Nathaniel Law, MD
Anesthesiology · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · Cep America - Anesthesia PC · County of Santa Clara · Premier Anesthesia of California PC · Capital Medical Center Specialty Physicians LLC
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Hospitals listed: San Ramon Regional Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
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| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence G82294 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1996 · expires 2028-05-31 · Pennsylvania State University College 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.
- San Ramon Regional Medical CenterSan Ramon, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Tenet Healthcare, which runs 77 hospitals in 12 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 65% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for San Ramon Regional Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0 to 1.97) · 507 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.83 (0.44 to 1.22) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.1 · 36 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.8 · 87 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 195 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 284 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,118 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.4) · 2,515 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.08 to 0.49) · 2,618 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.62 (1.26 to 5.98) · 588 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.5 (0 to 3.14) · 282 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.34 (0.72 to 3.97) · 598 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.12 (0.84 to 15.4) · 258 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (0.25 to 7.91) · 225 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.02 (0.52 to 3.52) · 241 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0 to 1.29) · 2,110 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 73 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.553 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.104 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.9 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 39.6 · 79 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -10.3 · 227 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -5.2 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.6 · 314 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.9 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (9.4 to 17.3) · 86 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 256 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (642 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 65% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 65% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 41% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$19,511
Medicare paid this office $19,511 for 92 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,427 | $119 |
Who their Medicare patients are
92 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 44% · Also on Medicaid 53% · Health risk score 2.70. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 59% · Chronic kidney disease 46% · Coronary heart disease 45% · Atrial fibrillation 39% · Heart failure 37% · Cancer 29% · Depression 22% · Dementia 21% · COPD 18% · Stroke 13%.
The office billed $241,681, Medicare allowed $24,688 and paid $19,511; for 120 services of 51 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 | 92 | 120 | 76 | 2.70 | $241,681 | $19,511 |
| 2023 | 90 | 101 | 74 | 2.66 | $247,156 | $16,497 |
| 2022 | 118 | 135 | 73 | 2.08 | $319,661 | $22,621 |
| 2021 | 114 | 141 | 74 | 2.30 | $336,529 | $23,762 |
| 2020 | 102 | 131 | 76 | 2.23 | $370,022 | $26,812 |
| 2019 | 211 | 256 | 73 | 2.41 | $432,959 | $42,517 |
| 2018 | 185 | 265 | 75 | 1.53 | $339,270 | $42,675 |
| 2017 | 198 | 248 | 74 | 1.71 | $295,609 | $41,737 |
| 2016 | 171 | 246 | 74 | 1.37 | $272,958 | $40,034 |
| 2015 | 117 | 152 | 72 | 1.39 | $163,152 | $27,119 |
| 2014 | 135 | 197 | 74 | 1.37 | $202,829 | $33,320 |
| 2013 | 132 | 229 | 73 | 1.25 | $215,116 | $31,509 |
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: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 14 | $1,369 | $98 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 13 | $1,170 | $84 |
2022: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 19 | $2,393 | $126 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 14 | $1,950 | $139 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 18 | $2,677 | $141 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 18 | $1,956 | $109 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 12 | $337 | $28 |
2020: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 13 | $4,843 | $346 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 20 | $2,863 | $136 |
2019: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 36 | $4,994 | $139 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 38 | $4,670 | $123 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 13 | $3,918 | $301 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | 15 | $1,871 | $125 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 14 | $549 | $39 |
2018: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 11 | $3,563 | $324 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 18 | $2,281 | $127 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $2,233 | $149 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 23 | $672 | $29 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 11 | $626 | $57 |
2017: 5 services
| Anesthesia for retinal surgery | 16 | $3,025 | $189 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 16 | $2,419 | $151 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 17 | $2,235 | $131 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 19 | $2,216 | $117 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 22 | $642 | $29 |
2016: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 22 | $3,289 | $150 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 19 | $2,596 | $137 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | 13 | $739 | $57 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 23 | $690 | $30 |
2015: 2 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 16 | $2,128 | $133 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $327 | $30 |
2014: 2 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 17 | $2,370 | $139 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 13 | $460 | $33 |
2013: 4 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 15 | $1,585 | $106 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 11 | $1,422 | $129 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 26 | $806 | $29 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 12 | $605 | $30 |
Money from drug and device companies
$15 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | None | $206 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | None | $385 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $32 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | None | $120 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Biotissue Holdings | None | $15 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Biotissue Holdings | Meals · 2024-02-20 | None | $15 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2021, 2019)
2023: $206
| Integra LifeSciences | Codman Certas | $158 | 1 payment
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| Stryker | Synchro Select | $34 | 1 payment
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| Biotissue Holdings | Neox | $13 | 1 payment
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2022: $385
| Edwards Lifesciences | Hemosphere | $214 | 2 payments
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| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $171 | 1 payment
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2021: $32
| Boston Scientific | General Therapies | $32 | 1 payment
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2019: $120
| Haemonetics | Teg | $91 | 1 payment
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| Avanos Medical | On-Q* Pump and Accessories | $29 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 61.2 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1427073444
- Licence
- CA G82294California G82294: Current · expires 2028-05-31
- Trained
- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1992
- Group
- Cep America - Anesthesia PC · County of Santa Clara · Premier Anesthesia of California PC · Capital Medical Center Specialty Physicians LLC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00G822940
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 225 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA, 95116
- NPI first listed
- 2006-07-12
- NPI last updated
- 2022-01-07
- NPI record certified
- 2020-06-04
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 225 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA, 95116
This office lists an electronic records connection.