Divya R Appiah, CNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) · Alexandria
- Medicare standing
- 1 flag on the record
- Listed below.
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
On the public record
- Medicare does not list them as allowed to order and refer
Offices
2 locations · Northstar Anesthesia of Virginia, LLC · 407 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Inova Alexandria Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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.
- Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Inova Health System, which runs 5 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) · 778 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.058, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies): 9.7 (7.7 to 12.2) · 3,552 cases, Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Inova Alexandria Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) · 778 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.058 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 9.7 (7.7 to 12.2) · 3,552 cases | Better | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.99 (0.06 to 1.93) · 1,453 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0.57 to 1.18) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 133.71 (84.18 to 183.24) · 78 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.6 · 125 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 198 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 522 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 526 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.2 · 274 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 2,802 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.04 to 0.43) · 8,043 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.01 to 0.39) · 8,020 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.13 (1.15 to 5.11) · 1,310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.48 (0 to 3.12) · 482 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.82 (0.29 to 3.36) · 1,233 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.31 (3.23 to 17.39) · 522 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.66 (3.12 to 10.2) · 496 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.64 (0.16 to 3.12) · 331 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.11 (0 to 0.69) · 6,592 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 101 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.458 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.303 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.595 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.3 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.8 · 666 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 15 · 181 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -23.3 · 582 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -1 · 548 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.6 · 631 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.5 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 155 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (750 patients answered, 20% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| 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 | 72% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| 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 | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 56% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$20,827
Medicare paid this office $20,827 for 225 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 80 | $4,799 | $59 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 20 | $3,990 | $199 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 22 | $1,241 | $56 |
Who their Medicare patients are
225 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 18% · Health risk score 1.30. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical certified registered nurse anesthetist (crna) clinician is at 1.45.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 72% · Coronary heart disease 41% · Diabetes 26% · Atrial fibrillation 26% · Depression 21% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Cancer 20% · COPD 16% · Heart failure 13% · Stroke 13%.
The office billed $222,309, Medicare allowed $26,039 and paid $20,827; for 227 services of 42 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 | 225 | 227 | 76 | 1.30 | $222,309 | $20,827 |
| 2023 | 203 | 205 | 74 | 1.31 | $223,783 | $22,980 |
| 2022 | 228 | 228 | 74 | 1.19 | $213,024 | $24,501 |
| 2021 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 1.88 | $109,570 | $8,456 |
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: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 30 | $6,231 | $208 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 25 | $1,510 | $60 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 21 | $1,180 | $56 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $666 | $61 |
2022: 6 services
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 24 | $5,211 | $217 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | 23 | $1,807 | $79 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 29 | $1,769 | $61 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 26 | $1,665 | $64 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,060 | $88 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $732 | $67 |
2021: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 17 | $1,416 | $79 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $1,086 | $84 |
Money from drug and device companies
$33 in 2023
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. | Gattex | $33 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. | Meals · 2023-02-07 | Gattex | $33 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 84.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1295340446
- Licence
- CA 95001494, CA 95097135, NY 830315
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 367500000X (367500000X); Federal specialty code 163W00000X (163W00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2020-09-14
- NPI last updated
- 2022-01-04
- NPI record certified
- 2022-01-04
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1088 Cheshire Cir, Danville, CA, 94506