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Deepa Prakashpathy, MD

Hospitalist · Santa Cruz

NPI 1255413720

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Plans that list them
1
1 carrier
Offices
5

Offices

5 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health · Good Samaritan Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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1 plan · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A97307 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2006 · expires 2028-01-31 · Bangalore University, Dr B. R. Ambedkar Medical College.

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.

  • El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.337, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 1 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 El Camino Health
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.291BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.393BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.76 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.6 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 185 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 814 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13 · 842 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 361 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.6 · 4,633 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.5 · 122 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.993No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.706No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.376No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.5 · 218 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.5 · 962 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits3.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-17 · 922 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits18.6 · 860 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.7 · 827 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.1 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.3 · 80 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.7 · 237 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at El Camino Health
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at El Camino Health
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%
See every measure and the patient survey for Good Samaritan Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Good Samaritan Hospital
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.337BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.75 (0 to 1.67) · 1,340 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.84 (0.54 to 1.14)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths143.59 (98.7 to 188.49) · 98 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.7 · 45 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 100 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.7 · 270 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 573 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.6 · 820 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.5 · 482 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.3 · 3,711 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.12 (0 to 0.3) · 8,866 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0.01 to 0.38) · 9,051 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.65 (0.74 to 4.56) · 1,929 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.8 (0.21 to 3.39) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.33 (0.88 to 3.78) · 1,836 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.73 (0 to 13.46) · 669 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.58 (3.96 to 11.19) · 654 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.59 (0.13 to 3.04) · 496 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0 to 0.87) · 7,373 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.1 · 152 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.08No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.542No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.484No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.565No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.8 · 327 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits24.2 · 703 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits61.1 · 289 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits36.3 · 665 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits25.4 · 856 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 978 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.3 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits12.3 · 46 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.2 · 135 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.8 (10.1 to 18.6) · 129 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 531 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (704 patients answered, 24% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Good Samaritan Hospital
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness1
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Good Samaritan Hospital
Room was "always" clean66%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well71%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge81%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand66%
Doctors "always" listened carefully69%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)63%
Staff "always" explained new medications68%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand69%
Nurses "always" listened carefully73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night38%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital67%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects40%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$32,721

Medicare paid this office $32,721 for 170 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes124$21,603$71
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes48$5,029$105
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes35$4,078$117
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes12$571$44

Who their Medicare patients are

170 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 81 · 85 and older 38% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 11% · Health risk score 1.91. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Atrial fibrillation 48% · Coronary heart disease 45% · Heart failure 44% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Diabetes 35% · Depression 34% · Dementia 32% · Stroke 30% · Cancer 28% · COPD 27%.

The office billed $120,034, Medicare allowed $41,053 and paid $32,721; for 414 services of 8 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

Original Medicare by year
2024170414811.91$120,034$32,721
2023142234811.74$82,374$21,945
2022164374802.03$113,838$30,114
2021100213822.17$70,163$19,424
202090182812.66$51,215$16,038
2019221527812.15$138,611$42,053
2018283760802.35$193,859$58,387
2017304647772.09$191,366$55,516
2016246539772.22$150,788$43,035
2015193394761.82$121,081$36,739
2014180359751.95$115,982$32,395
2013212642752.21$182,053$48,328

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes75$9,722$73
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes37$5,997$162
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes25$2,704$108
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes18$2,182$121
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes12$542$45

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes93$13,987$66
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes44$8,024$178
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes29$2,931$101
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes34$2,081$35
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes12$1,959$163

2021: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes62$8,520$68
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes31$5,458$176
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes30$3,004$100

2020: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes62$8,841$67
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes24$4,623$193
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes17$1,719$101

2019: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes170$25,695$66
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes45$8,223$183
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes58$5,773$98
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes14$1,333$67

2018: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes234$37,996$64
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes60$10,799$174
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes77$7,560$97

2017: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes166$23,801$60
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes125$21,283$165
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes60$5,512$90
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes12$1,850$154
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes11$1,030$86

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes143$19,759$58
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes95$15,359$162
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes53$4,619$87
Hospital observation care on day of discharge11$610$55

2015: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes92$16,008$172
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes96$13,879$62
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes38$3,499$92

2014: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes91$14,948$162
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes87$10,959$58
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes40$3,470$87

2013: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes143$23,968$57
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes90$14,634$157
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes83$7,097$84

Medicaid work

$1,024 in 2018

Medicaid paid $1,024 for 35 billed services this clinician did in 2018, 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES35$1,024
Medicaid work by year
201835113$1,024

Money from drug and device companies

$24 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$24
202411None$16
201911None$131

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
ITI Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.)Caplyta$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Caplyta · 2025-02-12 · $24
See the published payment
Every published payment
ITI Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.)Meals · 2025-02-12Caplyta$24
See earlier years (2024, 2019)

2024: $16

Payments by company in 2024
ITI Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.)Caplyta$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Caplyta · 2024-12-11 · $16

2019: $131

Payments by company in 2019
Abbott LaboratoriesHeartmate 3 Left Ventricular Dev$131
1 payment
  • Meals for Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · 2019-07-31 · $131

Professional record

NPI
1255413720
Licence
CA A97307, NV 12021California A97307: Current · expires 2028-01-31
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
NV PENDING
Taxonomy
Hospitalist (208M00000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2006-10-20
NPI last updated
2021-02-25
NPI record certified
2021-02-25

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.