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Abhinav Gupta, MD

Anesthesiology · La Jolla

NPI 1235699331

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Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
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Offices

1 location · Regents of the University of California · 2,047 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths105.39 (74.34 to 136.44) · 381 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.597BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.618BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.375BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.376BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.83 (0.11 to 1.54) · 3,862 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.84 to 1.2)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.4 · 130 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.2 · 116 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.1 · 183 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.8 · 510 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths11 · 696 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 435 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 5,739 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.15 (0 to 0.32) · 12,387 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.1 to 0.44) · 13,596 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.59 (3.24 to 5.94) · 4,389 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 2,419 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.26 (1.23 to 3.29) · 4,116 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.93 (6.61 to 13.25) · 2,232 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.31 (5.24 to 9.38) · 2,410 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.32 (1.07 to 3.56) · 1,286 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.38 (0.02 to 0.75) · 11,838 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.5 · 181 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.716No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.672No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.5 · 302 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.3 · 891 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits3.8 · 216 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits5.9 · 620 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits12 · 731 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.7 · 946 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.9 (4.8 to 7) · 1,507 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.3 (10.7 to 14) · 1,507 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits7.1 · 191 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.7 · 177 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 204 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits10.4 (8.5 to 13) · 4,116 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1) · 2,130 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (3,680 patients answered, 16% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Room was "always" clean66%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)73%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully75%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night49%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital75%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects48%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%

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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Pregabalin12$433$36
Celecoxib11$145$13

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024683322% (15)None$1,528
20231613NoneNone$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

Industry payments by year
202534None$321
2024711None$1,144
202336None$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.

Payments by company
SPR TherapeuticsSprint Pns System$135
1 payment
  • Meals for Sprint Pns System · 2025-01-23 · $135
Boston ScientificGeneral - Hemostasis$101
2 payments
  • Meals for General - Hemostasis · 2025-04-01 · $23
  • Meals for General - Hemostasis · 2025-03-24 · $78
Procept BioroboticsAquabeam Robotic System$85
1 payment
  • Meals for Aquabeam Robotic System · 2025-07-23 · $85
See all 4 published payments
Every published payment
Procept BioroboticsMeals · 2025-07-23Aquabeam Robotic System$85
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-04-01General - Hemostasis$23
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-03-24General - Hemostasis$78
SPR TherapeuticsMeals · 2025-01-23Sprint Pns System$135
See earlier years (2024, 2023)

2024: $1,144

Payments by company in 2024
Abbott LaboratoriesProclaim$305
2 payments
  • Meals for Eterna · 2024-09-06 · $77
  • Meals for Proclaim · 2024-01-15 · $228
Boston ScientificWavewriter Alpha Prime 16$226
3 payments
  • Meals · 2024-05-03 · $8
  • Meals for Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 · 2024-01-20 · $61
  • Meals for Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 · 2024-01-03 · $157
Guard MedicalNpseal Large$222
1 payment
  • Meals for Npseal Large · 2024-06-02 · $222
NevroSenza$190
2 payments
  • Meals for Senza · 2024-01-18 · $141
  • Meals for Senza · 2024-01-18 · $48
Vertos MedicalMild Device Kit$124
1 payment
  • Meals for Mild Device Kit · 2024-07-10 · $124
MedtronicIntellis Adaptivestim$57
1 payment
  • Meals for Intellis Adaptivestim · 2024-01-19 · $57
PainteqPainteq$20
1 payment
  • Meals for Painteq · 2024-07-02 · $20

2023: $13,927

Payments by company in 2023
Abbott LaboratoriesNone$13,500
1 payment
  • Grant · 2023-08-01 · $13,500
Boston ScientificNone$233
2 payments
  • Meals · 2023-08-31 · $91
  • Meals · 2023-02-14 · $142
MedtronicVanta Adaptivestim$194
3 payments
  • Travel for Vanta Adaptivestim · 2023-10-07 · $118
  • Meals for Intellis Adaptivestim · 2023-10-06 · $39
  • Meals for Synchromedii · 2023-09-26 · $37

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.