David Christian Sonne, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Oakland
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 7
Offices
7 locations · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond. 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.
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.203, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.334, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 2 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.203 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.334 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0 to 2.01) · 443 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.62 to 1.4) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.4 · 52 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 40 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.7 · 96 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.7 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.8 · 489 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 4,684 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.03 to 0.48) · 2,673 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.33 (0.12 to 0.54) · 2,783 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.39 (0.96 to 5.81) · 381 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.62 (0 to 3.32) · 146 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.07 (0.44 to 3.71) · 359 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.63 (0 to 16.81) · 123 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.35 (1.31 to 9.38) · 146 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.04 (0.54 to 3.55) · 115 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0 to 1.61) · 2,133 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.562 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.715 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.876 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.9 · 312 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 24.2 · 974 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 55.2 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 10 · 112 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20 · 819 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 262 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (2,982 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| 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) | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 48% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$8,765
Medicare paid this office $8,765 for 234 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 22 | $1,274 | $58 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 22 | $697 | $32 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 78 | $580 | $7 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 15 | $542 | $36 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 29 | $242 | $8 |
Who their Medicare patients are
234 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 21% · 85 and older 13% · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 69% · Health risk score 2.18. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 46% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Coronary heart disease 32% · Stroke 30% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · Heart failure 27% · COPD 27% · Depression 27% · Dementia 24% · Cancer 15%.
The office billed $71,625, Medicare allowed $12,599 and paid $8,765; for 444 services of 59 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 | 234 | 444 | 70 | 2.18 | $71,625 | $8,765 |
| 2023 | 263 | 884 | 69 | 2.19 | $82,595 | $10,947 |
| 2022 | 267 | 454 | 70 | 2.13 | $72,037 | $8,740 |
| 2021 | 197 | 350 | 70 | 2.43 | $58,839 | $8,125 |
| 2020 | 171 | 241 | 70 | 2.42 | $45,161 | $7,093 |
| 2019 | 202 | 274 | 69 | 2.42 | $45,488 | $7,054 |
| 2018 | 202 | 343 | 71 | 2.34 | $56,069 | $6,959 |
| 2017 | 289 | 439 | 69 | 2.40 | $97,810 | $11,576 |
| 2016 | 233 | 328 | 69 | 2.48 | $51,813 | $7,329 |
| 2015 | 181 | 235 | 70 | 2.07 | $43,262 | $4,972 |
| 2014 | 181 | 274 | 68 | 2.45 | $34,985 | $5,616 |
| 2013 | 106 | 157 | 67 | 1.91 | $45,409 | $6,668 |
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: 6 services
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 25 | $1,368 | $55 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 23 | $1,195 | $52 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 29 | $879 | $29 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 86 | $691 | $7 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 14 | $422 | $30 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 27 | $224 | $8 |
2022: 6 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 47 | $1,441 | $30 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 17 | $988 | $55 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 15 | $847 | $56 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 101 | $754 | $7 |
| Ct scan head or brain with contrast | 11 | $469 | $43 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 38 | $227 | $6 |
2021: 5 services
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 20 | $1,288 | $64 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 34 | $1,023 | $29 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 15 | $834 | $56 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 68 | $569 | $7 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 16 | $155 | $10 |
2020: 5 services
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 18 | $1,056 | $59 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 15 | $996 | $66 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 23 | $729 | $30 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 67 | $590 | $8 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 14 | $121 | $9 |
2019: 6 services
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 19 | $1,077 | $57 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 15 | $792 | $53 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 19 | $722 | $36 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 57 | $516 | $8 |
| Ct scan head or brain with contrast | 11 | $468 | $43 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 33 | $302 | $9 |
2018: 3 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 33 | $1,042 | $31 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 45 | $370 | $8 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 33 | $290 | $9 |
2017: 6 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 56 | $1,930 | $33 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 17 | $975 | $57 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 93 | $752 | $7 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 12 | $672 | $52 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 12 | $556 | $46 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 40 | $271 | $7 |
2016: 5 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 39 | $1,124 | $29 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 15 | $1,115 | $70 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 90 | $773 | $7 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 15 | $729 | $49 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 38 | $301 | $8 |
2015: 3 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 42 | $1,375 | $32 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 48 | $405 | $7 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 35 | $278 | $8 |
2014: 3 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 29 | $998 | $33 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 52 | $518 | $7 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 41 | $342 | $8 |
2013: 3 services
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 17 | $461 | $27 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 20 | $168 | $7 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side | 23 | $154 | $6 |
Medicaid work
$39,485 in 2024
Medicaid paid $39,485 for 824 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 37 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.
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 162 | $21,670 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 244 | $4,414 |
| Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | 20 | $4,225 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 58 | $4,018 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 290 | $2,572 |
| Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | 12 | $2,056 |
| X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER | 16 | $344 |
| X-RAY EXAM OF HAND | 22 | $187 |
| 2024 | 824 | 8 | 37 | $39,485 |
| 2023 | 568 | 6 | 37 | $6,301 |
| 2022 | 537 | 4 | 30 | $3,702 |
| 2021 | 293 | 4 | 25 | $2,035 |
| 2020 | 203 | 2 | 41 | $1,096 |
| 2019 | 219 | 3 | 30 | $1,031 |
| 2018 | 134 | 2 | 37 | $430 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 88 | $3,309 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 65 | $1,096 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 196 | $732 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 188 | $715 |
| CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | 14 | $402 |
| X-RAY EXAM OF FOOT | 17 | $47 |
2022
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 53 | $1,171 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 253 | $899 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 43 | $847 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 188 | $785 |
2021
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 201 | $858 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 24 | $560 |
| CT SOFT TISSUE NECK W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | 14 | $461 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 54 | $157 |
2020
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 178 | $980 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 25 | $116 |
2019
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 115 | $497 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 66 | $303 |
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 38 | $231 |
2018
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 120 | $417 |
| X-ray of knee, anteroposterior and lateral views | 14 | $13 |
Money from drug and device companies
$21 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Abbott Laboratories | Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Dev | $21 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2019-09-25 | Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Dev | $21 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1295791804
- Licence
- AZ 34911
- Trained
- Baylor College of Medicine, 1996
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- AZ 066399
- Taxonomy
- Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
- Mailing address
- 275 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94611
- NPI first listed
- 2006-04-22
- NPI last updated
- 2021-12-15
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.