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Sindhu Addepalli, MD

Internal Medicine · San Jose

NPI 1306405501

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1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · University of California Davis Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

1 plan · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate: 1.94 (1.18 to 2.71) · 3,010 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 1.564, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Worse than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 6.7 (5.6 to 8) · 1,134 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.6 (10.9 to 14.5) · 1,134 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 127.46 (95.81 to 159.1) · 281 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.18 (0 to 0.57) · 12,625 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.677, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.713, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,436 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 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.

Every scored measure at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.572WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.563BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.256BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6 · 141 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 501 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 653 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 4,502 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 94 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.735No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.573No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 951 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.3 · 128 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.4 · 644 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.3 · 699 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 921 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 242 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%
See every measure and the patient survey for University of California Davis Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at University of California Davis Medical Center
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.94 (1.18 to 2.71) · 3,010 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.564WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.7 (5.6 to 8) · 1,134 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (10.9 to 14.5) · 1,134 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths127.46 (95.81 to 159.1) · 281 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.57) · 12,625 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.677BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.713BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,436 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.98 (0.78 to 1.19)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.2 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.2 · 165 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 115 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 662 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 463 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 406 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 4,328 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 13,828 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.13 to 0.46) · 14,152 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.29 (2.92 to 5.66) · 4,920 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.78 (0.46 to 3.09) · 2,250 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.07 (1.06 to 3.09) · 4,696 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.46 (5.18 to 13.75) · 2,102 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.35 (3.74 to 8.96) · 2,191 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.48 (1.19 to 3.77) · 1,169 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.3 · 127 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.826No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.899No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.669No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.2 · 131 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.2 · 751 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-25.8 · 127 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits24.1 · 758 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits23.6 · 477 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.6 · 469 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 140 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 65 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.3 · 203 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.8 (9.4 to 14.9) · 2,643 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (2,768 patients answered, 18% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of California Davis Medical Center
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness1
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of California Davis Medical Center
Room was "always" clean61%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)68%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital74%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects47%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$13,716

Medicare paid this office $13,716 for 67 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes39$7,131$64
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes27$2,840$105
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less11$728$66

Who their Medicare patients are

67 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 24% · 85 and older 24% · Women 51% · Also on Medicaid 60% · Health risk score 3.45. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 55% · Coronary heart disease 48% · Heart failure 48% · Depression 48% · Diabetes 46% · Atrial fibrillation 40% · COPD 39% · Cancer 27% · Dementia 24% · Stroke 21%.

The office billed $66,848, Medicare allowed $17,215 and paid $13,716; for 182 services of 16 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.

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$52,165

Pharmacies billed $52,165 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

219 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $52,165 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Jardiance12$10,336$861
Atorvastatin32$392$12
Duloxetine19$164$9
Amlodipine Besylate11$31$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202429566NoneNone$52,165
2023604813% (18)None$122,021
2022247447% (16)None$26,795

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Trulicity12$11,735$978
Diclofenac31$2,826$91
Buprenorphine-Naloxone12$2,603$217
Lidocaine11$2,311$210
Atorvastatin51$1,231$24
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13$1,114$86
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18$782$43
Gabapentin29$781$27
Duloxetine27$609$23
Metoprolol29$444$15
Amlodipine Besylate32$321$10
Omeprazole12$288$24
Pantoprazole11$203$18
Losartan17$201$12
Metformin Hcl Er11$29$3

2022: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Diclofenac13$1,975$152
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$927$66
Gabapentin17$824$48
Atorvastatin21$221$11
Losartan13$153$12
Amlodipine Besylate15$108$7

Money from drug and device companies

$229 in 2025

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AmgenRepatha$229
2 payments
  • Meals for Repatha · 2025-04-02 · $115
  • Meals for Repatha · 2025-04-02 · $115
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
AmgenMeals · 2025-04-02Repatha$115
AmgenMeals · 2025-04-02Repatha$115

Professional record

NPI
1306405501
Trained
University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 2021
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817
NPI first listed
2019-06-11
NPI last updated
2024-07-09
NPI record certified
2024-07-09

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.