Nicole R Rimpel, MD
Internal Medicine · Palo Alto
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1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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California Medical Board record
Licence A76140 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2001 · expires 2027-06-30 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
- Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
- Washington HospitalFremont, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Washington Hospital Healthcare SystemPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.188, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.164, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Sequoia Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.58 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.5 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,231 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 332 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.702 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.853 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -27.1 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.3 · 304 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.6 · 178 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.3 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 29 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 17.7) · 129 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 713 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| 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 | 78% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Washington Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.188 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.164 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0 to 1.88) · 1,112 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0.59 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 192.95 (139.54 to 246.36) · 48 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.4 · 164 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 199 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 463 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 661 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 174 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 2,550 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.35) · 6,970 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.82 (1.73 to 5.91) · 1,370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.52 (0 to 3.17) · 589 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.25 to 3.25) · 1,315 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 13.19 (5.83 to 20.56) · 600 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.91 (1.04 to 8.78) · 550 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 6,079 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 114 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.367 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.9 · 480 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 33.9 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 26.5 · 553 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.8 · 648 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 590 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.7 (3.2 to 6.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.4 (8.5 to 14.9) · 169 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 130 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.1 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 202 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.7 (10.2 to 18.5) · 78 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 974 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (812 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$47,427
Medicare paid this office $47,427 for 195 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 90 | $23,240 | $104 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 74 | $8,149 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 47 | $7,116 | $151 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 41 | $4,945 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 35 | $2,541 | $73 |
Who their Medicare patients are
195 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 81 · 85 and older 33% · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 16% · Health risk score 1.97. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 52% · Chronic kidney disease 44% · Atrial fibrillation 44% · Diabetes 40% · Heart failure 37% · Depression 34% · Dementia 28% · Cancer 22% · COPD 18% · Stroke 11%.
The office billed $179,526, Medicare allowed $59,635 and paid $47,427; for 474 services of 9 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 | 195 | 474 | 81 | 1.97 | $179,526 | $47,427 |
| 2023 | 215 | 523 | 81 | 1.98 | $203,190 | $55,953 |
| 2022 | 208 | 468 | 81 | 2.28 | $181,941 | $47,933 |
| 2021 | 212 | 533 | 80 | 1.95 | $192,150 | $52,900 |
| 2020 | 190 | 472 | 80 | 2.39 | $152,185 | $47,600 |
| 2019 | 230 | 552 | 80 | 1.92 | $170,246 | $51,410 |
| 2018 | 198 | 446 | 78 | 2.18 | $139,274 | $42,774 |
| 2017 | 158 | 392 | 79 | 2.74 | $118,795 | $36,928 |
| 2016 | 192 | 484 | 79 | 2.32 | $154,247 | $48,578 |
| 2015 | 190 | 425 | 78 | 2.34 | $138,803 | $45,700 |
| 2014 | 177 | 449 | 79 | 2.38 | $144,211 | $43,795 |
| 2013 | 137 | 309 | 79 | 2.16 | $100,853 | $28,892 |
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: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 105 | $30,275 | $110 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 90 | $9,618 | $106 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 59 | $9,539 | $156 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 32 | $1,861 | $44 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 14 | $1,651 | $118 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 17 | $1,529 | $69 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 13 | $969 | $75 |
2022: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 111 | $24,845 | $95 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 49 | $8,651 | $177 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 77 | $7,801 | $99 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 16 | $1,502 | $65 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 14 | $907 | $65 |
2021: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 113 | $24,253 | $96 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 46 | $8,493 | $181 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 76 | $7,854 | $101 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 33 | $3,701 | $66 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 24 | $2,173 | $91 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 15 | $1,010 | $67 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 19 | $910 | $34 |
2020: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 102 | $23,747 | $98 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 73 | $7,695 | $103 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 31 | $5,738 | $185 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 36 | $4,586 | $68 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 12 | $774 | $65 |
2019: 8 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 119 | $24,557 | $94 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 72 | $7,378 | $98 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 38 | $6,981 | $184 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 50 | $5,198 | $66 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 22 | $1,990 | $90 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 13 | $1,603 | $123 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 27 | $1,412 | $35 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 11 | $742 | $67 |
2018: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 98 | $18,617 | $93 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 89 | $8,783 | $98 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 38 | $6,890 | $181 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 33 | $3,180 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 15 | $1,334 | $89 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 15 | $995 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 13 | $729 | $35 |
2017: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 94 | $20,541 | $92 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 73 | $7,259 | $97 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 22 | $3,844 | $175 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 14 | $1,478 | $62 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 17 | $1,111 | $65 |
2016: 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 118 | $25,964 | $92 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 50 | $8,936 | $179 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 76 | $7,626 | $97 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 19 | $1,853 | $64 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 11 | $1,730 | $157 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 11 | $717 | $65 |
2015: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 118 | $23,463 | $96 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 53 | $10,120 | $187 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 72 | $7,605 | $100 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 15 | $1,325 | $66 |
2014: 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 99 | $21,551 | $91 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 44 | $7,890 | $179 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 67 | $6,837 | $95 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 34 | $3,537 | $63 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 14 | $1,688 | $121 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 11 | $701 | $64 |
2013: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 81 | $13,885 | $88 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 35 | $5,864 | $168 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 51 | $4,953 | $93 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 28 | $3,321 | $62 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$19,202
Pharmacies billed $19,202 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
142 generic and 31 brand-name prescriptions · $19,202 in drug cost · 15 antibiotic prescriptions to 14 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.
| Eliquis | 26 | $15,221 | $585 |
| Bumetanide | 13 | $415 | $32 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | $75 | $6 |
| Clopidogrel | 11 | $38 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 173 | 49 | None | 18% | $19,202 |
| 2023 | 172 | 74 | None | None | $16,719 |
| 2022 | 186 | 67 | None | None | $14,438 |
| 2021 | 143 | 57 | None | 17% | $13,528 |
| 2020 | 119 | 44 | None | 21% | $12,833 |
| 2019 | 103 | 47 | None | 20% | $6,525 |
| 2018 | 145 | 52 | None | None | $6,278 |
| 2017 | 106 | 48 | None | 15% | $5,290 |
| 2016 | 103 | 38 | None | 19% | $8,079 |
| 2015 | 89 | 32 | None | 17% | $6,726 |
| 2014 | 115 | 41 | None | None | $6,772 |
| 2013 | 86 | 36 | None | 21% | $4,503 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 2 drugs
| Eliquis | 12 | $7,569 | $631 |
| Furosemide | 13 | $41 | $3 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 13 | $191 | $15 |
| Pantoprazole | 17 | $165 | $10 |
2021: 1 drug
| Levetiracetam | 11 | $283 | $26 |
2018: 1 drug
| Carvedilol | 12 | $56 | $5 |
2017: 1 drug
| Pantoprazole | 17 | $133 | $8 |
2016: 1 drug
| Finasteride | 12 | $199 | $17 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1366401432
- Licence
- CA A76140, OR MD25935California A76140: Current · expires 2027-06-30
- Trained
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1999
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- OR 213662
- Taxonomy
- Hospitalist (208M00000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-03-18
- NPI last updated
- 2021-02-16
- NPI record certified
- 2021-02-16
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.