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Robert Michael Fairchild, MD

Rheumatology · Stanford

NPI 1255607214

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17
3 carriers
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17 plans · 3 carriers

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17 of 17 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A126504 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2013 · expires 2026-12-31 · Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

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.

  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 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 Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
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)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$36,603

Medicare paid this office $36,603 for 216 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)130$14,200$82
Short return visit (20+ min)39$4,088$77
Return visit (30+ min)34$3,694$97
New patient visit (60+ min)11$1,640$149
Complete ultrasound scan of joint25$1,051$36
See all 11 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)130$14,200$82
Short return visit (20+ min)39$4,088$77
Return visit (30+ min)34$3,694$97
New patient visit (60+ min)11$1,640$149
Complete ultrasound scan of joint25$1,051$36
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance13$933$52
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's39$794$14
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance11$788$49
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint15$568$35
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels18$557$28
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's14$255$15

Who their Medicare patients are

216 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 14% · 85 and older 10% · Women 72% · Also on Medicaid 33% · Health risk score 1.76. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical rheumatology clinician is at 1.38.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 72% · Diabetes 33% · Coronary heart disease 30% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Depression 27% · Cancer 19% · Heart failure 18% · Atrial fibrillation 15% · COPD 14% · Stroke 11% · Dementia 8%.

The office billed $177,930, Medicare allowed $49,595 and paid $36,603; for 543 services of 28 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
2024216543721.76$177,930$36,603
2023168351701.57$118,501$23,025
2022201464701.66$160,735$29,470
2021202485701.52$158,158$29,278
2020204502701.67$142,905$29,314
2019245648691.84$136,175$41,420
2018219524681.86$113,597$37,569
201795179681.38$51,767$14,642

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: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)116$12,429$86
Short return visit (20+ min)40$2,597$52
Complete ultrasound scan of joint31$1,574$40
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels17$521$29

2022: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)140$14,968$84
Short return visit (20+ min)45$3,386$59
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes12$2,041$66
Complete ultrasound scan of joint59$1,995$27
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes12$1,513$126
Injection into tendon or ligament13$620$41
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint11$438$34
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint11$393$36
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels14$344$20

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)136$14,169$86
Short return visit (20+ min)59$4,066$51
Complete ultrasound scan of joint63$2,616$28
New patient visit (45+ min)12$1,580$132
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint18$779$31
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels11$242$22

2020: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)143$13,393$67
New patient visit (60+ min)21$3,099$148
Complete ultrasound scan of joint54$2,200$29
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes16$1,397$74
Short return visit (20+ min)26$1,147$42
Return visit (30+ min)21$1,131$47
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint15$561$28

2019: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)151$16,073$66
New patient visit (60+ min)52$7,118$137
Complete ultrasound scan of joint85$3,099$27
Return visit (30+ min)25$2,653$76
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes15$1,951$122
New patient visit (60+ min)13$1,938$149
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes17$1,746$58
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint18$947$41
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint14$643$34
Complete ultrasound scan of joint12$497$28

2018: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)88$8,018$64
New patient visit (60+ min)56$8,001$143
Long return visit (40+ min)28$3,591$97
New patient visit (45+ min)26$2,699$104
New patient visit (60+ min)15$2,659$177
Return visit (30+ min)22$2,148$77
Complete ultrasound scan of joint62$1,840$27
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint13$664$44
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels18$368$17
Complete ultrasound scan of joint13$336$24

2017: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
New patient visit (45+ min)21$2,426$116
Return visit (30+ min)25$2,257$68
New patient visit (45+ min)14$2,128$152
Complete ultrasound scan of joint14$373$27
Complete ultrasound scan of joint12$345$29

Medicaid work

$2,181 in 2024

Medicaid paid $2,181 for 29 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 15 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 2024
Return visit (30+ min)29$2,181
Medicaid work by year
202429115$2,181
202327113$1,035
202244116$1,351
202127113$1,050
202038113$1,695
2019139118$5,308
201826114$1,203
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)27$1,035

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)44$1,351

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)27$1,050

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)38$1,695

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)139$5,308

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)26$1,203

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$917,094

Pharmacies billed $917,094 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 462) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical rheumatology clinician is at 3%.

