Michael M Awad, MD
General Surgery · Saint Louis
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1 location · Washington University · 2,968 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Barnes Jewish Hospital · Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital · Missouri Baptist Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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Hospitals they work in
3 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MOAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of BJC Healthcare, which runs 16 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 79% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.6 (11.1 to 14.2) · 1,529 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.552, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.648, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MOAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of BJC Healthcare, which runs 16 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 88% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.174, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MOAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of BJC Healthcare, which runs 16 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14 (11.3 to 17.5) · 306 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.71 (0.48 to 0.94), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.336, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.585, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Barnes Jewish Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (11.1 to 14.2) · 1,529 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.552 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.648 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.81 (0.22 to 1.39) · 5,827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0.82 to 1.09) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 157.2 (133.44 to 180.96) · 676 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.5 · 162 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.4 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.1 · 536 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 360 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 630 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.7 · 7,682 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.08 to 0.39) · 19,562 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0.04 to 0.34) · 21,285 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.68 (1.62 to 3.75) · 7,936 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.02 (1.22 to 2.81) · 4,451 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (1.29 to 2.93) · 6,874 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.54 (7.29 to 11.79) · 4,092 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.26 (3.72 to 6.8) · 4,418 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.44 (0.35 to 2.54) · 2,300 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.61 (0.32 to 0.91) · 18,767 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 77 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.788 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.726 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.36 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.252 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13 · 374 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 23.9 · 1,156 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 28.8 · 227 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 34.9 · 644 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -10 · 379 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.2 · 584 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.9 to 6) · 1,529 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.5 · 142 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 314 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.5 (9.8 to 16.1) · 1,580 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,767 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (7,124 patients answered, 35% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 90% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.174 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.82 (0 to 1.78) · 600 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.77 (0.36 to 1.19) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 957 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,944 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 1,939 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.6 (0.32 to 4.88) · 690 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.51 (0 to 3.16) · 513 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.98 to 4.21) · 677 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.99 (0 to 14.68) · 529 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.3 (0.68 to 7.92) · 477 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0.13 to 3.04) · 256 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.39 (0 to 1.44) · 1,298 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 70 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.016 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.786 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.267 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.7 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 32.1 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -46.5 · 74 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.7 · 109 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.9 · 69 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 30 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14.1 (11.2 to 17.7) · 2,223 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.2) · 1,244 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (522 patients answered, 36% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 5 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 5 |
| Quietness | 5 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 77% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 90% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 78% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 80% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 88% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 8 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.
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14 (11.3 to 17.5) · 306 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.71 (0.48 to 0.94) | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.336 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.585 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.74 (0 to 1.55) · 2,733 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 152.17 (108.13 to 196.21) · 134 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.7 · 131 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.6 · 246 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.8 · 913 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.2 · 703 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 6,256 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.06 to 0.42) · 11,072 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.3 (0.12 to 0.48) · 11,554 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.26 (0.58 to 3.95) · 3,010 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.78 (0.57 to 3) · 1,434 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0.36 to 2.93) · 2,505 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.8 (1.76 to 9.83) · 1,431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.92 (2.14 to 7.71) · 1,386 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.73 (0.34 to 3.11) · 728 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.71) · 9,346 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.9 · 155 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.617 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.553 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.327 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.3 · 397 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.6 · 1,495 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 2 · 275 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -12.6 · 1,034 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 9.7 · 735 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 968 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.7 to 7.2) · 306 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 155 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.1 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.8 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (10.3 to 16.8) · 1,716 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 1,088 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (2,956 patients answered, 35% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 63% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 39% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$103,500
Medicare paid this office $103,500 for 155 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 56 | $65,611 | $1,172 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 63 | $7,254 | $115 |
| Incision of muscle of lower esophagus using an endoscope | 12 | $7,118 | $593 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 29 | $2,416 | $59 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted gastric neurostimulator generator with programming | 17 | $1,293 | $38 |
See all 7 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 56 | $65,611 | $1,172 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 63 | $7,254 | $115 |
| Incision of muscle of lower esophagus using an endoscope | 12 | $7,118 | $593 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 29 | $2,416 | $59 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted gastric neurostimulator generator with programming | 17 | $1,293 | $38 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,106 | $92 |
| Short return visit | 15 | $522 | $35 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hernia repair (minimally invasive) | 1-10 | None |
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 78 | More than 72% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
155 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 17% · 85 and older 8% · Women 79% · Also on Medicaid 14% · Health risk score 1.42. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 42% · Diabetes 30% · Coronary heart disease 27% · Chronic kidney disease 26% · COPD 26% · Atrial fibrillation 22% · Heart failure 19% · Cancer 14% · Dementia 8% · Stroke 7%.
