Bejan Arsalan Alvandi, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 4
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: University of Utah Hospital and Clinics. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
4 plans · 1 carrier
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| Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO) | Kaiser Permanente | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
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 Utah Hospital and ClinicsSalt Lake City, UTAcute Care Hospital · Government - State · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, which runs 2 hospitalsHome of Huntsman Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.603, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.55, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.518, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.595, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 8.8 (7.3 to 10.3) · 1,119 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 8 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.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.603 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.55 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.518 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.595 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 8.8 (7.3 to 10.3) · 1,119 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.78 (0.03 to 1.53) · 3,231 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.6 to 1.22) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 156.56 (123.99 to 189.13) · 297 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 69 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12 · 168 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 423 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 347 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.8 · 506 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.7 · 5,004 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0.02 to 0.37) · 11,361 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.08 to 0.43) · 12,089 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.06 (2.7 to 5.41) · 4,881 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0 to 3.27) · 204 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.55 (1.5 to 3.59) · 4,443 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.76 (0 to 15.4) · 212 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.49 (1.4 to 9.58) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.88 (0.63 to 3.14) · 1,317 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.5 (0.08 to 0.92) · 10,150 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 289 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.204 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.738 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.5 · 213 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.5 · 664 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 0.4 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -34.8 · 478 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -7 · 374 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 535 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.8 (4.6 to 7) · 1,119 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 310 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.2 · 113 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.9 to 15.8) · 2,684 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.2) · 2,156 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,497 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 79% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 90% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 91% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 61% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$4,119
Medicare paid this office $4,119 for 24 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 13 | $2,279 | $175 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 | None |
| Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 13 | More than 51% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
24 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 54% · Health risk score 1.25. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75%.
The office billed $135,974, Medicare allowed $5,117 and paid $4,119; for 36 services of 15 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.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$1,220
Pharmacies billed $1,220 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 32% of their Part D prescriptions (55 of 174) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 31%.
174 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $1,220 in drug cost · 13 antibiotic prescriptions to 13 people.
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.
| Celecoxib | 24 | $283 | $12 |
| Ondansetron | 38 | $177 | $5 |
| Oxycodone | 39 | $134 | $3 |
| Pregabalin | 18 | $91 | $5 |
| Naproxen | 11 | $38 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 174 | 65 | 32% (55) | 0% | $1,220 |
| 2023 | 36 | 23 | 64% (23) | 0% | $507 |
| 2022 | 24 | 17 | 63% (15) | 0% | $548 |
| 2021 | 44 | 19 | 41% (18) | None | $1,235 |
| 2020 | 19 | 14 | None | None | $412 |
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 | 19 | $144 | $8 |
Money from drug and device companies
$5,183 in 2025
| 2025 | 6 | 30 | $1,500 | $5,183 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | None | $1,681 |
| 2023 | 6 | 32 | None | $1,928 |
| 2022 | 5 | 19 | None | $1,598 |
| 2021 | 3 | 13 | None | $2,316 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | None | $146 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Encore Medical Lp | Djo Surgical | $1,706 | 3 payments
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| Medacta USA | Gmk Sphere | $1,129 | 7 payments
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| Stryker | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation | $1,079 | 6 payments
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| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $927 | 11 payments
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| Active Medical | None | $235 | 2 payments
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| Exactech | Equinoxe Phx System | $107 | 1 payment
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See all 30 published payments
| Encore Medical Lp | Consulting · 2025-08-08 | Djo Surgical | $1,500 |
| Encore Medical Lp | Meals · 2025-07-22 | Djo Surgical | $112 |
| Exactech | Meals · 2025-06-17 | Equinoxe Phx System | $107 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-06-12 | Aequalis Ascend Flex | $51 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-06-07 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $232 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-06-07 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $35 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-06-07 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $35 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-06-07 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $35 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-06-07 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $10 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-06-07 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $40 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-06-06 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $187 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-06-06 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $25 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Travel · 2025-06-06 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $101 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-06-06 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor | $94 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Meals · 2025-05-29 | Absolute Bi-Polar Shoulder System | $132 |
| Active Medical | Meals · 2025-05-13 | None | $20 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-04-24 | Aequalis Perform | $166 |
| Medacta USA | Meals · 2025-04-05 | Gmk Sphere | $44 |
| Medacta USA | Meals · 2025-04-05 | Gmk Sphere | $40 |
| Medacta USA | Meals · 2025-04-05 | Gmk Sphere | $22 |
| Medacta USA | Travel · 2025-04-04 | Gmk Sphere | $311 |
| Medacta USA | Meals · 2025-04-04 | Gmk Sphere | $145 |
| Medacta USA | Travel · 2025-04-04 | Gmk Sphere | $135 |
| Medacta USA | Travel · 2025-03-25 | Amistem | $433 |
| Encore Medical Lp | Meals · 2025-03-14 | Djo Surgical | $94 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-03-12 | Aequalis Perform Reversed | $153 |
| Stryker | Travel · 2025-03-11 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation | $431 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-02-26 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation | $116 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-02-21 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation | $163 |
| Active Medical | Meals · 2025-01-27 | None | $215 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019)
2024: $1,681
| Stryker | Gamma | $699 | 9 payments
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| Medacta USA | Gmk Sphere Revision System | $284 | 2 payments
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| DePuy Synthes Sales | Tfn-Advance | $220 | 6 payments
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| Orthofix Medical | Cervical-Stim | $189 | 1 payment
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| Biocomposites | Stimulan | $181 | 2 payments
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| Smith+Nephew | Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium | $107 | 1 payment
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2023: $1,928
| Stryker | Gamma | $997 | 14 payments
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| DePuy Synthes Sales | Na | $310 | 9 payments
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| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Comprehensive Shoulder System | $213 | 4 payments
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| Carbofix Orthopedics | None | $181 | 1 payment
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| Medacta USA | Amistem | $139 | 1 payment
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| Medwest Associates | None | $89 | 3 payments
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2022: $1,598
| Stryker | Axsos | $531 | 10 payments
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| Alphatec Spine | Battalion Plif - Ps | $433 | 2 payments
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| DePuy Synthes Sales | Na | $321 | 5 payments
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| Medical Device Business Services | None | $206 | 1 payment
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| Si-Bone | None | $107 | 1 payment
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2021: $2,316
| Medtronic | Cd Horizon | $1,814 | 9 payments
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| Skeletal Dynamics | Geminus | $377 | 3 payments
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| Vericel | None | $125 | 1 payment
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2019: $146
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Bme Nitinol Continuous Compression Implants | $125 | 1 payment
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| Vericel | Maci | $21 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1275092108
- Licence
- IL 1275092108, UT 13877446-1205
- Trained
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 2019
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
- Mailing address
- 590 S Wakara Way Rm A0058, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108
- NPI first listed
- 2019-03-19
- NPI last updated
- 2025-03-09
- NPI record certified
- 2025-03-09
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60611
This office lists an electronic records connection.