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Richard A Chiang, MD

Anesthesiology · San Jose

NPI 1265895536

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Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
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Offices
4

Offices

4 locations · Silicon Valley Anesthesia Associates Inc · Regents of the Univ of CA · Cep America - Anesthesia PC · County of Santa Clara

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Hospitals listed: University of California Davis Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A168655 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2020 · expires 2028-04-30 · Indiana University School of Medicine.

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.

  • University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate: 1.94 (1.18 to 2.71) · 3,010 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 1.564, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Worse than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 6.7 (5.6 to 8) · 1,134 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.6 (10.9 to 14.5) · 1,134 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 127.46 (95.81 to 159.1) · 281 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.18 (0 to 0.57) · 12,625 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.677, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.713, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,436 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for University of California Davis Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at University of California Davis Medical Center
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.94 (1.18 to 2.71) · 3,010 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.564WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.7 (5.6 to 8) · 1,134 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (10.9 to 14.5) · 1,134 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths127.46 (95.81 to 159.1) · 281 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.57) · 12,625 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.677BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.713BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,436 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.98 (0.78 to 1.19)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.2 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.2 · 165 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 115 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 662 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 463 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 406 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 4,328 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 13,828 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.13 to 0.46) · 14,152 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.29 (2.92 to 5.66) · 4,920 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.78 (0.46 to 3.09) · 2,250 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.07 (1.06 to 3.09) · 4,696 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.46 (5.18 to 13.75) · 2,102 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.35 (3.74 to 8.96) · 2,191 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.48 (1.19 to 3.77) · 1,169 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.3 · 127 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.826No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.899No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.669No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.2 · 131 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.2 · 751 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-25.8 · 127 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits24.1 · 758 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits23.6 · 477 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.6 · 469 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 140 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 65 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.3 · 203 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.8 (9.4 to 14.9) · 2,643 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (2,768 patients answered, 18% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of California Davis Medical Center
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness1
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of California Davis Medical Center
Room was "always" clean61%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)68%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital74%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects47%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$12,815

Medicare paid this office $12,815 for 70 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for lens surgery21$2,372$108

Who their Medicare patients are

70 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 71% · Also on Medicaid 64% · Health risk score 1.57. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 51% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Coronary heart disease 29% · Heart failure 23% · Depression 19% · Atrial fibrillation 17% · COPD 16% · Dementia 16%.

The office billed $161,775, Medicare allowed $17,241 and paid $12,815; for 75 services of 33 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
20247075771.57$161,775$12,815
2023118125761.57$311,407$20,610
20226678752.06$195,389$13,454
2021113137752.81$318,991$23,864
20204149741.93$77,309$10,577

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for lens surgery30$3,102$103
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope18$2,681$141

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope16$2,076$130
Anesthesia for lens surgery14$1,487$106

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
61.2 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1265895536
Licence
CA A168655California A168655: Current · expires 2028-04-30
Trained
Indiana University School of Medicine, 2016
Group
Silicon Valley Anesthesia Associates Inc · Regents of the Univ of CA · Cep America - Anesthesia PC · County of Santa Clara
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
225 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA, 95116
NPI first listed
2016-04-03
NPI last updated
2025-08-18
NPI record certified
2025-08-18

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

Extra NPI addresses: 1411 E 31st St, Oakland, CA, 94602