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Keyvan Amini Noghondar, MD

Hospitalist · San Jose

NPI 1316407745

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Offices
3

Offices

3 locations · County of Santa Clara · Quantum Healthcare Medical Associates Inc · Regional West Physicians Clinic

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State licence records

1 licence

  • Texas U0884Physician License · since 2022 · expires 2028-02-28Matched by name, not licence number; check the name before relying on it.
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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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.

  • Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff, NEAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Regional West Health Services, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 47% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.1, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Regional West Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Regional West Medical Center
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.1BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.12 (0.12 to 2.11) · 686 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.97 (0.58 to 1.36)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths169.93 (113.48 to 226.39) · 39 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 98 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 40 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths14 · 191 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths16.3 · 79 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths5 · 1,096 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.02 to 0.47) · 3,107 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.08 to 0.49) · 3,109 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.43 (2.18 to 6.69) · 701 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.59 (0 to 3.29) · 267 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.95 (0.37 to 3.54) · 728 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.87 (2.27 to 19.47) · 260 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (1.29 to 9.34) · 206 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.64 (0.16 to 3.11) · 265 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0 to 1.13) · 2,540 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.925No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.611No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.2 · 170 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-8.4 · 195 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-12.9 · 201 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.7 · 190 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.6 (3.8 to 8.1) · 127 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.9 (8.7 to 15.8) · 127 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 118 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.8 (10.6 to 18.2) · 732 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 275 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (495 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Regional West Medical Center
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital2
Share of patients giving the best answer at Regional West Medical Center
Room was "always" clean60%
Nurses "always" communicated well70%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained49%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge80%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand69%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)52%
Staff "always" explained new medications63%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand64%
Nurses "always" listened carefully66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night50%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital47%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects35%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms87%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$102,432

Medicare paid this office $102,432 for 328 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 minutes237$42,549$57
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes230$21,077$83
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes120$15,166$124
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes66$13,170$86
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes16$4,914$154
See all 7 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes237$42,549$57
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes230$21,077$83
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes120$15,166$124
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes66$13,170$86
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes16$4,914$154
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes27$2,503$93
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes30$1,773$35

Who their Medicare patients are

328 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 9% · 85 and older 25% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 28% · Health risk score 1.96. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 45% · Chronic kidney disease 43% · Heart failure 41% · Depression 36% · Atrial fibrillation 35% · Coronary heart disease 34% · COPD 31% · Dementia 23% · Stroke 21% · Cancer 16%.

The office billed $363,297, Medicare allowed $129,482 and paid $102,432; for 1,406 services of 14 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

Original Medicare by year
20243281,406771.96$363,297$102,432
20233331,392772.28$370,220$100,290
2022163848762.15$197,422$54,220

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: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes226$35,247$58
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes116$19,448$88
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes76$9,836$126
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes23$8,907$156
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less143$8,855$59
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes74$6,237$84
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes60$5,833$96
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes43$3,952$36
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)14$846$60

2022: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes98$19,541$52
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes47$14,168$75
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes18$4,790$160
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less72$3,854$53
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes26$2,569$99
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes24$1,936$77
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes13$1,777$28
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes12$872$73
Hospital observation care on day of discharge12$631$53

Medicaid work

$2,174 in 2024

Medicaid paid $2,174 for 93 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter16$1,187
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES77$987
Medicaid work by year
202493215$2,174
2023201218$5,707
202246214$1,205
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES154$3,953
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter47$1,754

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES29$873
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter17$332

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$49,821

Pharmacies billed $49,821 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 3% of their Part D prescriptions (24 of 838) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 4%.

731 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $49,821 in drug cost · 144 antibiotic prescriptions to 85 people · 14 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

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
Eliquis27$13,475$499
Aripiprazole14$4,487$320
Sucralfate30$4,084$136
Xarelto14$3,954$282
Riluzole18$3,811$212
See all 26 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Eliquis27$13,475$499
Aripiprazole14$4,487$320
Sucralfate30$4,084$136
Xarelto14$3,954$282
Riluzole18$3,811$212
Anoro Ellipta11$2,890$263
Atorvastatin54$795$15
Cefdinir35$522$15
Pantoprazole42$471$11
Metoprolol35$457$13
Acetazolamide14$406$29
Duloxetine12$311$26
Nitroglycerin16$285$18
Gabapentin15$253$17
Furosemide55$251$5
Cefuroxime20$234$12
Oxybutynin Chloride Er13$225$17
Azithromycin24$201$8
Potassium Chloride21$198$9
Clopidogrel20$127$6
Metronidazole16$119$7
Tamsulosin12$105$9
Paroxetine14$100$7
Amlodipine Besylate12$92$8
Trazodone17$77$5
Prednisone34$46$1

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20248381793% (24)None$49,821
20234861543% (15)8%$23,931
202228099NoneNone$17,214
2021158680% (0)None$9,273
202063310% (0)None$1,664
201924130% (0)None$2,985

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 12 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Cefazolin23$1,099$48
Cefuroxime34$887$26
Naloxone11$856$78
Azithromycin25$344$14
Nifedipine Er11$260$24
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20$242$12
Atorvastatin20$226$11
Pantoprazole18$186$10
Dexamethasone11$130$12
Prednisone42$128$3
Ciprofloxacin12$117$10
Furosemide18$68$4

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Atorvastatin23$194$8
Amlodipine Besylate15$50$3
Prednisone13$21$2

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Atorvastatin15$101$7

Money from drug and device companies

$141 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202522None$141
202412None$44
202314None$97
202245None$188
202111None$16

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Abbott LaboratoriesCardiomems$91
1 payment
  • Meals for Cardiomems · 2025-02-25 · $91
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Lifevest$50
1 payment
  • Meals for Lifevest · 2025-09-24 · $50
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Meals · 2025-09-24Lifevest$50
Abbott LaboratoriesMeals · 2025-02-25Cardiomems$91
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)

2024: $44

Payments by company in 2024
Abbott LaboratoriesCardiomems$44
2 payments
  • Meals for Cardiomems · 2024-12-31 · $19
  • Meals for Cardiomems · 2024-04-05 · $25

2023: $97

Payments by company in 2023
Abbott LaboratoriesCardiomems$97
4 payments
  • Meals for Cardiomems · 2023-06-22 · $19
  • Meals for Cardiomems · 2023-04-06 · $40
  • Meals for Cardiomems · 2023-03-21 · $25
  • Meals for Cardiomems · 2023-02-03 · $13

2022: $188

Payments by company in 2022
Novo NordiskRybelsus$114
1 payment
  • Meals for Rybelsus · 2022-04-15 · $114
Bayer HealthCare PharmaceuticalsKerendia$41
2 payments
  • Meals for Kerendia · 2022-05-27 · $22
  • Meals for Kerendia · 2022-01-31 · $20
Smith+NephewStravix$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Stravix · 2022-04-18 · $19
Novartis PharmaceuticalsEntresto$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Entresto · 2022-03-10 · $14

2021: $16

Payments by company in 2021
E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C.Eliquis$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Eliquis · 2021-05-05 · $16

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
77.0 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1316407745
Licence
NE 34341, NM MD2022-0091Texas U0884: Active
Group
County of Santa Clara · Quantum Healthcare Medical Associates Inc · Regional West Physicians Clinic
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X); Hospitalist (208M00000X)
Mailing address
10301 Gateway Blvd W, El Paso, TX, 79925
NPI first listed
2019-03-21
NPI last updated
2025-08-14
NPI record certified
2025-08-14

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