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Abigail Hoffman, MD

General Surgery · Ballwin

NPI 1336391929

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1 location · Mercy Clinic St Louis Cancer and Breast Institute LLC · 10 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Mercy Hospital South · Mercy Hospital St Louis. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MOAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Mercy, which runs 45 hospitals in 5 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 65% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.196, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.19, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.18, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.381, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MOAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Mercy, which runs 45 hospitals in 5 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.561, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.31, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.168, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Mercy Hospital South

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 1 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Mercy Hospital South
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.196BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.19BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.18BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.381BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.71 (0 to 1.61) · 1,838 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.8 (0.55 to 1.06)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths202.05 (161.77 to 242.33) · 122 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths3 · 67 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 178 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 163 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 585 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.2 · 679 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 869 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 7,486 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.07 to 0.44) · 11,549 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.09 to 0.44) · 11,399 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.01 (1.22 to 4.79) · 2,289 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.42 (0.01 to 2.83) · 786 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.5 (1.13 to 3.87) · 2,035 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.58 (0 to 9.62) · 795 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths2.76 (0 to 5.91) · 732 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.83 (0.4 to 3.25) · 412 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.82 (0.32 to 1.32) · 9,635 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 106 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.657No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.458No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.5 · 393 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.6 · 1,340 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits5.3 · 183 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-21.5 · 661 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits10.2 · 706 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.5 · 1,347 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6 · 96 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.6 · 147 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.8 · 453 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.5 (8.9 to 15.1) · 1,299 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 767 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,542 patients answered, 19% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Mercy Hospital South
Cleanliness1
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines1
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Mercy Hospital South
Room was "always" clean59%
Nurses "always" communicated well71%
Doctors "always" communicated well72%
Staff "always" explained50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand66%
Doctors "always" listened carefully70%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)64%
Staff "always" explained new medications63%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully68%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect79%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital65%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects38%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%
See every measure and the patient survey for Mercy Hospital St Louis

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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 Mercy Hospital St Louis
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.561BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.31BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.168BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.58 (0 to 1.39) · 2,173 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.89 (0.67 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths200.35 (161.73 to 238.97) · 189 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths3.1 · 164 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.8 · 142 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 149 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.7 · 757 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 729 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 673 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.7 · 7,505 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0.02 to 0.38) · 13,288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.13 to 0.47) · 13,264 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.04 (3.44 to 6.63) · 3,378 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0 to 2.51) · 1,445 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.62 (1.44 to 3.79) · 3,250 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.34 (5.06 to 13.62) · 1,390 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.35 (1.76 to 6.94) · 1,398 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.93 (0.57 to 3.29) · 740 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0 to 0.65) · 11,307 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths2.7 · 204 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.499No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.831No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16 · 290 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits23.7 · 1,517 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits22.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits16.8 · 862 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits18.7 · 738 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.8 · 1,261 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (3.4 to 6) · 632 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.9 (9.9 to 14.2) · 632 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits7.2 · 205 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 245 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.1 · 288 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.4 (9.3 to 14) · 5,582 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 1,529 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,572 patients answered, 18% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Mercy Hospital St Louis
Cleanliness1
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Mercy Hospital St Louis
Room was "always" clean55%
Nurses "always" communicated well78%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)73%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night58%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$31,748

Medicare paid this office $31,748 for 196 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Partial removal of breast16$9,387$521
Short return visit (20+ min)169$7,952$43
New patient visit (60+ min)20$2,046$102
Return visit (30+ min)11$768$70

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Mastectomy35More than 89% of doctors who do this
Skin biopsy1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

196 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 100% · Health risk score 1.02. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.

Conditions among them: Cancer 75% · High blood pressure 66% · Depression 26% · Chronic kidney disease 21% · Diabetes 20% · Coronary heart disease 11% · Heart failure 9% · COPD 9% · Atrial fibrillation 7%.

