Elizabeth A Desmond, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Grass Valley
- 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 · Synergy Surgicalists PC · 14 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A83289 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2003 · expires 2026-11-30 · Wayne State 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.
- Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.118, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 3 the same, 1 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.118 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.2 (0.17 to 2.23) · 434 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.83 (0.44 to 1.23) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 129 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.1 · 278 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.4 · 234 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 153 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 1,408 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.02 to 0.47) · 3,431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.08 to 0.49) · 3,403 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.54 (1.21 to 5.88) · 543 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.56 (0 to 3.24) · 86 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.48 to 3.8) · 524 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.74 (0 to 15.38) · 85 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.43 (1.37 to 9.5) · 80 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.64 (0.16 to 3.12) · 131 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0 to 1.13) · 2,939 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.3 · 47 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.644 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 276 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.4 · 283 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 9.5 · 231 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 214 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.3 to 6.9) · 229 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.8 (8.1 to 14.2) · 229 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.3 (9.8 to 17.8) · 67 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) · 162 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (468 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 79% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 64% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 90% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 51% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$45,852
Medicare paid this office $45,852 for 180 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 105 | $7,833 | $51 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 36 | $3,666 | $102 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 17 | $941 | $55 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $770 | $64 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $736 | $61 |
See all 6 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 105 | $7,833 | $51 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 36 | $3,666 | $102 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 17 | $941 | $55 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $770 | $64 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $736 | $61 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 14 | $653 | $38 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 | None |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
180 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 7% · 85 and older 24% · Women 72% · Also on Medicaid 30% · Health risk score 1.61. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 68% · Depression 32% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Diabetes 24% · Chronic kidney disease 23% · COPD 22% · Heart failure 21% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Dementia 20% · Stroke 13% · Cancer 9%.
The office billed $169,820, Medicare allowed $58,019 and paid $45,852; for 312 services of 32 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 | 180 | 312 | 77 | 1.61 | $169,820 | $45,852 |
| 2023 | 190 | 355 | 77 | 1.64 | $206,975 | $54,926 |
| 2022 | 205 | 424 | 77 | 1.40 | $294,566 | $76,862 |
| 2021 | 221 | 408 | 76 | 1.33 | $282,955 | $75,788 |
| 2020 | 196 | 383 | 77 | 1.45 | $360,427 | $90,288 |
| 2019 | 196 | 335 | 77 | 1.51 | $260,404 | $62,615 |
| 2018 | 253 | 405 | 75 | 1.74 | $239,865 | $62,681 |
| 2017 | 149 | 222 | 76 | 1.98 | $96,715 | $28,506 |
| 2016 | 108 | 178 | 75 | 2.18 | $102,034 | $29,370 |
| 2014 | 49 | 67 | 64 | 0.93 | $65,977 | $8,649 |
| 2013 | 69 | 95 | 64 | 1.42 | $91,241 | $14,077 |
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: 7 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 84 | $5,821 | $52 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 48 | $4,861 | $101 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 21 | $1,891 | $63 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 31 | $1,722 | $56 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 15 | $984 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 13 | $511 | $34 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $423 | $26 |
2022: 6 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 15 | $14,799 | $987 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 90 | $6,507 | $52 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 52 | $3,053 | $59 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 43 | $3,045 | $69 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 28 | $1,948 | $56 |
| Short return visit | 18 | $527 | $28 |
2021: 7 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 16 | $15,916 | $995 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 68 | $4,004 | $51 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 51 | $3,997 | $77 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | 12 | $3,276 | $273 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 47 | $3,096 | $66 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 16 | $1,720 | $107 |
| Short return visit | 32 | $945 | $27 |
2020: 10 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 29 | $29,661 | $1,023 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 12 | $11,958 | $996 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 46 | $3,557 | $77 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | 13 | $3,188 | $245 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 34 | $1,912 | $56 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 39 | $1,723 | $37 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 15 | $1,601 | $107 |
| Short return visit | 35 | $688 | $20 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $498 | $42 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 12 | $455 | $32 |
2019: 9 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 12 | $12,189 | $1,016 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 12 | $11,709 | $976 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 34 | $2,031 | $60 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 23 | $1,965 | $85 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 31 | $1,767 | $57 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 39 | $1,679 | $42 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 13 | $503 | $39 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $417 | $35 |
| Short return visit | 14 | $314 | $21 |
2018: 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 69 | $5,719 | $83 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 54 | $2,674 | $48 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 25 | $1,536 | $61 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,267 | $70 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 19 | $1,102 | $55 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 22 | $504 | $18 |
2017: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 35 | $3,818 | $109 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 28 | $2,260 | $81 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $793 | $53 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 20 | $322 | $16 |
2016: 2 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 49 | $3,889 | $79 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 17 | $349 | $18 |
2014: 1 service
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 24 | $1,030 | $38 |
2013: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 26 | $1,267 | $41 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $792 | $66 |
Medicaid work
$698 in 2024
Medicaid paid $698 for 27 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 13 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 27 | $698 |
| 2024 | 27 | 1 | 13 | $698 |
| 2023 | 97 | 1 | 16 | $1,246 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 13 | $261 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 | 13 | $851 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 97 | $1,246 |
2022
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $261 |
2021
| Service | 13 | $443 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 13 | $407 |
Money from drug and device companies
$164 in 2025
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Na | $164 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-10-30 | VA-Lcp | $70 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-04-03 | Na | $94 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1295774255
- Licence
- CA A83289California A83289: Current · expires 2026-11-30
- Trained
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2001
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
- Mailing address
- 751 S Bascom Ave, Scvmc, Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, San Jose, CA, 95128
- NPI first listed
- 2006-06-05
- NPI last updated
- 2012-02-27
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.