Jennifer O Chan, MD
Thoracic Surgery · Walnut Creek
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 3
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 24 years
- Graduated 2002
Offices
3 locations · Bass Medical Group · 292 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus · John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus · Washington Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
3 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Chan’s office at (925) 932-6330 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A87218 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2004 · expires 2028-05-31 · University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
School, training and certification
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
- American Board of Surgery - Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Hospitals they work in
3 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of John Muir Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.235, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.675, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of John Muir Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate: 2.01 (1.17 to 2.85) · 2,206 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 222.42 (177.82 to 267.02) · 120 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.4 (0.91 to 1.9) · 9,764 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.734, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.536, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.341, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.455, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.245, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Washington HospitalFremont, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Washington Hospital Healthcare SystemPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.188, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.164, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.235 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.675 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.11 (0.21 to 2) · 1,612 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.77 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 184.13 (136.65 to 231.6) · 86 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.2 · 175 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.6 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.4 · 172 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8 · 537 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.5 · 434 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 215 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 3,208 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0.13 to 0.51) · 7,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.04 to 0.41) · 8,660 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.1 (1.29 to 4.91) · 2,723 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0 to 2.51) · 1,208 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 3 (1.7 to 4.3) · 2,355 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.77 (3.24 to 12.3) · 1,216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 3.43 (0.43 to 6.43) · 1,253 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.93 (0.47 to 3.4) · 388 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.58 to 1.69) · 6,288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.1 · 263 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.636 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.254 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.904 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.5 · 312 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.1 · 768 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -6.8 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -3.1 · 648 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 31.1 · 433 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 504 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.7 (5.1 to 8.8) · 476 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.9 (10.5 to 15.7) · 476 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 250 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 8.8 · 154 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.7 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.4 (9.9 to 17.9) · 192 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.2) · 546 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (521 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 72% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
See every measure and the patient survey for John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 2 the same, 2 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 5 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 2.01 (1.17 to 2.85) · 2,206 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 222.42 (177.82 to 267.02) · 120 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.4 (0.91 to 1.9) · 9,764 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.734 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.536 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.341 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.455 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.245 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.87 to 1.4) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 131 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 148 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.8 · 695 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.1 · 509 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 4,483 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.35 (0.18 to 0.53) · 11,630 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 11,793 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.33 (1.69 to 4.96) · 3,268 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.37 (0 to 2.94) · 1,631 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.76 (1.43 to 4.09) · 3,066 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.12 (0.22 to 12.02) · 1,580 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.43 (1.21 to 7.64) · 1,594 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.82 (0.4 to 3.24) · 685 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 615 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.88 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 729 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -30.1 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13 · 736 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 34.8 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.7 · 818 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.3 (3.3 to 8.4) · 28 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.8 (7.2 to 15.5) · 28 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.9 · 584 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.9) · 222 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 321 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (758 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 65% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| 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 | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Washington Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 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.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.188 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.164 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0 to 1.88) · 1,112 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0.59 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 192.95 (139.54 to 246.36) · 48 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.4 · 164 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 199 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 463 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 661 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 174 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 2,550 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.35) · 6,970 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.82 (1.73 to 5.91) · 1,370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.52 (0 to 3.17) · 589 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.25 to 3.25) · 1,315 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 13.19 (5.83 to 20.56) · 600 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.91 (1.04 to 8.78) · 550 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 6,079 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 114 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.367 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.9 · 480 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 33.9 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 26.5 · 553 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.8 · 648 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 590 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.7 (3.2 to 6.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.4 (8.5 to 14.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 130 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.1 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 202 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.7 (10.2 to 18.5) · 78 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 974 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (812 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$49,375
Medicare paid this office $49,375 for 68 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Exam of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope | 12 | $6,071 | $506 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 18 | $3,603 | $164 |
| Study of esophagus to assess movement | 11 | $2,553 | $232 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,748 | $134 |
| Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope | 14 | $961 | $69 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 34 | More than 58% of doctors who do this |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | 14 | – | 14 | – | – | – |
| Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope | – | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| Exam of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | – | – | – | – | 12 | – |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | – | – | – | – | 12 | – |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
68 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 1.55. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical thoracic surgery clinician is at 1.74.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Cancer 46% · COPD 31% · Diabetes 26% · Coronary heart disease 26% · Atrial fibrillation 26% · Chronic kidney disease 22% · Depression 22% · Heart failure 16%.