The office billed $98,854, Medicare allowed $41,880 and paid $31,748; for 296 services of 22 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
2024196296741.02$98,854$31,748
2023224449740.99$189,804$59,922
2022218441720.92$225,481$69,161
2021195377731.03$166,907$54,069
2020170371721.02$201,837$58,157
201999244700.79$141,680$39,870
201851147710.74$95,820$25,547
20171633731.13$30,893$8,379

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: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)164$18,457$87
Partial removal of breast18$11,414$544
New patient visit (60+ min)26$4,371$168
Short return visit (20+ min)45$3,438$60
Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm13$2,287$176
Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery13$1,411$109

2022: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Partial removal of breast19$12,593$548
Return visit (30+ min)97$9,229$83
Partial removal of breast15$8,294$553
Short return visit (20+ min)101$7,130$62
New patient visit (60+ min)36$6,202$172
Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm17$3,124$184
Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm11$1,960$178
Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery17$1,940$114
New patient visit (30+ min)16$1,260$79
Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery11$1,217$111

2021: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)126$14,202$89
New patient visit (60+ min)24$4,054$169
Short return visit (20+ min)51$3,803$66
Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm12$2,161$180
Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery14$1,573$112
New patient visit (30+ min)15$1,211$81
New patient visit (45+ min)12$1,165$97

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)102$10,661$80
New patient visit (60+ min)26$3,990$153
New patient visit (45+ min)25$3,197$128
Short return visit (20+ min)38$2,235$53
Long return visit (40+ min)13$1,494$115
Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery12$1,396$116

2019: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)34$2,972$85
Short return visit (20+ min)36$2,433$51
New patient visit (60+ min)17$2,320$136
New patient visit (45+ min)17$2,103$124
New patient visit (30+ min)21$1,411$67

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
New patient visit (30+ min)27$2,116$78
Short return visit (20+ min)24$1,769$54

Medicaid work

$675 in 2024

Medicaid paid $675 for 13 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 12 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 outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient13$675
Medicaid work by year
202413112$675

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$1,001

Pharmacies billed $1,001 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 47% of their Part D prescriptions (74 of 157) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 34%.

153 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $1,001 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
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73$213$3
Lidocaine-Prilocaine11$118$11
Alprazolam12$8$1

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241578847% (74)None$1,001
20231529047% (72)None$1,230
20221669754% (89)None$2,276
2021956755% (52)None$1,227
2020996249% (48)None$901
2019664959% (39)None$510
2018603657% (34)None$603
2017373073% (27)0%$484
201434None0% (0)50%$10,693
20131032212% (12)None$26,741

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64$287$4
Lidocaine-Prilocaine16$205$13
Ibuprofen24$166$7

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen80$401$5
Lidocaine-Prilocaine16$399$25
Ibuprofen19$123$6

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51$275$5
Lidocaine-Prilocaine14$266$19

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46$287$6
Lidocaine-Prilocaine15$260$17

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37$241$7

2018: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34$211$6
Lidocaine-Prilocaine11$203$18

2017: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27$258$10

2013: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13$116$9

Money from drug and device companies

$172 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$172
202422None$40
202322None$41
202212None$42
202011None$15
201945None$81

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
StrykerMolli$172
1 payment
  • Meals for Molli · 2025-06-17 · $172
See the published payment
Every published payment
StrykerMeals · 2025-06-17Molli$172
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019)

2024: $40

Payments by company in 2024
StrykerSpy-Phi System$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Spy-Phi System · 2024-02-22 · $21
Myriad Genetic LaboratoriesMyrisk$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Myrisk · 2024-08-14 · $19

2023: $41

Payments by company in 2023
Hologic Sales and ServiceLocalizer$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Localizer · 2023-06-02 · $21
Alcon VisionNgenuity$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Ngenuity · 2023-05-31 · $19

2022: $42

Payments by company in 2022
Merck Sharp & DohmeKeytruda$42
2 payments
  • Meals for Keytruda · 2022-05-11 · $24
  • Meals for Keytruda · 2022-03-28 · $17

2020: $15

Payments by company in 2020
Janssen BiotechBalversa$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Balversa · 2020-02-27 · $15

2019: $81

Payments by company in 2019
Novartis PharmaceuticalsAfinitor$37
2 payments
  • Meals for Sandostatin · 2019-05-06 · $16
  • Meals for Afinitor · 2019-01-09 · $20
CelgeneNone$15
1 payment
  • Meals · 2019-04-03 · $15
Janssen BiotechBalversa$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Balversa · 2019-05-11 · $15
Focal TherapeuticsBiozorb$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Biozorb · 2019-01-29 · $14

Professional record

NPI
1336391929
Licence
CA A1431460
Trained
Tulane University School of Medicine, 2007
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Surgery (208600000X)
Mailing address
1804 Embarcadero Rd, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
NPI first listed
2008-10-15
NPI last updated
2016-06-25

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