Debbie Yen-Dao Dang, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 14
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 7
Offices
7 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
14 plans · 2 carriers
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14 of 14 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A128509 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2028-01-31 · University of Rochester 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.
- Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 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 | 0.139 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.242 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.81 (0.51 to 1.1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 82 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 188 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 342 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 485 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 3,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 192 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.215 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.263 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.74 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 300 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 702 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.2 · 207 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.6 · 531 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.3 · 343 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 449 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.6 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 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) · 764 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (523 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 | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| 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 | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$75,958
Medicare paid this office $75,958 for 291 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 144 | $16,620 | $83 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 71 | $8,359 | $67 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 74 | $7,279 | $98 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 45 | $5,142 | $107 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 27 | $4,048 | $150 |
See all 12 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 144 | $16,620 | $83 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 71 | $8,359 | $67 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 74 | $7,279 | $98 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 45 | $5,142 | $107 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 27 | $4,048 | $150 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 13 | $3,298 | None |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 12 | $1,838 | $115 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 12 | $1,827 | $152 |
| Short return visit | 21 | $1,190 | $48 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 15 | $643 | $36 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 69 | $322 | None |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's | 19 | $283 | $15 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 | None |
| Melanoma (skin cancer) excision | 1-10 | None |
| Removal or shaving of skin growth | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
291 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 70% · Also on Medicaid 9% · Health risk score 0.94. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 60% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Diabetes 19% · Atrial fibrillation 17% · Depression 15% · Chronic kidney disease 14% · Cancer 12% · Heart failure 9% · COPD 7% · Dementia 6% · Stroke 6%.
The office billed $333,305, Medicare allowed $100,039 and paid $75,958; for 1,224 services of 57 kinds; $4,347 of it was for drugs given in the office and $71,611 for care.
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 | 291 | 1,224 | 77 | 0.94 | $333,305 | $75,958 |
| 2023 | 313 | 1,076 | 76 | 0.91 | $347,666 | $81,099 |
| 2022 | 307 | 1,064 | 77 | 0.98 | $303,444 | $74,358 |
| 2021 | 263 | 812 | 76 | 0.89 | $232,907 | $63,579 |
| 2020 | 97 | 200 | 73 | 0.83 | $80,277 | $19,272 |
| 2019 | 76 | 139 | 69 | 1.48 | $21,655 | $4,212 |
| 2018 | 57 | 116 | 66 | 1.26 | $20,341 | $4,198 |
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: 9 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 111 | $15,769 | $142 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 125 | $14,892 | $80 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 89 | $10,917 | $110 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 59 | $6,008 | $68 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,152 | $154 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $1,858 | $124 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 25 | $1,772 | $49 |
| Short return visit | 14 | $699 | $50 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 52 | $283 | None |
2022: 7 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 162 | $19,873 | $74 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 98 | $13,481 | $138 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 69 | $8,357 | $109 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 41 | $3,850 | $60 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 27 | $1,696 | $50 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 12 | $815 | $63 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 63 | $339 | None |
2021: 7 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 170 | $21,173 | $82 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 79 | $8,115 | $103 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 34 | $4,008 | $115 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $3,218 | $134 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 30 | $2,186 | $64 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 15 | $838 | $47 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 50 | $263 | None |
2020: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 47 | $6,392 | $73 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 39 | $3,667 | $89 |
2019: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 23 | $849 | $34 |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | 19 | $123 | $6 |
2018: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $505 | $39 |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | 14 | $104 | $6 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 11 | $74 | $6 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$1,423
Pharmacies billed $1,423 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 22% of their Part D prescriptions (11 of 49) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to compare fairly with other clinicians.
49 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $1,423 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.
| Celecoxib | 14 | $991 | $71 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 49 | 24 | 22% (11) | 0% | $1,423 |
| 2023 | 50 | 24 | None | 0% | $805 |
| 2022 | 40 | 20 | 33% (13) | 0% | $1,184 |
| 2021 | 67 | 30 | 25% (17) | None | $2,508 |
| 2020 | 34 | 15 | None | None | $834 |
| 2019 | 128 | 56 | 30% (38) | None | $1,535 |
| 2018 | 80 | 42 | 46% (37) | None | $1,276 |
| 2014 | 12 | None | None | 0% | $1,879 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2022: 1 drug
| Celecoxib | 13 | $1,044 | $80 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Oxycodone | 12 | $67 | $6 |
| Gabapentin | 13 | $45 | $3 |
2020: 1 drug
| Gabapentin | 17 | $60 | $4 |
2019: 3 drugs
| Ondansetron Odt | 32 | $327 | $10 |
| Gabapentin | 50 | $219 | $4 |
| Oxycodone | 30 | $187 | $6 |
2018: 3 drugs
| Ondansetron Odt | 16 | $191 | $12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 17 | $157 | $9 |
| Oxycodone | 13 | $92 | $7 |
Money from drug and device companies
$26 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $26 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | None | $1,191 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | None | $2,415 |
| 2019 | 3 | 33 | None | $6,376 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Paragon 28 | Portfolio | $26 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Paragon 28 | Meals · 2024-09-13 | Portfolio | $26 |
See earlier years (2023, 2020, 2019)
2023: $1,191
| Paragon 28 | Apex 3d | $1,004 | 5 payments
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| Exactech | Vantage | $187 | 1 payment
|
2020: $2,415
| Evolution Surgical | None | $2,415 | 4 payments
|
2019: $6,376
| Arthrex | None | $4,884 | 19 payments
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| Stryker | Star | $1,437 | 12 payments
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| Steelhead Surgical | None | $54 | 2 payments
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1427324326
- Licence
- CA A128509, ID M-14146California A128509: Current · expires 2028-01-31
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2012-03-26
- NPI last updated
- 2020-06-03
- NPI record certified
- 2020-06-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.