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Christopher A Berger, MD

Critical Care (Intensivists) · San Francisco

NPI 1356609663

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
9
1 carrier
Office
1
Since medical school
14 years
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2012

Offices

1 location · University of California Sfgh Medical Group · 566 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

9 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A129759 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2028-04-30 · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Matched on the licence number without its letter prefix; check the name before relying on it.

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

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.

  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of San Francisco Health Network, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.449, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.37, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.538, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 2 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 Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.449BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.37BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.538BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.9 (0 to 1.91) · 667 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.12 (0.76 to 1.49)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths195.34 (147.34 to 243.34) · 76 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.2 · 114 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.2 · 48 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.5 · 201 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.5 · 214 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 261 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.5 · 1,351 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.07 to 0.5) · 4,709 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.39 (0.19 to 0.59) · 4,644 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.34 (2.11 to 6.56) · 795 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.59 (0 to 3.28) · 234 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.85 (1.33 to 4.38) · 861 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.95 (0.25 to 17.64) · 261 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6 (2.01 to 9.98) · 242 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 167 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.79 (0.08 to 1.49) · 4,129 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.4 · 35 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.709No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.769No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.7 · 41 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 227 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits28.6 · 257 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits75.1 · 239 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.2 · 232 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 175 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.3 (8.3 to 15.1) · 175 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.1 · 37 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.2 · 132 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.6 (10.4 to 17.9) · 966 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) · 88 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,644 patients answered, 16% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Room was "always" clean69%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge83%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Doctors "always" listened carefully75%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)72%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand68%
Nurses "always" listened carefully70%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital72%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms84%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$12,894

Medicare paid this office $12,894 for 61 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes21$11,210$184
Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases34$226$7
Test to determine lung volumes using sensors23$211$9
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume22$145$7
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration13$90$7

Who their Medicare patients are

61 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 68 · Women 31% · Health risk score 2.13. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical critical care (intensivists) clinician is at 2.58.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · COPD 43% · Diabetes 41% · Heart failure 38% · Depression 34% · Chronic kidney disease 30% · Atrial fibrillation 26% · Coronary heart disease 21% · Stroke 20%.

The office billed $71,218, Medicare allowed $16,385 and paid $12,894; for 164 services of 12 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
202461164682.13$71,218$12,894
202384238712.82$122,552$22,597
202277190712.15$57,113$10,346
202197306712.85$234,576$45,190
20166970742.60$61,808$10,283
20154951761.99$42,259$7,711

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
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes34$19,561$188
Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases37$271$7
Test to determine lung volumes using sensors28$260$9
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume26$177$7
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration14$120$9

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes14$6,764$188
Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases45$339$8
Test to determine lung volumes using sensors33$330$10
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume32$219$7
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration15$137$9

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes63$40,002$195
Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases19$155$8
Test to determine lung volumes using sensors14$155$11
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume16$121$8

2016: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes43$6,555$149
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes18$2,476$138

2015: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes28$4,417$158
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes17$2,457$145

Medicaid work

$7,794 in 2024

Medicaid paid $7,794 for 210 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 32 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
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes38$7,147
Diffusing capacity56$189
Plethysmography for determination of lung volumes and, when performed, airway resistance38$176
EVALUATION OF WHEEZING15$151
Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation33$97
Sleep study, unattended, simultaneous recording of, heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory airflow, and respiratory effort (eg, thoracoabdominal movement)30$34
Medicaid work by year
2024210632$7,794
2023241427$14,794
2022229430$8,012
2021266136$31,328
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes125$14,332
Diffusing capacity49$190
Plethysmography for determination of lung volumes and, when performed, airway resistance33$176
Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation34$95

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes79$7,559
Diffusing capacity74$221
Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation49$150
Plethysmography for determination of lung volumes and, when performed, airway resistance27$82

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes266$31,328

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

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

Opioids were 0% of their 17 Part D prescriptions in 2023. Too few prescriptions to judge: with under about 50 a year, a handful of patients can swing this share.

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

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202317None0% (0)None$5,515
202222None0% (0)None$768
202044110% (0)64%$12,667
2019279310% (0)76%$194,739
2018240320% (0)75%$83,006
2017139290% (0)73%$51,691
201634160% (0)None$5,283
201584170% (0)23%$7,511

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Breo Ellipta13$5,666$436
Fluticasone Propionate12$153$13

2019: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Esbriet12$120,699$10,058
Spiriva24$16,007$667
Breo Ellipta40$15,366$384
Symbicort35$13,392$383
Ventolin Hfa57$5,912$104
Fluticasone Propionate30$262$9

2018: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Symbicort40$18,017$450
Spiriva19$14,904$784
Spiriva Respimat14$9,536$681
Breo Ellipta19$6,738$355
Ventolin Hfa59$6,114$104
Combivent Respimat12$4,692$391
Fluticasone Propionate24$230$10

2017: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Advair Diskus24$15,476$645
Spiriva23$13,602$591
Spiriva Respimat16$8,069$504
Ventolin Hfa17$1,726$102

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Metoprolol12$381$32

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
91.9 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1356609663
Licence
CA 129759, OH 126230California A129759: Current · expires 2028-04-30
Trained
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2012 · 14 years ago
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
9500 Euclid Ave, Mail Code M8 Annex, Cleveland, OH, 44195
NPI first listed
2012-04-25
NPI last updated
2022-01-28
NPI record certified
2022-01-28

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

This office lists an electronic records connection.