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Nichole Varsha Maharaj, CNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) · Stanford

NPI 1316759897

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2 locations · Stanford Health Care · U S Anesthesia Partners of Texas, PA

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Hospitals listed: Houston Methodist Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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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.

  • Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TXAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Houston Methodist, which runs 8 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 82% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.79 (0.64 to 0.94), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 103.18 (68.1 to 138.26) · 295 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate: 1.12 (0.16 to 2.07) · 5,787 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 3.27 (1.36 to 5.17) · 3,513 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.32 (0.02 to 0.61) · 18,878 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.278, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.363, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.219, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.378, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) · 2,723 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Houston Methodist Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 6 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 6 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.

Every scored measure at Houston Methodist Hospital
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.79 (0.64 to 0.94)BetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths103.18 (68.1 to 138.26) · 295 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.12 (0.16 to 2.07) · 5,787 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths3.27 (1.36 to 5.17) · 3,513 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0.02 to 0.61) · 18,878 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.278BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.363BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.219BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.378BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) · 2,723 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.61 (0 to 1.27) · 4,888 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 347 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 171 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 210 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6 · 1,264 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths8 · 1,183 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.2 · 694 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 9,903 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.07 to 0.37) · 19,542 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.07 to 0.38) · 21,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.74 (2.52 to 4.96) · 6,560 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.32 (1.41 to 3.24) · 3,371 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.59 (4.92 to 10.25) · 3,564 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.87 (0.62 to 3.12) · 1,719 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.1 · 202 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.52No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.5 · 396 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.9 · 2,077 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits12 · 249 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.5 · 1,485 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-3.5 · 1,267 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.3 · 1,676 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits3.9 (2.7 to 5.4) · 372 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.2 (9 to 13.7) · 372 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.2 · 190 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.6 · 365 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 382 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.2 (9.7 to 15.6) · 1,588 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (7,035 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Houston Methodist Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Houston Methodist Hospital
Room was "always" clean74%
Nurses "always" communicated well78%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night66%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital82%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects48%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Professional record

NPI
1316759897
Trained
Baylor College of Medicine, 2024
Group
Stanford Health Care · U S Anesthesia Partners of Texas, PA
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 367500000X (367500000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2025-01-22
NPI last updated
2026-01-13
NPI record certified
2026-01-13

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

Extra NPI addresses: 12222 Merit Dr Ste 600, Dallas, TX, 75251