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Lala C Rodriguez, PA

Physician Assistant · Half Moon Bay

NPI 1316350796

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Offices

2 locations · Purisima Family Medicine, Inc. · 3 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence G51632 · Cancelled

Licence status: Cancelled · since 1983 · Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

License has been voluntarily canceled, or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.

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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.

  • Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 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 Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$41,957

Medicare paid this office $41,957 for 236 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)167$16,455$63
Return visit (30+ min)105$15,362$94
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit21$2,780$132
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free14$1,145$82
Administration of influenza virus vaccine14$542$39
See all 7 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Short return visit (20+ min)167$16,455$63
Return visit (30+ min)105$15,362$94
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit21$2,780$132
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free14$1,145$82
Administration of influenza virus vaccine14$542$39
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's15$212$12
Urinalysis, manual test20$75$3

Who their Medicare patients are

236 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 66% · Health risk score 0.84. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 66% · Diabetes 19% · Cancer 17% · Atrial fibrillation 17% · Coronary heart disease 16% · Chronic kidney disease 16% · Depression 16% · Heart failure 6% · Stroke 5%.

The office billed $91,532, Medicare allowed $56,492 and paid $41,957; for 569 services of 18 kinds; $2,898 of it was for drugs given in the office and $39,059 for care.

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

Original Medicare by year
2024236569770.84$91,532$41,957
2023205485760.80$78,103$33,361
2022235542760.95$91,489$38,424
2021238564760.97$89,003$40,643
2020201509740.89$74,687$27,252
2019216596750.91$87,458$35,104
2018210574750.96$84,075$32,103
2017225530750.98$77,753$29,673
2016190427751.05$66,044$24,244
2015168407741.02$59,948$23,088
20144165740.97$9,762$4,155

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: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)157$16,543$60
Return visit (30+ min)78$10,011$93
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit23$3,060$133
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report11$121$11
Urinalysis, manual test19$65$3

2022: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)104$15,738$88
Short return visit (20+ min)143$12,927$60
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit27$3,594$133
New patient visit (45+ min)24$2,146$89
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report22$283$11
Urinalysis, manual test14$55$3

2021: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Short return visit (20+ min)138$13,660$63
Return visit (30+ min)94$13,501$92
New patient visit (45+ min)46$5,070$110
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit23$3,106$135
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage13$267$21
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report20$246$12
Administration of influenza virus vaccine13$234$18
Urinalysis, manual test20$84$3
Blood count, hemoglobin12$28$2

2020: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)91$13,068$76
Short return visit (20+ min)106$7,117$48
New patient visit (45+ min)33$2,144$65
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit12$1,434$119
Administration of influenza virus vaccine16$327$20
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage16$309$19
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report15$186$12
Urinalysis, manual test18$63$3

2019: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)106$12,810$76
Short return visit (20+ min)120$8,189$48
New patient visit (45+ min)31$3,590$116
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,451$107
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit12$2,078$173
Administration of influenza virus vaccine18$363$20
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine13$262$20
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report14$225$14
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, 0.5 ml dosage11$192$17
Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production11$180$16
Urinalysis, manual test17$78$3
Blood count, hemoglobin12$36$3

2018: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Short return visit (20+ min)133$10,228$48
Return visit (30+ min)86$10,189$75
New patient visit (45+ min)43$3,635$85
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit13$2,222$171
Administration of influenza virus vaccine19$481$25
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage19$354$19
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report16$221$12
Urinalysis, manual test23$92$3

2017: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Short return visit (20+ min)128$9,703$51
Return visit (30+ min)88$7,748$68
New patient visit (45+ min)58$5,772$100
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit11$1,884$171
Administration of influenza virus vaccine26$837$32
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage26$485$19
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report16$209$12
Urinalysis, manual test19$65$3
Blood count, hemoglobin12$38$3

2016: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)105$11,805$75
Short return visit (20+ min)86$5,002$48
New patient visit (45+ min)51$4,716$92
Administration of influenza virus vaccine14$449$32
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report20$253$13
Urinalysis, manual test17$65$3

2015: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Return visit (30+ min)105$12,522$76
Short return visit (20+ min)62$4,065$55
New patient visit (45+ min)37$3,506$95
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report19$281$14
Urinalysis, manual test20$68$3
Blood count, hemoglobin15$48$3

2014: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Return visit (30+ min)27$2,380$82

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$26,456

Pharmacies billed $26,456 in 2024.

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

590 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $26,456 in drug cost · 67 antibiotic prescriptions to 49 people.

