Dalen Kuang, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento
- 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 · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco · Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A165962 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-10-31 · Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
- Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.516, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.401, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 1 worse of 3 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 | 0.516 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.401 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1 (0 to 2.06) · 309 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.43 to 1.29) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.8 · 51 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 19.9 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 289 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 3,587 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,612 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.47) · 1,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.13 (0.63 to 5.63) · 259 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0 to 3.38) · 48 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.19 (0.51 to 3.87) · 247 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.95 (0 to 18.9) · 32 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.02 (0.77 to 9.27) · 47 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 57 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0 to 1.27) · 1,380 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 25 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.72 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.213 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.492 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 12.8 · 296 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 826 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 4.2 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 8.9 · 51 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.6 · 681 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.5 · 275 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (542 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 90% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 92% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 41% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 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 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 89 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.97 (0.49 to 1.46) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.3 · 195 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 1,992 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.44) · 562 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.31 (0.1 to 0.53) · 589 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.37 (0.77 to 5.96) · 64 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0 to 3.39) · 26 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.31 (0.58 to 4.04) · 57 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.99 (0 to 18.96) · 27 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.49 (0 to 1.68) · 433 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.1 · 108 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.772 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.867 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | 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 | 14.9 · 75 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.4 · 520 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 562 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.3 · 111 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21 · 149 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (553 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 74% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 39% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$3,145
Medicare paid this office $3,145 for 107 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 37 | $269 | $6 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 25 | $172 | $7 |
Who their Medicare patients are
107 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 60% · Also on Medicaid 79% · Health risk score 2.28. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 45% · Chronic kidney disease 35% · Depression 31% · Coronary heart disease 29% · Heart failure 27% · COPD 26% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Dementia 21% · Stroke 20% · Cancer 14%.
The office billed $96,437, Medicare allowed $4,456 and paid $3,145; for 294 services of 40 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 | 107 | 294 | 72 | 2.28 | $96,437 | $3,145 |
| 2023 | 228 | 288 | 73 | 2.57 | $19,145 | $5,496 |
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
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 112 | $866 | $7 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 27 | $863 | $32 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 12 | $838 | $70 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 23 | $169 | $7 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 15 | $126 | $8 |
Medicaid work
$1,745 in 2024
Medicaid paid $1,745 for 163 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 44 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.
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 106 | $1,284 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 57 | $461 |
| 2024 | 163 | 2 | 44 | $1,745 |
| 2023 | 206 | 2 | 41 | $1,384 |
| 2022 | 84 | 1 | 45 | $580 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 192 | $1,265 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 14 | $119 |
2022
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 84 | $580 |
Money from drug and device companies
$878 in 2024
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | None | $878 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | None | $695 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Ethicon US | Certus 140 | $190 | 2 payments
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| Bard Peripheral Vascular | Venovo | $150 | 1 payment
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| Sirtex Medical | Sir-Spheres Microspheres | $146 | 1 payment
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| Inari Medical | Flowtriever Catheter, S | $144 | 1 payment
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| Boston Scientific | Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 Gbq | $130 | 1 payment
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| Penumbra | Indigo System | $118 | 2 payments
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See all 8 published payments
| Penumbra | Meals · 2024-11-19 | Indigo System | $102 |
| Inari Medical | Meals · 2024-11-14 | Flowtriever Catheter, S | $144 |
| Ethicon US | Meals · 2024-09-22 | Certus 140 | $157 |
| Ethicon US | Meals · 2024-08-18 | Neuwave | $33 |
| Sirtex Medical | Meals · 2024-05-14 | Sir-Spheres Microspheres | $146 |
| Penumbra | Meals · 2024-05-10 | Penumbra System | $16 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular | Meals · 2024-03-27 | Venovo | $150 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2024-01-17 | Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 Gbq | $130 |
See earlier years (2023)
2023: $695
| Ethicon US | Neuwave | $209 | 3 payments
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| Boston Scientific | Obsidio | $166 | 1 payment
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| Inari Medical | Flowtriever Catheter, S | $164 | 1 payment
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| Cordis US | Mynx Control | $126 | 1 payment
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| Terumo Medical | Glidesheath Slender | $30 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1235627217
- Licence
- CA A165962California A165962: Current · expires 2027-10-31
- Trained
- Washington University School of Medicine, 2018
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2085R0204X (2085R0204X)
- Mailing address
- 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA, 94080
- NPI first listed
- 2018-04-25
- NPI last updated
- 2025-12-14
- NPI record certified
- 2025-12-14
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA, 94080