Terrence Pong, MD
Cardiac Surgery · Arcadia
- 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
- 4
Offices
4 locations · USC Care Medical Group Inc · 1,378 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital. 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.
- Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Emanate Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 60% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 1 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 2 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.4 (0.39 to 2.4) · 990 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0.53 to 1.18) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 198.56 (145.92 to 251.21) · 69 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 48 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.9 · 99 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.8 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 279 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 17.2 · 665 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.3 · 389 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 5.1 · 3,599 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.36) · 6,844 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.42) · 6,958 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.21 (0.98 to 5.43) · 1,118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.46 (0 to 3.08) · 379 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.05 (0.53 to 3.58) · 1,140 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.68 (1.69 to 15.67) · 450 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.07 (1.14 to 9) · 397 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.18 to 3.17) · 216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0 to 0.97) · 5,698 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 213 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.578 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.853 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.438 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.205 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.1 · 352 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 631 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -2 · 136 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.5 · 336 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -2.2 · 731 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 1,007 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.4 (3.5 to 8) · 53 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.2 (8.8 to 16.5) · 53 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 191 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.1 · 188 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.1 (9.6 to 17.6) · 113 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 106 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (924 patients answered, 12% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 81% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 77% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 64% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 77% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 59% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 67% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 39% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 60% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 40% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$18,003
Medicare paid this office $18,003 for 16 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | 19 | More than 65% of doctors who do this |
| Pacemaker insertion or repair | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
16 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Health risk score 3.40. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical cardiac surgery clinician is at 1.73.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 75% · Coronary heart disease 75% · Heart failure 69% · Chronic kidney disease 69%.
The office billed $103,970, Medicare allowed $22,595 and paid $18,003; for 37 services of 17 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.
Money from drug and device companies
$413 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | None | $413 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13 | None | $1,924 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $48 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| AtriCure | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $288 | 5 payments
|
| Abiomed | None | $90 | 2 payments
|
| Solventum | Prevena | $35 | 1 payment
|
See all 8 published payments
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-10-30 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $155 |
| Abiomed | Meals · 2025-10-24 | None | $36 |
| Abiomed | Meals · 2025-09-25 | None | $54 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-05-01 | Isolator Surgical Ablation System | $40 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-04-09 | Synergy Ablation System | $25 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-03-12 | Synergy Ablation System | $50 |
| AtriCure | Meals · 2025-03-10 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $18 |
| Solventum | Meals · 2025-02-13 | Prevena | $35 |
See earlier years (2024, 2020)
2024: $1,924
| Abbott Laboratories | Epic | $1,693 | 10 payments
|
| Atricure | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $189 | 2 payments
|
| Abiomed | Impella | $42 | 1 payment
|
2020: $48
| Edwards Lifesciences | Edwards Sapien 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve | $48 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1316393747
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Thoracic surgery (208G00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr., Falk Cardiovascular Research Bldg., Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2016-05-04
- NPI last updated
- 2024-08-13
- NPI record certified
- 2024-08-13
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.