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Dietrich Ross Schlueter, MD

Internal Medicine · San Jose

NPI 1326543158

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
5
2 carriers
Office
1
Since medical school
9 years
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 2017

Offices

1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

5 plans · 2 carriers

A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Schlueter’s office at (408) 885-5000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.

5 of 5 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A174420 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2021 · expires 2027-08-31 · Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

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

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
80.6 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

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.

  • Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 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 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.572WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.563BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.256BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6 · 141 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 501 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 653 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 4,502 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 94 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.735No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.573No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 951 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.3 · 128 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.4 · 644 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.3 · 699 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 921 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 242 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$29,446

Medicare paid this office $29,446 for 133 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 minutes71$11,016$70
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes39$7,500$106
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes44$6,630$151
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes32$3,195$100

Who their Medicare patients are

133 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 14% · 85 and older 17% · Women 47% · Also on Medicaid 74% · Health risk score 2.88. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 51% · Chronic kidney disease 42% · Coronary heart disease 40% · Heart failure 35% · Depression 35% · Atrial fibrillation 30% · Dementia 29% · COPD 26% · Stroke 19% · Cancer 12%.

The office billed $314,080, Medicare allowed $37,909 and paid $29,446; for 317 services of 7 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
2024133317742.88$314,080$29,446
2023141348733.49$327,395$33,586
2022175448732.51$399,665$43,010
20214499742.42$80,806$9,879

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
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes82$11,641$71
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes55$9,048$165
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes46$8,977$114
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes22$2,302$105
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes15$1,070$49

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes98$16,169$70
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes57$11,564$203
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes44$7,093$99
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes35$3,833$110
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes14$1,046$40

2021: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes28$4,828$80
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes11$2,426$221
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes15$1,757$117

Medicaid work

$9,120 in 2024

Medicaid paid $9,120 for 872 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 31 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
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES495$4,485
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES235$2,430
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter142$2,205
Medicaid work by year
2024872331$9,120
2023982540$9,928
2022740428$11,408
202188122$922
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES622$5,769
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES206$2,128
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter70$885
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 7545$796
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MINUTES39$350

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES567$7,635
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter80$1,584
1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 7542$1,232
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES51$958

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES88$922

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$13,988

Pharmacies billed $13,988 in 2024.

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

187 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $13,988 in drug cost.

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
Carvedilol12$49$4

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202423034NoneNone$13,988
20236729NoneNone$5,902
202212040NoneNone$10,437
202132110% (0)None$1,743
201936140% (0)None$1,160
201827None0% (0)None$2,874

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

Money from drug and device companies

$35 in 2021

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Lifevest$35
3 payments
  • Meals for Lifevest · 2021-04-26 · $13
  • Meals for Lifevest · 2021-02-11 · $10
  • Meals for Lifevest · 2021-01-15 · $12
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Meals · 2021-04-26Lifevest$13
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Meals · 2021-02-11Lifevest$10
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Meals · 2021-01-15Lifevest$12

Professional record

NPI
1326543158
Licence
CA A174420California A174420: Current · expires 2027-08-31
Trained
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 2017 · 9 years ago
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
1760 Willow St, San Jose, CA, 95125
NPI first listed
2018-03-26
NPI last updated
2021-08-12
NPI record certified
2021-08-12

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