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
Atorvastatin71$1,136$16
Levothyroxine52$753$14
Omeprazole19$734$39
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18$638$35
Metoprolol18$384$21
See all 18 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Atorvastatin71$1,136$16
Levothyroxine52$753$14
Omeprazole19$734$39
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18$638$35
Metoprolol18$384$21
Amlodipine Besylate37$364$10
Sertraline22$360$16
Losartan33$255$8
Gabapentin18$240$13
Alendronate16$227$14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20$171$9
Prednisone18$163$9
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro12$141$12
Trazodone17$95$6
Lisinopril11$68$6
Triamcinolone Acetonide11$54$5
Metformin11$51$5
Paxlovid20$0$0

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024665193NoneNone$26,456
2023664175None15%$38,025
20227511842% (13)11%$44,314
2021794181NoneNone$40,015
20208681691% (12)None$38,678
20197241562% (11)None$33,457
2018604116None17%$24,808
201745595NoneNone$20,580
201628769None11%$9,987
201523162None21%$8,626
20145124NoneNone$1,790

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
Atorvastatin73$1,272$17
Levothyroxine62$1,111$18
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa24$638$27
Losartan32$468$15
Omeprazole21$406$19
Trazodone22$383$17
Metoprolol13$375$29
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro17$352$21
Gabapentin17$296$17
Alendronate12$244$20
Amlodipine Besylate24$235$10
Lisinopril13$184$14
Paxlovid (Eua)17$152$9
Triamcinolone Acetonide16$102$6
Prednisone17$69$4

2022: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Trulicity12$14,841$1,237
Lantus11$5,763$524
Levothyroxine77$1,483$19
Atorvastatin65$1,385$21
Omeprazole30$514$17
Metoprolol23$427$19
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro16$308$19
Gabapentin17$307$18
Duloxetine12$305$25
Losartan32$283$9
Trazodone14$272$19
Pravastatin12$234$20
Amlodipine Besylate34$205$6
Alendronate14$193$14
Lisinopril20$191$10
Simvastatin18$185$10
Paxlovid (Eua)16$166$10
Metformin13$107$8
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12$102$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$95$9
Hydrochlorothiazide11$58$5

2021: 19 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Trulicity13$11,736$903
Atorvastatin101$1,475$15
Levothyroxine50$1,111$22
Metoprolol15$414$28
Omeprazole22$404$18
Losartan31$388$13
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro20$369$18
Gabapentin24$360$15
Tamsulosin11$341$31
Trazodone26$308$12
Famotidine14$287$21
Enalapril Maleate11$264$24
Alendronate17$215$13
Metformin20$210$10
Amlodipine Besylate46$194$4
Simvastatin19$164$9
Lisinopril32$152$5
Sertraline18$102$6
Hydrochlorothiazide12$38$3

2020: 16 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Levothyroxine72$1,690$23
Atorvastatin112$1,522$14
Gabapentin16$498$31
Metformin39$361$9
Pravastatin13$342$26
Losartan20$298$15
Lisinopril28$238$8
Trazodone23$216$9
Amlodipine Besylate36$202$6
Sertraline14$138$10
Famotidine12$124$10
Alendronate18$119$7
Simvastatin16$95$6
Prednisone14$82$6
Atenolol23$79$3
Hydrochlorothiazide11$56$5

2019: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Advair Diskus12$6,262$522
Levothyroxine50$1,188$24
Atorvastatin63$1,178$19
Ventolin Hfa13$1,089$84
Pravastatin20$558$28
Losartan28$441$16
Metformin28$438$16
Omeprazole12$267$22
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15$253$17
Amlodipine Besylate21$183$9
Trazodone17$175$10
Gabapentin14$157$11
Glipizide15$150$10
Lisinopril17$147$9
Prednisone17$77$5

2018: 16 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Levothyroxine48$990$21
Atorvastatin32$694$22
Lidocaine12$634$53
Pravastatin19$573$30
Synthroid11$353$32
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro14$303$22
Omeprazole19$263$14
Gabapentin12$226$19
Fluticasone Propionate13$182$14
Lisinopril18$174$10
Hydrochlorothiazide13$159$12
Metformin25$148$6
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide20$115$6
Amlodipine Besylate23$96$4
Trazodone12$94$8
Benazepril11$15$1

2017: 12 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Flovent Hfa13$5,203$400
Levothyroxine32$765$24
Atorvastatin37$723$20
Pravastatin11$445$40
Fluticasone Propionate18$257$14
Trazodone23$149$6
Lisinopril13$124$10
Amlodipine Besylate30$124$4
Simvastatin12$119$10
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide13$92$7
Gabapentin12$90$7
Metformin12$87$7

2016: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Flovent Hfa13$4,315$332
Atorvastatin24$394$16
Levothyroxine14$297$21
Amlodipine Besylate22$195$9
Trazodone26$144$6
Fluticasone Propionate12$128$11
Simvastatin17$128$8
Metformin12$52$4

2015: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Flovent Hfa13$3,856$297
Levothyroxine16$302$19
Gabapentin13$124$10
Amlodipine Besylate15$96$6
Trazodone11$93$8
Benazepril11$72$7

Professional record

NPI
1316350796
Licence
CA 51632California G51632: Cancelled
Video visits
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Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X)
Mailing address
1030 E El Camino Real, Pmb 163, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087
NPI first listed
2014-06-03
NPI last updated
2014-06-03

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