Craig Chen, MD
Anesthesiology · Los Gatos
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · El Camino Anesthesia · 61 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A117771 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2029-01-31 · University of California San Francisco 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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 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 | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| 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) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| 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 | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$43,488
Medicare paid this office $43,488 for 168 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 23 | $6,321 | $181 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | 11 | $1,954 | $178 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $1,813 | $121 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,516 | $126 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | $597 | $37 |
Who their Medicare patients are
168 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 11% · Health risk score 1.61. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Atrial fibrillation 38% · Diabetes 36% · Chronic kidney disease 32% · Heart failure 28% · Cancer 27% · Depression 21% · COPD 17% · Stroke 17% · Dementia 14%.
The office billed $464,970, Medicare allowed $54,796 and paid $43,488; for 207 services of 51 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 | 168 | 207 | 77 | 1.61 | $464,970 | $43,488 |
| 2023 | 147 | 161 | 76 | 1.93 | $375,194 | $34,743 |
| 2022 | 194 | 256 | 76 | 1.76 | $556,428 | $54,913 |
| 2021 | 110 | 144 | 76 | 1.66 | $354,143 | $30,151 |
| 2020 | 126 | 151 | 76 | 1.75 | $353,460 | $27,957 |
| 2019 | 228 | 285 | 75 | 1.92 | $667,744 | $55,893 |
| 2018 | 179 | 210 | 74 | 1.62 | $541,544 | $39,725 |
| 2017 | 218 | 282 | 75 | 1.65 | $478,020 | $49,081 |
| 2016 | 216 | 280 | 76 | 1.57 | $140,900 | $53,377 |
| 2015 | 96 | 125 | 74 | 1.85 | $38,162 | $28,006 |
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
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 25 | $6,202 | $188 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 14 | $1,908 | $136 |
2022: 4 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 30 | $11,843 | $191 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 21 | $3,093 | $147 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 11 | $765 | $70 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | $580 | $39 |
2021: 2 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 16 | $4,550 | $198 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 13 | $513 | $39 |
2020: 2 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 15 | $4,338 | $197 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 14 | $2,057 | $137 |
2019: 5 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 40 | $12,327 | $199 |
| Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest | 12 | $2,991 | $249 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 17 | $2,334 | $137 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $1,735 | $158 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 13 | $1,478 | $114 |
2018: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 33 | $4,019 | $122 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 11 | $2,635 | $188 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $1,677 | $129 |
2017: 5 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 24 | $9,602 | $185 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 35 | $3,883 | $111 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 27 | $3,655 | $135 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 13 | $2,123 | $163 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $798 | $42 |
2016: 6 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 20 | $7,287 | $192 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 40 | $5,297 | $132 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 27 | $4,325 | $154 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 11 | $4,284 | $389 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 11 | $1,684 | $153 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $787 | $44 |
2015: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 15 | $5,710 | $197 |
Money from drug and device companies
$19 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $19 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $26 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Octapharma USA | Balfaxar | $19 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Octapharma USA | Meals · 2025-06-17 | Balfaxar | $19 |
See earlier years (2020)
2020: $26
| Boston Scientific | Rotablator | $26 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1295042638
- Licence
- CA A117771California A117771: Current · expires 2029-01-31
- Trained
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2010
- Group
- El Camino Anesthesia
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Federal specialty code 207LC0200X (207LC0200X)
- Mailing address
- 1422 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
- NPI first listed
- 2010-09-07
- NPI last updated
- 2015-08-05
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.