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Sean Hashemi, MD

Otolaryngology · Chico

NPI 1356769699

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1 location · Enloe Medical Center · 330 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A161622 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-03-31 · George Washington University School of Medicine.

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.

  • Enloe HealthChico, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Enloe Medical CenterPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 6.9 (5.5 to 8.6) · 730 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.185, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Enloe Health

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 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.

Every scored measure at Enloe Health
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.9 (5.5 to 8.6) · 730 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.185BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.79 (0.96 to 2.62) · 2,849 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.99 (0.74 to 1.24)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths203.04 (164.55 to 241.54) · 191 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 117 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.8 · 377 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.4 · 377 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 1,088 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.2 · 1,160 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 375 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.1 · 4,102 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 14,875 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.17 (0 to 0.34) · 15,303 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.75 (2.11 to 5.39) · 3,517 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.14 (0.71 to 3.56) · 1,262 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.89 (1.62 to 4.17) · 3,062 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.91 (1.48 to 12.34) · 1,287 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.79 (1.66 to 7.91) · 1,219 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.04 (0.64 to 3.43) · 643 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.71 (0.24 to 1.18) · 11,884 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.3 · 150 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.739No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.481No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.381No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.344No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.1 · 328 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.7 · 1,020 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-4.9 · 400 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits9.3 · 1,292 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits13.3 · 1,204 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 1,055 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.4 (10.4 to 14.7) · 730 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.3 · 102 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.5 · 90 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 304 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits14.9 (12.1 to 18.1) · 3,626 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 1,340 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,476 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Enloe Health
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Enloe Health
Room was "always" clean57%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained59%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge83%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully75%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)69%
Staff "always" explained new medications74%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night40%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital73%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms87%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$87,008

Medicare paid this office $87,008 for 410 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)190$16,915$66
New patient visit (45+ min)138$11,487$83
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope90$5,017$47
Short return visit (20+ min)57$3,270$48
Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less15$3,019$201
See all 10 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)190$16,915$66
New patient visit (45+ min)138$11,487$83
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope90$5,017$47
Short return visit (20+ min)57$3,270$48
Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less15$3,019$201
Removal of impacted ear wax72$1,721$20
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,430$102
New patient visit (30+ min)17$1,027$60
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope19$950$43
Short return visit13$259$20

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision13More than 67% of doctors who do this
Skin biopsy1-10None
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

410 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 10% · 85 and older 15% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 26% · Health risk score 1.32. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 1.19.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 74% · Diabetes 27% · Depression 22% · Coronary heart disease 21% · COPD 21% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Atrial fibrillation 18% · Cancer 16% · Heart failure 15% · Stroke 10% · Dementia 6%.

The office billed $281,409, Medicare allowed $119,018 and paid $87,008; for 931 services of 78 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
2024410931741.32$281,409$87,008
20234551,144741.24$350,174$112,864
20226992,008731.21$573,208$182,489
20216941,886731.17$476,278$160,719
2020172509731.12$111,514$37,507

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: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)196$20,310$73
New patient visit (45+ min)208$19,264$93
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope112$6,675$53
Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less15$3,348$209
Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope11$3,262$130
Short return visit (20+ min)39$2,506$46
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes18$2,321$129
Removal of impacted ear wax79$2,207$21
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,475$105
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope22$1,434$49
New patient visit (30+ min)14$853$61
Short return visit18$632$27

2022: 15 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
New patient visit (45+ min)402$39,041$97
Return visit (30+ min)206$23,840$72
Biopsy or removal of nasal polyp or tissue using an endoscope21$8,894$151
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope140$8,083$50
Short return visit (20+ min)123$7,193$49
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope81$4,706$45
Removal of impacted ear wax121$3,607$21
Short return visit106$3,172$25
Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less13$2,944$210
New patient visit (30+ min)44$2,503$57
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes14$2,383$159
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,514$108
Incision, aspiration, and/or inflation of eardrum12$1,185$99
Simple control of nose bleed18$916$38
Exam of ear using a microscope31$298$7

2021: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
New patient visit (45+ min)481$46,701$97
Return visit (30+ min)204$21,768$77
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope171$9,504$50
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope89$7,798$46
Short return visit (20+ min)99$6,334$48
Short return visit120$3,985$28
Removal of impacted ear wax81$2,179$24
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes14$2,125$152
Simple control of nose bleed22$939$39
Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing13$378$27
Exam of ear using a microscope37$331$7

2020: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
New patient visit (45+ min)119$12,415$104
Short return visit (20+ min)45$3,051$42
Return visit (30+ min)33$2,810$65
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope38$2,329$53
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope15$1,114$46
Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test36$975$27
Removal of impacted ear wax20$648$27
Test to assess middle ear function34$307$9

