Laura C Villanueva, PA
Physician Assistant · Bay Shore
- 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
- 5
- Since medical school
- 8 years
- Graduated 2018
Offices
5 locations · North Shore-Lij Medical PC · 6,374 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: South Shore University Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Laura C Villanueva’s office to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
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.
- Ns/Lij Hs Southside HospitalBay Shore, NYAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Northwell Health, which runs 19 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 65% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.054, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.112, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.081, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 3 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 | 0.054 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.112 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.081 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.63 (0.8 to 2.46) · 2,037 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0.75 to 1.21) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 172.8 (131.82 to 213.77) · 172 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.6 · 212 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 157 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.2 · 154 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 633 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.9 · 722 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 453 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 4,797 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.09 to 0.45) · 10,090 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.06 to 0.41) · 10,555 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.21 (1.56 to 4.86) · 2,825 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,005 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.92 (1.68 to 4.16) · 2,760 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.07 (4.27 to 13.87) · 961 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.25 (3.32 to 9.18) · 1,016 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.36 to 3.15) · 530 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.38 (0 to 0.81) · 9,119 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 607 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.107 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.044 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.569 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.4 · 254 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.3 · 899 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 48.1 · 203 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 12 · 694 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 12.1 · 724 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 859 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.5 (3.6 to 8.2) · 99 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.6 (8.4 to 15.7) · 99 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.5 · 636 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 182 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (10.5 to 17.9) · 1,096 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 66 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (511 patients answered, 20% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 51% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 65% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 39% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$6,566
Medicare paid this office $6,566 for 61 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 43 | $4,943 | $112 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,390 | $50 |
Who their Medicare patients are
61 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 59 · Under 65 54% · Women 43% · Also on Medicaid 75% · Health risk score 1.69. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 57% · Diabetes 34% · Dementia 34% · COPD 30% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Chronic kidney disease 21% · Heart failure 20%.
The office billed $60,352, Medicare allowed $8,937 and paid $6,566; for 76 services of 3 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 | 61 | 76 | 59 | 1.69 | $60,352 | $6,566 |
| 2023 | 81 | 103 | 62 | 1.56 | $86,577 | $10,385 |
| 2020 | 15 | 65 | 61 | 0.88 | $27,812 | $3,168 |
| 2019 | 16 | 85 | 62 | 1.13 | $41,235 | $5,875 |
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
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 62 | $8,268 | $125 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 24 | $1,394 | $50 |
2019: 1 service
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $2,623 | $85 |
Medicaid work
$8,163 in 2024
Medicaid paid $8,163 for 53 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 15 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.
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 53 | $8,163 |
| 2024 | 53 | 1 | 15 | $8,163 |
| 2023 | 129 | 1 | 22 | $19,660 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | 129 | $19,660 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their 19 Part D prescriptions in 2021. Too few prescriptions to judge: with under about 50 a year, a handful of patients can swing this share.
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Year by year
| 2021 | 19 | None | 0% (0) | None | $439 |
| 2020 | 164 | 21 | 0% (0) | 0% | $4,896 |
| 2019 | 100 | 21 | 0% (0) | None | $3,151 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2020: 8 drugs
| Bupropion Xl | 20 | $1,449 | $72 |
| Aripiprazole | 17 | $604 | $36 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er | 15 | $444 | $30 |
| Duloxetine | 16 | $410 | $26 |
| Quetiapine | 11 | $328 | $30 |
| Trazodone | 20 | $298 | $15 |
| Lamotrigine | 16 | $204 | $13 |
| Clonazepam | 14 | $84 | $6 |
2019: 2 drugs
| Trazodone | 11 | $223 | $20 |
| Clonazepam | 15 | $141 | $9 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 91.3 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1306312129
- Licence
- CA PA55633
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant (363A00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2018-10-18
- NPI last updated
- 2019-01-14
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.