
| 2019 | 169 | 233 | 71 | 1.22 | $490,316 | $34,618 |
| 2018 | 156 | 219 | 71 | 1.08 | $413,544 | $28,455 |
| 2017 | 136 | 249 | 71 | 1.38 | $450,036 | $31,184 |
| 2016 | 132 | 195 | 71 | 1.02 | $367,136 | $26,251 |
| 2015 | 147 | 245 | 72 | 0.94 | $411,956 | $30,091 |
| 2014 | 120 | 169 | 72 | 0.88 | $243,317 | $22,132 |
| 2013 | 131 | 187 | 71 | 0.92 | $198,438 | $26,993 |
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: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses | 15 | $3,443 | $230 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen | 16 | $3,342 | $209 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 15 | $2,807 | $175 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 12 | $1,776 | $137 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $1,344 | $122 |
2022: 8 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 20 | $4,944 | $247 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 16 | $2,572 | $161 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 16 | $2,110 | $132 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones | 12 | $2,054 | $171 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 26 | $1,426 | $55 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 12 | $1,326 | $110 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 44 | $1,171 | $27 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 11 | $507 | $46 |
2021: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 15 | $3,433 | $229 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 19 | $3,063 | $161 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 19 | $2,324 | $122 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord | 16 | $2,069 | $122 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 29 | $803 | $28 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 14 | $785 | $56 |
2020: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 21 | $5,175 | $246 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 16 | $2,683 | $168 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 11 | $2,330 | $212 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on forearm, wrist, or hand bones | 13 | $2,321 | $179 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 24 | $1,377 | $57 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 44 | $1,266 | $29 |
2019: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 22 | $5,133 | $233 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 12 | $2,103 | $175 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 13 | $1,579 | $113 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 12 | $1,557 | $130 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 20 | $1,100 | $55 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 29 | $818 | $28 |
2018: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 16 | $3,662 | $229 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 12 | $1,926 | $161 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 14 | $1,694 | $121 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 12 | $1,388 | $116 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 18 | $1,016 | $56 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 31 | $925 | $30 |
2017: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 34 | $8,182 | $241 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 26 | $4,390 | $169 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 17 | $2,279 | $134 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 31 | $1,668 | $54 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 54 | $1,514 | $28 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve (sciatic nerve) | 16 | $997 | $62 |
2016: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 21 | $4,847 | $231 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 18 | $3,089 | $172 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 23 | $2,725 | $118 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 18 | $993 | $55 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 31 | $897 | $29 |
2015: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 25 | $5,922 | $237 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 24 | $3,842 | $160 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 18 | $2,828 | $157 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 19 | $2,330 | $123 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 27 | $1,425 | $53 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 47 | $1,310 | $28 |
2014: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 21 | $3,289 | $157 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 25 | $2,888 | $116 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 13 | $2,809 | $216 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 11 | $1,901 | $173 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 23 | $666 | $29 |
2013: 6 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 27 | $4,033 | $149 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint | 11 | $2,660 | $242 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | 18 | $2,079 | $115 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 11 | $1,604 | $146 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 14 | $761 | $51 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 23 | $668 | $28 |
Medicaid work
$1,229 in 2020
Medicaid paid $1,229 for 25 billed services this clinician did in 2020, up to 13 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.
| Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; brachial plexus, including imaging guidance, when performed | 12 | $867 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device), imaging supervision and interpretation | 13 | $362 |
| 2020 | 25 | 2 | 13 | $1,229 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 61.2 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1235166430
- Licence
- CA G71880California G71880: Current · expires 2027-05-31
- Trained
- University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine, 1989
- Group
- Cep America - Anesthesia PC · G2 Anesthesia PC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00G718800
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 7793, San Francisco, CA, 94120
- NPI first listed
- 2006-06-26
- NPI last updated
- 2007-07-08
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.