Medicaid work

$10,554 in 2024

Medicaid paid $10,554 for 220 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 26 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
OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 4079$6,375
Return visit (30+ min)141$4,180
Medicaid work by year
2024220226$10,554
2023410526$17,400
20228191435$40,944
2021645833$36,951
2020175528$13,339
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40146$10,649
Return visit (30+ min)160$5,839
Service78$872
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg13$20
Injection, propofol, 10 mg13$20

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40265$19,751
Return visit (30+ min)211$11,818
Diagnostic flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy55$3,964
Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral (separate procedure)27$1,310
Short return visit30$984
Service70$800
Short return visit (20+ min)13$781
OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES12$637
Service12$339
Unclassified drugs16$317
Ringers lactate infusion, up to 1000 cc15$115
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg13$70

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40288$21,715
Return visit (30+ min)63$5,347
OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT HIGH MDM 55 MINUTES54$5,146
Diagnostic flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy26$1,986
Short return visit (20+ min)30$1,641
Short return visit15$588
Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral (separate procedure)12$529
Hospital outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient157$0

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40106$7,529
Service15$3,146
Short return visit (20+ min)30$1,932
Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition12$373
Service12$359

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$6,974

Pharmacies billed $6,974 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 6% of their Part D prescriptions (22 of 390) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 4%.

385 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $6,974 in drug cost · 95 antibiotic prescriptions to 66 people.

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
Azelastine31$1,013$33
Ipratropium36$801$22
Omeprazole32$521$16
Fluticasone Propionate48$427$9
Mupirocin59$338$6
See all 10 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Azelastine31$1,013$33
Ipratropium36$801$22
Omeprazole32$521$16
Fluticasone Propionate48$427$9
Mupirocin59$338$6
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride14$316$23
Doxycycline Monohydrate24$251$10
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19$176$9
Cephalexin33$94$3
Oxycodone21$63$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20243901526% (22)None$6,974
20234141615% (19)3%$10,777
20225432247% (38)2%$13,683
20215122055% (24)2%$13,651
20209744NoneNone$2,323
20192115NoneNone$206
2018724429% (21)None$1,274
20172114NoneNone$1,485
2016996234% (34)12%$4,208
2015784518% (14)None$2,424
201415NoneNoneNone$245

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Azelastine38$1,040$27
Mupirocin82$1,036$13
Ipratropium27$1,026$38
Omeprazole39$801$21
Fluticasone Propionate46$649$14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19$398$21
Cephalexin31$263$8
Doxycycline Monohydrate14$197$14
Oxycodone14$65$5

2022: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Ofloxacin15$1,437$96
Azelastine21$923$44
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort15$904$60
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate17$801$47
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass39$786$20
Omeprazole33$718$22
Mupirocin66$659$10
Fluticasone Propionate55$645$12
Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride15$644$43
Doxycycline Monohydrate19$557$29
Cephalexin55$412$7
Azithromycin35$226$6
Ipratropium13$197$15
Oxycodone24$128$5
Methylprednisolone11$103$9

2021: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone15$2,508$167
Fluticasone Propionate117$1,579$13
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort18$1,191$66
Omeprazole48$1,119$23
Azelastine16$815$51
Ipratropium21$791$38
Clotrimazole15$601$40
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass40$519$13
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate12$412$34
Doxycycline Monohydrate16$373$23
Mupirocin44$313$7
Cephalexin33$259$8
Prednisone16$165$10
Oxycodone20$59$3

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Fluticasone Propionate28$446$16

2018: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Oxycodone18$263$15
Cephalexin15$84$6

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Oxycodone25$564$23
Cephalexin12$68$6

Money from drug and device companies

$149 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202512None$149
202425None$177

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
AbbvieBotox$149
2 payments
  • Meals for Botox · 2025-12-08 · $130
  • Meals for Botox · 2025-08-04 · $19
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
AbbvieMeals · 2025-12-08Botox$130
AbbvieMeals · 2025-08-04Botox$19
See earlier years (2024)

2024: $177

Payments by company in 2024
AbbvieBotox$110
4 payments
  • Meals · 2024-06-06 · $26
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-05-09 · $29
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-05-09 · $33
  • Meals for Botox · 2024-05-09 · $21
Galderma Laboratories L.P.None$67
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-10-04 · $67

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.7 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1356769699
Licence
CA A161622California A161622: Current · expires 2027-03-31
Trained
George Washington University School of Medicine, 2014
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 2082S0099X (2082S0099X); Federal specialty code 207YX0905X (207YX0905X)
Mailing address
1691 El Camino Real Ste 400, Palo Alto, CA, 94306
NPI first listed
2014-04-03
NPI last updated
2026-08-16
NPI record certified
2026-08-16

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

Extra NPI addresses: 830 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02118 · 135 Mission Ranch Blvd, Chico, CA, 95926 · 171 Main Street, Suite 404, Los Altos, CA, 94022