The office billed $566,257, Medicare allowed $132,630 and paid $103,500; for 304 services of 32 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 | 155 | 304 | 71 | 1.42 | $566,257 | $103,500 |
| 2023 | 164 | 302 | 69 | 1.73 | $502,741 | $101,641 |
| 2022 | 145 | 245 | 69 | 1.59 | $400,032 | $83,209 |
| 2021 | 127 | 234 | 68 | 1.70 | $480,220 | $85,885 |
| 2020 | 122 | 196 | 70 | 1.88 | $398,558 | $74,443 |
| 2019 | 146 | 234 | 67 | 1.61 | $454,842 | $93,809 |
| 2018 | 119 | 236 | 66 | 1.76 | $320,864 | $67,150 |
| 2017 | 127 | 207 | 68 | 1.48 | $345,805 | $70,626 |
| 2016 | 71 | 117 | 66 | 1.82 | $153,283 | $32,852 |
| 2015 | 89 | 133 | 64 | 1.90 | $218,842 | $43,396 |
| 2014 | 74 | 120 | 65 | 1.76 | $239,628 | $45,624 |
| 2013 | 70 | 105 | 65 | 1.70 | $162,140 | $33,403 |
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: 8 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 47 | $56,533 | $1,203 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 79 | $9,153 | $116 |
| Incision of muscle of lower esophagus using an endoscope | 11 | $6,839 | $622 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,904 | $66 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,309 | $77 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted gastric neurostimulator generator with programming | 12 | $1,114 | $45 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $802 | $73 |
| Short return visit | 15 | $604 | $40 |
2022: 4 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 31 | $40,236 | $1,257 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 80 | $10,360 | $129 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,623 | $95 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,580 | $72 |
2021: 5 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 36 | $44,342 | $1,232 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 45 | $5,729 | $127 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 27 | $4,699 | $174 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,505 | $100 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $1,207 | $67 |
2020: 4 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 30 | $39,643 | $1,321 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 47 | $6,112 | $130 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,209 | $76 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 20 | $1,202 | $57 |
2019: 5 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 35 | $44,321 | $1,231 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 67 | $7,940 | $119 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 11 | $1,722 | $157 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,554 | $86 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $1,119 | $59 |
2018: 4 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 20 | $23,908 | $1,195 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 52 | $6,593 | $127 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,420 | $79 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 18 | $1,198 | $57 |
2017: 4 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 25 | $28,813 | $1,153 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 40 | $4,759 | $119 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 31 | $2,347 | $76 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,741 | $56 |
2016: 3 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,941 | $123 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,183 | $54 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,088 | $68 |
2015: 4 services
| Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach using an endoscope | 11 | $13,715 | $1,247 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 23 | $2,764 | $120 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $885 | $40 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 12 | $798 | $61 |
2014: 2 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 19 | $2,865 | $151 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 21 | $2,115 | $101 |
2013: 2 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 36 | $5,161 | $143 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 15 | $1,674 | $105 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$890
Pharmacies billed $890 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
79 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $890 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.
| Ondansetron Odt | 17 | $409 | $10 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 79 | 31 | None | 0% | $890 |
| 2023 | 56 | 32 | None | 0% | $953 |
| 2022 | 32 | 21 | None | 0% | $468 |
| 2021 | 42 | 17 | None | None | $4,930 |
| 2020 | 34 | 14 | None | 0% | $282 |
| 2019 | 34 | 18 | None | None | $383 |
| 2018 | 17 | None | None | 0% | $183 |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 | None | None | $326 |
| 2016 | 18 | None | None | 0% | $741 |
| 2015 | 12 | None | None | None | $1,129 |
| 2014 | 11 | None | None | None | $749 |
| 2013 | 20 | None | None | 0% | $1,393 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 1 drug
| Ondansetron Odt | 24 | $467 | $19 |
2022: 1 drug
| Ondansetron Odt | 21 | $248 | $12 |
2020: 1 drug
| Promethazine | 16 | $152 | $10 |
Money from drug and device companies
$1,420 in 2025
| 2025 | 4 | 13 | None | $1,420 |
| 2024 | 3 | 24 | None | $3,289 |
| 2023 | 2 | 30 | None | $3,139 |
| 2022 | 3 | 76 | $16,713 | $39,354 |
| 2021 | 3 | 56 | $20,638 | $43,065 |
| 2020 | 1 | 25 | $9,500 | $27,018 |
| 2019 | 3 | 84 | $12,500 | $59,202 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Medical Device Business Services | None | $978 | 6 payments
|
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $250 | 4 payments
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| Enterra Medical | None | $172 | 2 payments
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| Boston Scientific | Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System | $21 | 1 payment
|
See all 13 published payments
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-12-02 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $65 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-10-11 | None | $61 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-10-11 | None | $48 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-10-11 | None | $35 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Travel · 2025-10-10 | None | $25 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Travel · 2025-10-10 | None | $272 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Travel · 2025-10-10 | None | $537 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-07-01 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $121 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-06-14 | Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System | $21 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-06-10 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $33 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2025-06-03 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $31 |
| Enterra Medical | Meals · 2025-05-03 | None | $141 |
| Enterra Medical | Meals · 2025-05-03 | None | $31 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $3,289
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $3,081 | 21 payments
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| W. L. Gore & Associates | Gore Enform Preperitoneal Biomaterial | $173 | 1 payment
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| Boston Scientific | Spyglass Discover | $36 | 2 payments
|
2023: $3,139
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $3,073 | 29 payments
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| Enterra Medical | None | $66 | 1 payment
|
2022: $39,354
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $36,795 | 73 payments
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| Ethicon | None | $2,525 | 1 payment
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| Exeltis USA | Slynd | $34 | 2 payments
|
2021: $43,065
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $40,479 | 52 payments
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| Ethicon US | Dermabond | $2,525 | 3 payments
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| Medtronic | Ligasure | $60 | 1 payment
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2020: $27,018
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $27,018 | 25 payments
|
2019: $59,202
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $59,086 | 80 payments
|
| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $89 | 3 payments
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| Stryker | 1588 Hd 3 Chip Camera | $28 | 1 payment
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Research money
Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · Utilization of Objetive Performance Indicators From Davinci General Surgery Procedures To Assess Clinical Performance and Guide Trainee Progression · 2024 | Their institution | $72,000 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 79.3 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1356495634
- Licence
- MO 2009015690
- Trained
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2001
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- MO 209427202
- Taxonomy
- Surgery (208600000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2007-01-23
- NPI last updated
- 2026-08-26
- NPI record certified
- 2026-08-26
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.