Abhinav Gupta, MD
Anesthesiology · La Jolla
- 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 · Regents of the University of California · 2,047 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr. 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.
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrSan Diego, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 105.39 (74.34 to 136.44) · 381 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.597, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.618, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.375, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.376, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 6 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 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.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 105.39 (74.34 to 136.44) · 381 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.597 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.618 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.375 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.376 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.83 (0.11 to 1.54) · 3,862 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.84 to 1.2) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.4 · 130 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.2 · 116 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.8 · 510 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11 · 696 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 435 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 5,739 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.32) · 12,387 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.44) · 13,596 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.59 (3.24 to 5.94) · 4,389 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 2,419 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.26 (1.23 to 3.29) · 4,116 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.93 (6.61 to 13.25) · 2,232 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.31 (5.24 to 9.38) · 2,410 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.32 (1.07 to 3.56) · 1,286 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.38 (0.02 to 0.75) · 11,838 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 181 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.716 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.672 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.5 · 302 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 891 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 216 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 5.9 · 620 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 12 · 731 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.7 · 946 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.9 (4.8 to 7) · 1,507 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.3 (10.7 to 14) · 1,507 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 7.1 · 191 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.7 · 177 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 204 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.4 (8.5 to 13) · 4,116 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1) · 2,130 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,680 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 49% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$8,817
Medicare paid this office $8,817 for 51 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Who their Medicare patients are
51 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Women 43% · Also on Medicaid 33% · Health risk score 1.93. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 35% · Coronary heart disease 33% · Cancer 33% · Depression 29% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Heart failure 22% · COPD 22%.
The office billed $80,034, Medicare allowed $11,031 and paid $8,817; for 62 services of 26 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.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$1,528
Pharmacies billed $1,528 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 22% of their Part D prescriptions (15 of 68) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 0%.
65 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $1,528 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Pregabalin | 12 | $433 | $36 |
| Celecoxib | 11 | $145 | $13 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 68 | 33 | 22% (15) | None | $1,528 |
| 2023 | 16 | 13 | None | None | $270 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Money from drug and device companies
$321 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | None | $321 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | None | $1,144 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | None | $13,927 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| SPR Therapeutics | Sprint Pns System | $135 | 1 payment
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| Boston Scientific | General - Hemostasis | $101 | 2 payments
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| Procept Biorobotics | Aquabeam Robotic System | $85 | 1 payment
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See all 4 published payments
| Procept Biorobotics | Meals · 2025-07-23 | Aquabeam Robotic System | $85 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-04-01 | General - Hemostasis | $23 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-03-24 | General - Hemostasis | $78 |
| SPR Therapeutics | Meals · 2025-01-23 | Sprint Pns System | $135 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023)
2024: $1,144
| Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim | $305 | 2 payments
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| Boston Scientific | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 | $226 | 3 payments
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| Guard Medical | Npseal Large | $222 | 1 payment
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| Nevro | Senza | $190 | 2 payments
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| Vertos Medical | Mild Device Kit | $124 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Intellis Adaptivestim | $57 | 1 payment
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| Painteq | Painteq | $20 | 1 payment
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2023: $13,927
| Abbott Laboratories | None | $13,500 | 1 payment
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| Boston Scientific | None | $233 | 2 payments
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| Medtronic | Vanta Adaptivestim | $194 | 3 payments
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1235699331
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- File 57326, Los Angeles, CA, 90074
- NPI first listed
- 2019-03-23
- NPI last updated
- 2025-06-27
- NPI record certified
- 2024-08-08
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037 · 6655 Alvarado Rd, San Diego, CA, 92120 · 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128
This office lists an electronic records connection.