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Patrick Barry Burns, MD

Emergency Medicine · Stanford

NPI 1326314329

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Clear
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1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A143772 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2028-05-31 · Tufts University School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

State licence records

1 licence

  • Washington MD.MD.60561005Physician And Surgeon License · since 2015 · expires 2017-05-04
    ExpiredNo 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.

  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 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 Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
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 medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$50,037

Medicare paid this office $50,037 for 334 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making255$36,824$142
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes35$6,627$184
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making37$3,556$96
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up14$310$22

Who their Medicare patients are

334 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 16% · 85 and older 20% · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 40% · Health risk score 2.09. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Diabetes 38% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Heart failure 30% · Atrial fibrillation 30% · Depression 30% · Cancer 21% · Dementia 21% · COPD 16% · Stroke 15%.

The office billed $324,622, Medicare allowed $65,293 and paid $50,037; for 388 services of 25 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
2024334388742.09$324,622$50,037
2023352411742.43$328,793$53,096
2022266297752.31$212,124$38,536
2021179215742.21$146,644$27,136
2020309403722.33$303,757$49,550
2019260298742.57$189,074$36,775
2018234267732.30$161,677$28,170
2017450570722.34$333,463$59,952
2016102121721.72$60,838$13,301

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
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making191$30,091$153
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making91$9,453$102
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes43$8,347$190
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making20$1,081$54
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up14$321$23

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making104$17,297$160
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making133$15,916$120
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes15$2,985$199
Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making11$337$31

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making66$11,796$176
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making68$8,569$119
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes14$3,089$221
Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making11$391$36

2020: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making182$28,429$152
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making67$7,694$112
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes35$7,313$209
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making15$640$43
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only32$249$7

2019: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making165$24,688$148
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making62$5,751$93
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes11$2,175$198

2018: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making133$17,876$134
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making51$4,519$89
Hospital observation care on day of discharge16$1,027$64

2017: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making270$38,901$142
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making116$10,880$94
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes15$2,499$167
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes12$2,289$191
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making26$1,203$46
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only57$407$7
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up13$300$23

2016: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making42$6,237$149
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making34$3,421$101
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making13$693$53

Medicaid work

$49,393 in 2024

Medicaid paid $49,393 for 468 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 46 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
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM350$39,911
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM118$9,482
Medicaid work by year
2024468246$49,393
2023519244$45,925
2022346231$26,274
2021109221$6,891
2020301225$24,923
2019174322$12,952
2018183323$13,146
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM285$28,705
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM234$17,220

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM271$18,975
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM75$7,299

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM96$5,710
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM13$1,181

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM243$21,210
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM58$3,713

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM110$9,535
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM52$2,819
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM12$598

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM55$5,428
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM75$5,078
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM53$2,640

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1326314329
Licence
CA A143772, WA MD60561005California A143772: Current · expires 2028-05-31Washington MD.MD.60561005: Expired
Trained
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2012
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr Ste 100, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2012-03-24
NPI last updated
2024-03-14
NPI record certified
2024-03-14

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