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Ramon M Ortiz, MD

Internal Medicine · San Jose

NPI 1376621433

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
1

Offices

1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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California Medical Board record

Licence G57817 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1986 · expires 2027-12-31 · University of New Mexico 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.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.258, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.258BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.3 (0.22 to 2.37) · 181 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.89 (0.43 to 1.34)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.2 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 271 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 2,952 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.04 to 0.5) · 894 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 908 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 176 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.63 (0 to 3.34) · 61 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.23 (0.53 to 3.92) · 168 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.11 (0 to 17.58) · 68 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.85 (0.67 to 9.03) · 63 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 51 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.43 (0 to 1.53) · 630 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 48 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.843No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.88No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.611No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15 · 171 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.9 · 571 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits147.1 · 28 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21 · 639 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 48 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 157 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (1,294 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness1
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well70%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)61%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital66%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects41%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$2,216

Medicare paid this office $2,216 for 12 people.

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

Who their Medicare patients are

12 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Health risk score 2.43. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75%.

The office billed $6,028, Medicare allowed $2,782 and paid $2,216; for 28 services of 5 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
20241228762.43$6,028$2,216
20231634702.10$6,697$2,830
20221747783.17$7,782$3,113
20211738702.13$6,391$2,554
20201629723.15$4,868$1,991
20191326743.69$5,005$1,722
20182147694.44$8,563$2,983
20172464733.35$12,033$4,089
20162579712.74$17,259$4,860
20152973762.81$16,175$4,796
20142161713.72$13,846$3,865
201325122622.97$30,418$8,472

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes13$2,443$64

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes15$1,966$66

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes14$2,385$63

2017: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes11$2,255$61

2016: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes16$3,083$59

2015: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes17$2,396$63

2014: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes11$1,938$63
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less11$720$65

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$16,515

Pharmacies billed $16,515 in 2024.

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

208 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $16,515 in drug cost · 35 antibiotic prescriptions to 23 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
Pantoprazole15$179$12
Metoprolol12$137$11

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202423990NoneNone$16,515
202324084None21%$28,189
202218462NoneNone$7,573
202119666NoneNone$9,447
202017570NoneNone$8,941
201917358NoneNone$12,570
201818671None30%$16,013
20173551225% (17)28%$31,953
2016462145NoneNone$30,578
20154661544% (18)None$23,699
20144211438% (32)None$25,416
20134261387% (28)None$22,293

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

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Furosemide16$176$11
Metoprolol11$112$10

2022: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Atorvastatin17$198$12

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Atorvastatin13$198$15

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Furosemide16$217$14

2019: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Prednisone12$175$15
Furosemide13$173$13

2017: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Humulin N28$3,318$119
Cefpodoxime Proxetil13$702$54
Pantoprazole18$539$30
Atorvastatin13$392$30
Prednisone18$350$19
Furosemide20$312$16
Warfarin20$243$12

2016: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Humulin N19$1,401$74
Klor-Con M2013$1,229$95
Atorvastatin33$1,215$37
Furosemide31$518$17
Omeprazole11$331$30
Warfarin20$235$12
Prednisone15$221$15
Metoprolol18$195$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er11$138$13
Levofloxacin11$77$7

2015: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydralazine18$960$53
Humulin N11$937$85
Atorvastatin25$833$33
Gabapentin11$653$59
Clopidogrel12$626$52
Cefpodoxime Proxetil11$606$55
Pantoprazole13$402$31
Furosemide24$383$16
Metoprolol30$328$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er19$318$17
Prednisone17$297$17
Carvedilol16$133$8
Warfarin11$115$10
Levofloxacin11$101$9

2014: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Humulin N14$1,028$73
Atorvastatin24$898$37
Cefpodoxime Proxetil11$680$62
Omeprazole15$389$26
Pantoprazole11$374$34
Warfarin24$325$14
Metoprolol28$299$11
Furosemide23$288$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$208$14
Prednisone15$119$8

2013: 12 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Humulin N13$913$70
Nitrostat11$527$48
Atorvastatin13$489$38
Amlodipine Besylate12$389$32
Furosemide28$355$13
Metoprolol30$310$10
Warfarin24$285$12
Lisinopril14$167$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$155$14
Prednisone13$146$11
Levofloxacin13$113$9
Ciprofloxacin12$99$8

Money from drug and device companies

$72 in 2021

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
A-decNone$72
2 payments
  • Gift · 2021-08-05 · $16
  • Gift · 2021-07-22 · $56
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
A-decGift · 2021-08-05None$16
A-decGift · 2021-07-22None$56

Professional record

NPI
1376621433
Licence
CA G57817California G57817: Current · expires 2027-12-31
Trained
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1985
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA 00G578170
Taxonomy
Hospitalist (208M00000X)
Mailing address
1800 Harrison St Fl 7, Oakland, CA, 94612
NPI first listed
2006-11-02
NPI last updated
2021-12-13

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

This office lists an electronic records connection.