305 generic and 157 brand-name prescriptions · $917,094 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
Humira40$278,594$6,965
Xeljanz Xr35$208,550$5,959
Humira(Cf)11$86,893$7,899
Humira12$71,275$5,940
Methotrexate86$2,106$24
See all 12 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Humira40$278,594$6,965
Xeljanz Xr35$208,550$5,959
Humira(Cf)11$86,893$7,899
Humira12$71,275$5,940
Methotrexate86$2,106$24
Leflunomide38$1,817$48
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate31$1,497$48
Sulfasalazine22$1,114$51
Prednisone53$628$12
Folic Acid24$306$13
Allopurinol16$236$15
Meloxicam12$127$11

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024462690% (0)34%$917,094
2023390640% (0)33%$879,408
2022398580% (0)None$614,297
2021396620% (0)24%$540,181
202053590None27%$553,534
20195791040% (0)22%$414,567
201849590None27%$344,487
2017125390% (0)24%$72,924
201512NoneNoneNone$14,249
201315NoneNone0%$4,159

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Humira49$358,938$7,325
Xeljanz Xr28$164,379$5,871
Humira(Cf)13$98,138$7,549
Humira12$80,995$6,750
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate36$2,998$83
Leflunomide24$2,165$90
Methotrexate67$2,122$32
Prednisone50$1,070$21
Sulfasalazine18$949$53
Allopurinol11$99$9
Folic Acid19$77$4

2022: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Humira35$231,034$6,601
Xeljanz Xr20$106,325$5,316
Humira12$56,150$4,679
Leflunomide19$4,180$220
Methotrexate63$2,678$43
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate41$2,082$51
Azathioprine12$1,776$148
Prednisone61$1,376$23
Sulfasalazine23$938$41
Allopurinol25$274$11

2021: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Humira31$225,037$7,259
Xeljanz Xr32$166,442$5,201
Cosentyx Pen (2 Pens)13$74,838$5,757
Leflunomide17$3,728$219
Methotrexate73$3,581$49
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate50$3,452$69
Colchicine11$2,167$197
Sulfasalazine21$1,189$57
Prednisone45$1,065$24
Allopurinol35$437$12
Alendronate14$66$5

2020: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Xeljanz Xr33$160,534$4,865
Humira20$142,570$7,128
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate60$6,979$116
Leflunomide31$4,501$145
Methotrexate75$3,845$51
Febuxostat11$2,839$258
Sulfasalazine24$1,464$61
Prednisone75$984$13
Allopurinol49$693$14
Diclofenac30$682$23
Alendronate14$88$6

2019: 13 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Humira19$117,992$6,210
Xeljanz Xr21$95,164$4,532
Colcrys22$10,050$457
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate48$6,924$144
Methotrexate92$5,009$54
Leflunomide12$3,773$314
Prednisone97$1,244$13
Diclofenac38$1,017$27
Sulfasalazine19$839$44
Allopurinol42$788$19
Alendronate12$169$14
Gabapentin12$165$14
Meloxicam11$38$3

2018: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Humira33$198,929$6,028
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate47$6,954$148
Colchicine17$5,856$344
Methotrexate94$3,627$39
Prednisone70$1,085$15
Allopurinol34$1,053$31
Sulfasalazine15$631$42
Alendronate16$196$12
Gabapentin14$122$9
Meloxicam14$45$3

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Methotrexate24$1,019$42
Prednisone17$366$22

Money from drug and device companies

$148 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202422None$148
202111None$116
201911None$115

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
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPNone$123
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-05-16 · $123
Novartis PharmaceuticalsCosentyx$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Cosentyx · 2024-05-18 · $25
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
Novartis PharmaceuticalsMeals · 2024-05-18Cosentyx$25
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPMeals · 2024-05-16None$123
See earlier years (2021, 2019)

2021: $116

Payments by company in 2021
Gilead SciencesNone$116
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-03-26 · $116

2019: $115

Payments by company in 2019
Boehringer Ingelheim PharmaceuticalsNone$115
1 payment
  • Meals · 2019-01-08 · $115

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

Research payments by company and study
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · Screening for Ild in Patients With Ra · 2024Their institution$106,662
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · A Prospective, Multi-National, Cross-Sectional Study on A Risk-Factor Guided Approach To Interstitial Lung Disease Screening in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis at Higher Risk for Ild Using High Resolution Computed Tomography · 2025Their institution$80,425

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1255607214
Licence
CA A126504California A126504: Current · expires 2026-12-31
Trained
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2012
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RR0500X (207RR0500X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
NPI first listed
2012-03-23
NPI last updated
2024-04-29
NPI record certified
2024-04-29

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