Rafee Allah Obaidi, MD
Anesthesiology · Glendale
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 16 years
- University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2010
Offices
3 locations · Valley Anesthesiology Consultants Inc · 284 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Banner Estrella Medical Center · Banner Thunderbird Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A118209 · Delinquent
Licence status: Delinquent · since 2011 · expires 2024-11-30 · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.
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 Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology
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.
- Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix, AZAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Banner Health, which runs 33 hospitals in 6 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.49 (0.71 to 2.27) · 3,084 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.176, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.613, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale, AZAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Banner Health, which runs 33 hospitals in 6 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 57% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 16.27 (9.75 to 22.79) · 434 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.364, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.347, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.103, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Banner Estrella Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.49 (0.71 to 2.27) · 3,084 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.176 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.613 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.45 (0.42 to 2.47) · 647 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.24 (0.87 to 1.6) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 180.72 (122.13 to 239.31) · 56 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 26 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7 · 69 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 105 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 281 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.8 · 346 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11 · 201 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 2,885 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.13 to 0.56) · 3,255 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.36 (0.16 to 0.57) · 3,549 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.71 (1.44 to 5.97) · 810 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.98 (0.32 to 3.64) · 210 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.95 (0.36 to 3.54) · 747 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.6 (0 to 15.51) · 223 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.46 (0.45 to 8.47) · 216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.51 to 3.49) · 201 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.728 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.528 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.042 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.982 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 217 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 794 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -11.2 · 97 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -21.2 · 316 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -15.9 · 345 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.9 · 879 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.6 · 74 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.2 · 214 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.1 (9.7 to 17.5) · 356 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 421 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (882 patients answered, 15% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 63% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained | 53% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 69% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 67% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 38% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 16.27 (9.75 to 22.79) · 434 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.364 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.347 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.103 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.07 to 1.98) · 1,132 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.22 (0.92 to 1.53) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 156.89 (111.63 to 202.16) · 118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 98 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 111 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 14.1 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 351 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 17.1 · 615 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 350 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,337 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.39) · 5,996 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.09 to 0.48) · 6,270 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.76 (0.81 to 4.71) · 1,571 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.1 (0.55 to 3.64) · 426 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.94 (1.52 to 4.37) · 1,458 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.59 (0.85 to 8.33) · 434 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.62 (0.15 to 3.09) · 287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.9 (0.29 to 1.51) · 5,552 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.641 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.961 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.795 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.2 · 313 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.8 · 828 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 4.4 · 160 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -7.5 · 406 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 9.5 · 656 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.6 · 1,508 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.8 (5.1 to 9.1) · 295 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 8.9 (7 to 11.4) · 295 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 203 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 328 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.5 to 16.9) · 335 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 419 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,165 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 1 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 69% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 79% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 75% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 62% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 63% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 74% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 57% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 65% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 65% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 66% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 77% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 52% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 57% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 32% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$3,216
Medicare paid this office $3,216 for 25 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Who their Medicare patients are
25 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 52% · Health risk score 1.93. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 44%.
The office billed $26,597, Medicare allowed $3,974 and paid $3,216; for 28 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
| 2024 | 25 | 28 | 73 | 1.93 | $26,597 | $3,216 |
| 2023 | 54 | 62 | 74 | 1.79 | $128,742 | $7,513 |
| 2022 | 56 | 82 | 73 | 2.16 | $174,753 | $10,442 |
| 2021 | 51 | 68 | 73 | 2.07 | $160,490 | $10,072 |
| 2020 | 73 | 84 | 70 | 1.73 | $212,211 | $14,111 |
| 2019 | 81 | 101 | 70 | 2.86 | $209,509 | $13,907 |
| 2018 | 162 | 618 | 72 | 1.78 | $319,211 | $19,743 |
| 2017 | 249 | 1,526 | 71 | 1.52 | $483,501 | $31,997 |
| 2016 | 194 | 222 | 70 | 1.99 | $314,320 | $26,746 |
| 2015 | 160 | 203 | 71 | 1.58 | $231,064 | $25,614 |
| 2014 | 74 | 85 | 73 | 2.43 | $119,864 | $14,239 |
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
2022: 1 service
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 12 | $290 | $24 |
2018: 3 services
| Anesthesia for x-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord | 59 | $5,735 | $96 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 18 | $1,964 | $109 |
| Injection, propofol, 10 mg | 67 | $40 | None |
2017: 4 services
| Anesthesia for x-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord | 102 | $10,776 | $102 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | 37 | $3,599 | $97 |
| Injection, propofol, 10 mg | 157 | $111 | None |
| Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 12 | $3 | None |
2016: 3 services
| Anesthesia for x-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord | 49 | $4,996 | $102 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | 36 | $3,741 | $98 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 26 | $3,195 | $123 |
2015: 2 services
| Anesthesia for x-ray procedure (accessed through the skin) on spine and spinal cord | 45 | $5,134 | $112 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | 37 | $3,912 | $100 |
2014: 1 service
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 11 | $1,562 | $142 |
Medicaid work
$114,730 in 2024
Medicaid paid $114,730 for 240 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 37 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.
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 240 | $114,730 |
| 2024 | 240 | 1 | 37 | $114,730 |
| 2023 | 223 | 2 | 33 | $102,401 |
| 2022 | 148 | 1 | 22 | $66,890 |
| 2021 | 101 | 1 | 23 | $55,507 |
| 2020 | 148 | 4 | 18 | $29,899 |
| 2019 | 105 | 2 | 17 | $19,592 |
| 2018 | 143 | 3 | 21 | $44,503 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 211 | $97,711 |
| Anesthesia for cesarean delivery only | 12 | $4,690 |
2022
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 148 | $66,890 |
2021
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 101 | $55,507 |
2020
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 74 | $29,899 |
| Duration of general or neuraxial anesthesia 60 minutes or longer, as documented in the anesthesia record (CRIT) (Peri2) | 37 | $0 |
| Anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions (specify) (List separately in addition to code for primary anesthesia procedure) | 14 | $0 |
| At least 1 body temperature measurement equal to or greater than 35.5 degrees celsius (or 95.9 degrees fahrenheit) achieved within the 30 minutes immediately before or 15 minutes immediately after anesthesia end time | 23 | $0 |
2019
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 43 | $19,592 |
| Duration of general or neuraxial anesthesia 60 minutes or longer, as documented in the anesthesia record (CRIT) (Peri2) | 62 | $0 |
2018
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 106 | $43,905 |
| Anesthesia for percutaneous image guided procedures on the spine and spinal cord; therapeutic | 21 | $598 |
| Injection, propofol, 10 mg | 16 | $0 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1346560737
- Licence
- AZ 48501, CA A118209California A118209: Delinquent · expires 2024-11-30
- Trained
- University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2010 · 16 years ago
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 645 E Missouri Ave Ste 300, Phoenix, AZ, 85012
- NPI first listed
- 2010-06-08
- NPI last updated
- 2018-09-07
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305