Robson Capasso, MD
Sleep Medicine · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
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| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A98812 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2007 · expires 2028-07-31 · Federal University of Parana Center of Health Sciences.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Florida ME95925Medical Doctor · since 2006 · expires 2020-01-31RetiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.
School, training and certification
4 placements
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.
Education
- Universidad Federal do Paraua · MD1990–1995Medical school
Residency and fellowship
- Stanford University, OtherSTANFORD, CA · 2007–2008
- University of Miami, PSYCHIATRYMiami, FL · 2003–2007
- University of Miami, PLASTIC SURGERY WITHIN THE HEAD AND NECKMiami, FL · 1999–2001
- Universidade Federal do Parana, OTOLARYNGOLOGYCuritiba, BR · 1996–1999
What else the board holds
Hospitals they may admit to
Where the clinician told their state board they may admit and treat patients.
- Out of State · CA
Also licensed in
States the clinician told their board they are also licensed in. Only the states we check are verified.
California
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 itOverall 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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$23,497
Medicare paid this office $23,497 for 103 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 50 | $4,944 | $90 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 46 | $4,465 | $97 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 47 | $2,317 | $49 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 14 | $1,668 | $119 |
Who their Medicare patients are
103 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Women 44% · Also on Medicaid 14% · Health risk score 1.02. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical sleep medicine clinician is at 1.21.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 61% · Depression 24% · Chronic kidney disease 18% · Coronary heart disease 17% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Diabetes 14% · Heart failure 14% · Cancer 13%.
The office billed $138,613, Medicare allowed $31,840 and paid $23,497; for 207 services of 20 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 | 103 | 207 | 70 | 1.02 | $138,613 | $23,497 |
| 2023 | 111 | 247 | 70 | 1.27 | $110,148 | $25,865 |
| 2022 | 102 | 231 | 69 | 0.97 | $175,752 | $24,538 |
| 2021 | 81 | 218 | 69 | 1.03 | $145,598 | $23,067 |
| 2020 | 83 | 202 | 71 | 1.29 | $91,749 | $16,341 |
| 2019 | 84 | 208 | 69 | 1.08 | $90,878 | $20,667 |
| 2018 | 86 | 226 | 69 | 1.06 | $113,856 | $21,824 |
| 2017 | 84 | 196 | 66 | 1.15 | $122,050 | $16,816 |
| 2016 | 106 | 221 | 67 | 1.02 | $78,901 | $15,863 |
| 2015 | 73 | 136 | 68 | 0.89 | $39,536 | $9,719 |
| 2014 | 79 | 170 | 68 | 0.96 | $42,174 | $11,543 |
| 2013 | 76 | 133 | 65 | 1.07 | $87,882 | $12,457 |
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
| Return visit (30+ min) | 59 | $6,957 | $85 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 38 | $4,195 | $110 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 54 | $2,278 | $41 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 19 | $2,264 | $119 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $900 | $53 |
2022: 7 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 56 | $4,966 | $79 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 29 | $3,158 | $109 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 22 | $2,594 | $113 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 47 | $1,137 | $24 |
| Evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing by examination of upper airway using an endoscope | 11 | $1,127 | $102 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $820 | $68 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $701 | $50 |
2021: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 43 | $5,167 | $85 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,750 | $115 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 17 | $2,144 | $126 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 47 | $1,140 | $23 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 13 | $540 | $42 |
2020: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 47 | $3,745 | $62 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 28 | $3,018 | $108 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 43 | $781 | $18 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $656 | $47 |
2019: 5 services
| Implantation of cranial nerve neurostimulator electrodes and generator | 12 | $6,866 | $572 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 54 | $4,234 | $65 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,504 | $104 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 53 | $2,125 | $40 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 13 | $791 | $61 |
2018: 4 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 38 | $4,089 | $108 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 50 | $3,843 | $66 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 56 | $3,068 | $53 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 24 | $1,276 | $53 |
2017: 7 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 42 | $3,468 | $67 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 17 | $1,934 | $114 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 24 | $1,454 | $61 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,167 | $61 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 21 | $1,107 | $53 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 19 | $1,070 | $56 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $611 | $44 |
2016: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 48 | $3,528 | $67 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 43 | $2,343 | $54 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 34 | $2,025 | $60 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 36 | $1,961 | $43 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 16 | $955 | $60 |
2015: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 33 | $2,581 | $59 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 29 | $1,641 | $43 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,447 | $111 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 17 | $931 | $55 |
2014: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 39 | $2,896 | $67 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 42 | $2,596 | $45 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,459 | $112 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 13 | $967 | $69 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 16 | $900 | $56 |
2013: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 48 | $2,150 | $36 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,224 | $64 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 11 | $643 | $58 |
Money from drug and device companies
$153 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $153 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | None | $313 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $1,860 | $2,181 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | $930 | $1,212 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $700 | $1,068 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| LivaNova USA | Thn Sleep Therapy | $153 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| LivaNova USA | Meals · 2025-10-10 | Thn Sleep Therapy | $153 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
2024: $313
| Inspire Medical Systems | Inspire | $177 | 2 payments
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| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $136 | 1 payment
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2023: $2,181
| Ethicon | Monocryl | $1,860 | 1 payment
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| Inspire Medical Systems | Inspire | $150 | 1 payment
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| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $96 | 1 payment
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| DePuy Synthes Sales | Trumatch | $76 | 1 payment
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2022: $1,212
| Ethicon | Monocryl | $930 | 1 payment
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| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $223 | 2 payments
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| DePuy Synthes Sales | Trumatch | $58 | 1 payment
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2021: $1,068
| Aerin Medical | Vivaer Stylus | $700 | 1 payment
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| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $200 | 1 payment
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| Inspire Medical Systems | Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System | $168 | 1 payment
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2020: $1,000
| Nonin Medical | None | $1,000 | 1 payment
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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
- 1265635452
- Licence
- CA A98812, FL ME95925California A98812: Current · expires 2028-07-31Florida ME95925: Retired
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207YS0012X (207YS0012X); Otolaryngology (207Y00000X); Psychiatry (2084P0800X); Federal specialty code 2084S0012X (2084S0012X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2007-06-06
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-28
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1695 Nw 9th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136