May C Chien
Internal Medicine · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Lpch Medical Group Div of Lucile · Stanford Health Care
Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
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| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A119918 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2012 · expires 2027-05-31 · University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
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.
- 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
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% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$22,047
Medicare paid this office $22,047 for 97 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 34 | $5,342 | $153 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 23 | $4,577 | $106 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 15 | $2,143 | $143 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 12 | $1,961 | $131 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,769 | $118 |
Who their Medicare patients are
97 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 24% · 85 and older 12% · Women 45% · Also on Medicaid 36% · Health risk score 2.81. 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 42% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Diabetes 36% · Heart failure 35% · Atrial fibrillation 32% · Depression 25% · COPD 19% · Dementia 19% · Cancer 18% · Stroke 16%.
The office billed $100,530, Medicare allowed $28,521 and paid $22,047; for 186 services of 17 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 | 97 | 186 | 70 | 2.81 | $100,530 | $22,047 |
| 2023 | 69 | 148 | 66 | 2.98 | $77,359 | $17,287 |
| 2022 | 46 | 78 | 59 | 3.70 | $36,879 | $8,274 |
| 2021 | 53 | 101 | 63 | 3.44 | $42,471 | $9,751 |
| 2020 | 47 | 100 | 69 | 3.32 | $38,036 | $8,409 |
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: 3 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 37 | $5,917 | $160 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 25 | $5,041 | $110 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 11 | $2,551 | $134 |
2021: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 16 | $2,739 | $94 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 15 | $770 | $35 |
2020: 3 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 14 | $1,961 | $131 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 14 | $1,360 | $65 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 12 | $649 | $36 |
Medicaid work
$2,388 in 2024
Medicaid paid $2,388 for 22 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 17 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.
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 22 | $2,388 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 17 | $2,388 |
| 2023 | 76 | 2 | 14 | $7,648 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 | 15 | $3,280 |
| 2019 | 73 | 1 | 18 | $4,107 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 55 | $6,693 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 21 | $954 |
2022
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 29 | $3,280 |
2019
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 73 | $4,107 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$14,993
Pharmacies billed $14,993 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 21) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to compare fairly with other clinicians.
0 generic and 12 brand-name prescriptions · $14,993 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.
| Eliquis | 11 | $6,984 | $635 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 21 | None | 0% (0) | 57% | $14,993 |
| 2015 | 21 | None | 0% (0) | None | $664 |
| 2014 | 205 | 20 | None | 28% | $10,395 |
| 2013 | 193 | 20 | 0% (0) | None | $2,051 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2014: 4 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 17 | $195 | $11 |
| Omeprazole | 23 | $162 | $7 |
| Levothyroxine | 17 | $127 | $7 |
| Benazepril | 22 | $116 | $5 |
2013: 5 drugs
| Omeprazole | 20 | $198 | $10 |
| Simvastatin | 18 | $141 | $8 |
| Levothyroxine | 18 | $120 | $7 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 15 | $77 | $5 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 13 | $66 | $5 |
Money from drug and device companies
$287 in 2024
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | None | $287 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $22 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $113 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Sobi | Gamifant | $162 | 2 payments
|
| Agios Pharmaceuticals | Pyrukynd | $125 | 1 payment
|
See all 3 published payments
| Agios Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2024-11-13 | Pyrukynd | $125 |
| Sobi | Education · 2024-10-02 | Gamifant | $78 |
| Sobi | Education · 2024-10-02 | Gamifant | $84 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $22
| Genentech | Hemlibra | $22 | 1 payment
|
2022: $113
| Genzyme | None | $113 | 1 payment
|
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.
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Pyrukynd · 2023 | Their institution | $172,511 |
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Pyrukynd · 2024 | Their institution | $128,585 |
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Pyrukynd · 2025 | Their institution | $121,733 |
| PFIZER INC. · An Openlabel Noninvestigational Product Multicenter Leadin Study To Evaluate at Least 6 Months of Prospective Efficacy and Selected Safety Data of Factor Ix Fix Prophylaxis Replacement Therapy in the Usual Care Setting of Moderately Severe To Severe Adult Hemophilia B Subjects Fixc2 Who Are Negative for Neutralizing Antibodies Nab To Adenoassociated Virus Vector Aavspark100 · 2021 | Their institution | $17,807 |
| GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. · An Open Label Observational Prospective Registry of Participants With Sickle Cell Disease Scd Treated With Oxbryta Voxelotor · 2025 | Their institution | $15,946 |
| GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. · An Open Label Observational Prospective Registry of Participants With Sickle Cell Disease Scd Treated With Oxbryta Voxelotor · 2024 | Their institution | $15,164 |
| GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. · A Retrospective Data Collection and Analysis Study of Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Scd Who Have Been Treated With Oxbryta Voxelotor · 2023 | Their institution | $12,424 |
| PFIZER INC. · An Openlabel Noninvestigational Product Multicenter Leadin Study To Evaluate at Least 6 Months of Prospective Efficacy and Selected Safety Data of Factor Ix Fix Prophylaxis Replacement Therapy in the Usual Care Setting of Moderately Severe To Severe Adult Hemophilia B Subjects Fixc2 Who Are Negative for Neutralizing Antibodies Nab To Adenoassociated Virus Vector Aavspark100 · 2022 | Their institution | $2,893 |
| GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. · An Open Label Observational Prospective Registry of Participants With Sickle Cell Disease Scd Treated With Oxbryta Voxelotor · 2023 | Their institution | $1,419 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1417221326
- Licence
- CA A119918California A119918: Current · expires 2027-05-31
- Group
- Lpch Medical Group Div of Lucile · Stanford Health Care
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2080P0207X (2080P0207X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Federal specialty code 207RH0000X (207RH0000X); Pediatrics (208000000X)
- Mailing address
- 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2012-02-24
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-18
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-18
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033