Peter Gerard Bendix, MD
General Surgery · Carmichael
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 17
- 3 carriers
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Acute Care Surgery Medical Group Inc · County of Santa Clara
Hospitals listed: Mercy San Juan Medical Center · Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
17 plans · 3 carriers
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17 of 17 plans
| 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 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence C175079 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2021 · expires 2027-09-30 · University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Illinois 036144069Licensed Physician And Surgeon · since 2017 · expires 2023-07-31Not RenewedNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.
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.
- Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 69% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.108, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.144, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.118, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 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 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.108 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.144 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.78 (0 to 1.72) · 1,413 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.77 (0.47 to 1.07) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 195.56 (150.94 to 240.19) · 122 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 193 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 14.6 · 190 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.9 · 445 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 444 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 518 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 3,727 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.39) · 8,263 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.05 to 0.42) · 8,488 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.3 (0.42 to 4.18) · 1,992 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0 to 2.95) · 566 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.08 (0.71 to 3.44) · 1,929 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.41 (0 to 13) · 533 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.3 (0.68 to 7.92) · 557 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.6 (0.14 to 3.06) · 338 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.53 (0 to 1.11) · 7,155 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.3 · 48 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.567 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.1 · 283 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.2 · 852 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.4 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -14.6 · 522 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -12.4 · 458 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.9 · 708 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.9 (3.1 to 7.5) · 102 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10 (7 to 14) · 102 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 57 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.3 · 51 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 379 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (9.5 to 17.2) · 384 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 291 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (611 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| 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 | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 41% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 3 the same, 1 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 0 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 | 0.118 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.2 (0.17 to 2.23) · 434 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.83 (0.44 to 1.23) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 129 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.1 · 278 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.4 · 234 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 153 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 1,408 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.02 to 0.47) · 3,431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.08 to 0.49) · 3,403 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.54 (1.21 to 5.88) · 543 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.56 (0 to 3.24) · 86 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.48 to 3.8) · 524 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.74 (0 to 15.38) · 85 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.43 (1.37 to 9.5) · 80 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.64 (0.16 to 3.12) · 131 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0 to 1.13) · 2,939 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.3 · 47 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.644 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 276 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.4 · 283 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 9.5 · 231 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 214 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.3 to 6.9) · 229 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.8 (8.1 to 14.2) · 229 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.3 (9.8 to 17.8) · 67 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) · 162 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (468 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 79% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 64% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 90% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 51% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$21,855
Medicare paid this office $21,855 for 77 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 18 | $11,779 | $184 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 23 | $1,453 | $63 |
Who their Medicare patients are
77 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 42% · Also on Medicaid 31% · Health risk score 1.98. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 40% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Depression 30% · Cancer 29% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Heart failure 25% · Atrial fibrillation 25% · Dementia 21% · COPD 19% · Stroke 19%.
The office billed $172,976, Medicare allowed $28,533 and paid $21,855; for 161 services of 21 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 | 77 | 161 | 74 | 1.98 | $172,976 | $21,855 |
| 2023 | 119 | 234 | 75 | 1.81 | $247,777 | $38,288 |
| 2022 | 51 | 120 | 73 | 1.74 | $139,035 | $20,718 |
| 2021 | 39 | 78 | 64 | 2.69 | $82,492 | $11,939 |
| 2020 | 48 | 83 | 70 | 2.41 | $114,917 | $16,149 |
| 2019 | 44 | 75 | 69 | 2.62 | $76,982 | $10,444 |
| 2018 | 86 | 213 | 71 | 2.79 | $167,961 | $33,864 |
| 2017 | 148 | 254 | 70 | 2.87 | $161,936 | $30,739 |
| 2016 | 93 | 149 | 70 | 2.49 | $107,792 | $22,371 |
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
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 12 | $6,202 | $188 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 28 | $3,225 | $115 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 12 | $3,164 | $105 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 36 | $2,707 | $75 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 20 | $2,034 | $70 |
2022: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 11 | $2,617 | $90 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 18 | $1,632 | $63 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 11 | $983 | $89 |
2019: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 17 | $1,620 | $60 |
2018: 2 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 37 | $17,300 | $190 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 20 | $2,313 | $58 |
2017: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 77 | $8,307 | $56 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 29 | $4,377 | $151 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 24 | $1,210 | $48 |
2016: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 36 | $3,196 | $59 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,160 | $166 |
| Short return visit | 11 | $522 | $37 |
Medicaid work
$7,132 in 2021
Medicaid paid $7,132 for 73 billed services this clinician did in 2021, up to 23 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.
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 29 | $4,913 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 16 | $1,236 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 28 | $983 |
| 2021 | 73 | 3 | 23 | $7,132 |
| 2020 | 45 | 1 | 18 | $1,521 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1 | 12 | $573 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2020
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 45 | $1,521 |
2019
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 23 | $573 |
Money from drug and device companies
$21 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $21 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | None | $769 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Abiomed | Impella | $21 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Abiomed | Meals · 2023-06-28 | Impella | $21 |
See earlier years (2019)
2019: $769
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Ribfix Blu | $769 | 5 payments
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1235304551
- Licence
- CA C175079, IL 036.144069California C175079: Current · expires 2027-09-30Illinois 036144069: Not Renewed
- Trained
- University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 2008
- Group
- Acute Care Surgery Medical Group Inc · County of Santa Clara
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Surgery (208600000X); Federal specialty code 2086S0102X (2086S0102X); Federal specialty code 2086S0127X (2086S0127X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2008-04-28
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-28
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 5841 S Maryland Ave # 5033, Chicago, IL, 60637