The office billed $235,599, Medicare allowed $62,232 and paid $49,375; for 187 services of 47 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 | 68 | 187 | 74 | 1.55 | $235,599 | $49,375 |
| 2023 | 76 | 208 | 74 | 1.72 | $218,069 | $42,134 |
| 2022 | 61 | 201 | 74 | 2.18 | $198,658 | $40,715 |
| 2021 | 116 | 371 | 75 | 1.70 | $159,729 | $55,606 |
| 2020 | 109 | 334 | 74 | 2.39 | $160,733 | $56,627 |
| 2019 | 122 | 435 | 74 | 1.67 | $241,079 | $84,164 |
| 2018 | 68 | 165 | 74 | 2.90 | $53,994 | $26,128 |
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: 2 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope | 12 | $5,319 | $443 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 12 | $630 | $53 |
2022: 5 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,272 | $175 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 17 | $2,024 | $119 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 11 | $1,707 | $155 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $1,322 | $63 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 11 | $744 | $34 |
2021: 9 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 31 | $3,911 | $122 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 12 | $2,846 | $237 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 14 | $2,213 | $158 |
| Short return visit | 28 | $2,027 | $52 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 25 | $1,830 | $35 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $1,222 | $76 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,176 | $107 |
| Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope | 12 | $1,102 | $92 |
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | 11 | $1,063 | $76 |
2020: 7 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 30 | $3,834 | $124 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 36 | $3,504 | $69 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 20 | $2,322 | $97 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 12 | $1,868 | $156 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 20 | $1,468 | $36 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $1,242 | $103 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 11 | $871 | $73 |
2019: 7 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 40 | $5,172 | $94 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 45 | $4,255 | $69 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 27 | $3,259 | $121 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 21 | $3,167 | $151 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,810 | $101 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 16 | $1,213 | $35 |
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | 13 | $1,045 | $75 |
2018: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 19 | $1,765 | $57 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,301 | $100 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 11 | $1,121 | $34 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$923
Pharmacies billed $923 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 66% of their Part D prescriptions (27 of 41) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to judge: with under about 50 a year, a handful of patients can swing this share.
36 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $923 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.
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 21 | $208 | $8 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 41 | 28 | 66% (27) | None | $923 |
| 2023 | 37 | 24 | 70% (26) | None | $1,143 |
| 2022 | 17 | 12 | 88% (15) | 0% | $193 |
| 2021 | 45 | 14 | 42% (19) | 0% | $496 |
| 2020 | 48 | 19 | 38% (18) | 0% | $468 |
| 2019 | 60 | 29 | 53% (32) | 0% | $457 |
| 2015 | 80 | 33 | 50% (40) | None | $4,555 |
| 2014 | 137 | 50 | 39% (54) | 13% | $4,313 |
| 2013 | 91 | 52 | 52% (47) | 18% | $3,041 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 24 | $212 | $9 |
2022: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $176 | $12 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $137 | $9 |
| Ibuprofen | 11 | $26 | $2 |
2020: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 14 | $150 | $11 |
| Omeprazole | 14 | $111 | $8 |
2019: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 26 | $185 | $7 |
| Omeprazole | 15 | $112 | $7 |
2015: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 36 | $1,174 | $33 |
2014: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 39 | $693 | $18 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $646 | $59 |
| Ibuprofen | 18 | $309 | $17 |
2013: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 40 | $609 | $15 |
| Ibuprofen | 12 | $154 | $13 |
Money from drug and device companies
$8,714 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | None | $8,714 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 | None | $488 |
| 2023 | 10 | 16 | None | $918 |
| 2022 | 5 | 59 | None | $20,913 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | None | $48 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $23 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14 | None | $1,571 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $8,617 | 7 payments
|
| AtriCure | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System | $97 | 1 payment
|
See all 8 published payments
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-12-06 | Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System | $97 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Education · 2025-09-03 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $7,750 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-07-11 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $35 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-07-11 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $35 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Travel · 2025-07-02 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $293 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Travel · 2025-07-02 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $317 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Travel · 2025-07-01 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $6 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-01-24 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $181 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $488
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $344 | 5 payments
|
| E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C. | Opdivo | $126 | 1 payment
|
| Pinnacle Biologics | Photofrin | $18 | 1 payment
|
2023: $918
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $310 | 5 payments
|
| Davol | Phasix Mesh | $151 | 3 payments
|
| E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C. | Opdivo | $115 | 1 payment
|
| Medtronic | Venaseal | $105 | 1 payment
|
| Galvanize Therapeutics | Aliya System | $104 | 1 payment
|
| AbbVie | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $33 | 1 payment
|
| Ethicon US | Dermabond Prineo | $33 | 1 payment
|
| Avanos Medical | On-Q* Pump and Accessories | $28 | 1 payment
|
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA | None | $23 | 1 payment
|
| Pinnacle Biologics | Photofrin | $16 | 1 payment
|
2022: $20,913
| Intuitive Surgical | Davinci Xi | $20,398 | 49 payments
|
| Ethicon | N/A | $206 | 3 payments
|
| Davol | Phasix Mesh | $186 | 2 payments
|
| Ethicon US | Echelon Flex | $66 | 3 payments
|
| Pinnacle Biologics | Photofrin | $56 | 2 payments
|
2021: $48
| Ethicon | Monarch Platform | $33 | 1 payment
|
| Ethicon US | None | $15 | 1 payment
|
2020: $23
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $23 | 1 payment
|
2019: $1,571
| Medical Device Business Services | Linx Reflux Management System | $777 | 5 payments
|
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $316 | 3 payments
|
| Ethicon | Linx Reflux Management System | $227 | 1 payment
|
| Ethicon US | Linx Reflux Management System | $137 | 2 payments
|
| Owens & Minor Distribution | None | $94 | 2 payments
|
| Lantheus Medical Imaging | Definity | $19 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1265634687
- Licence
- CA A87218California A87218: Current · expires 2028-05-31
- Group
- Bass Medical Group
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Thoracic surgery (208G00000X); Surgery (208600000X)
- Mailing address
- 2637 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598
- NPI first listed
- 2007-06-05
- NPI last updated
- 2024-11-13
- NPI record certified
- 2024-11-13
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.