Ellen Wallace, MD
Family Practice · Castro Valley
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 7
Offices
7 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: 057004 · Alta Bates Summit Medical Center · Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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California Medical Board record
Licence A191094 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2023 · expires 2027-09-30 · University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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
- 84.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 130.09 (87.72 to 172.46) · 109 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.274, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.227, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, 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 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.298, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 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 | 130.09 (87.72 to 172.46) · 109 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.274 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.227 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1 (0.06 to 1.94) · 1,209 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0.6 to 1.16) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.9 · 105 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.8 · 270 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 447 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 341 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 381 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 2,811 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.31) · 7,167 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,659 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.93 (0.92 to 4.94) · 1,668 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0 to 2.75) · 580 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.67 (1.19 to 4.15) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.17 (0.33 to 12.02) · 633 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 8.11 (4.67 to 11.55) · 619 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.15 to 3.07) · 309 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.39 (0 to 0.96) · 6,085 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 217 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.724 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.425 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.716 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 416 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 606 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -30.4 · 359 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -31.8 · 555 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -14.4 · 358 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 382 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.1 (3.2 to 8.2) · 25 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.8 (7.3 to 16) · 25 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.5 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.9 · 56 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 152 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14.8 (11.1 to 20) · 251 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 579 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (535 patients answered, 18% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| 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 | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.298 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.18 (0.16 to 2.2) · 730 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.87 (0.51 to 1.23) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 188.12 (132.31 to 243.94) · 50 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.8 · 50 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.8 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.6 · 184 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 103 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 1,585 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.4) · 3,929 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.31 (0.11 to 0.51) · 3,954 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.15 (0.95 to 5.36) · 754 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.62 (0 to 3.33) · 325 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.99 (0.39 to 3.59) · 717 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.85 (2.27 to 19.44) · 326 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.79 (1.08 to 8.49) · 302 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.19 to 3.18) · 184 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.17 (0 to 0.88) · 3,240 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 161 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.207 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.48 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.785 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 243 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -58.2 · 194 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -12.3 · 177 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 209 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.4 (3.8 to 7.5) · 215 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.2 (9.4 to 15.5) · 215 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.8 · 150 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.2 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.4 (10 to 18.1) · 315 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.2) · 137 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (449 patients answered, 15% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 62% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained | 53% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 58% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 66% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 49% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 38% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$54,998
Medicare paid this office $54,998 for 172 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 137 | $34,901 | $114 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 23 | $3,578 | $156 |
| Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im | 22 | $3,300 | $150 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 29 | $2,291 | $67 |
| Influenza vaccine, inactivated | 27 | $2,209 | $82 |
See all 8 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 137 | $34,901 | $114 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 23 | $3,578 | $156 |
| Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im | 22 | $3,300 | $150 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 29 | $2,291 | $67 |
| Influenza vaccine, inactivated | 27 | $2,209 | $82 |
| 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 | 54 | $1,420 | $15 |
| Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose | 22 | $1,135 | $52 |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | 29 | $1,122 | $39 |
Who their Medicare patients are
172 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 64% · Also on Medicaid 14% · Health risk score 1.02. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 63% · Diabetes 23% · Chronic kidney disease 19% · Depression 19% · Coronary heart disease 17% · Cancer 16% · Atrial fibrillation 14% · Dementia 10% · Heart failure 9% · Stroke 8% · COPD 6%.
The office billed $168,202, Medicare allowed $69,958 and paid $54,998; for 610 services of 33 kinds; $7,571 of it was for drugs given in the office and $47,427 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 | 172 | 610 | 77 | 1.02 | $168,202 | $54,998 |
| 2023 | 35 | 59 | 77 | 1.17 | $16,870 | $6,284 |
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: 1 service
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $2,160 | $120 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$86,584
Pharmacies billed $86,584 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 4% of their Part D prescriptions (48 of 1,372) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.
1,263 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $86,584 in drug cost · 30 antibiotic prescriptions to 22 people · 16 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.
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.
| Jardiance | 17 | $13,838 | $814 |
| Wixela Inhub | 21 | $2,076 | $99 |
| Atorvastatin | 82 | $1,025 | $12 |
| Gabapentin | 77 | $943 | $12 |
| Bupropion Xl | 25 | $833 | $33 |
See all 29 drugs
| Jardiance | 17 | $13,838 | $814 |
| Wixela Inhub | 21 | $2,076 | $99 |
| Atorvastatin | 82 | $1,025 | $12 |
| Gabapentin | 77 | $943 | $12 |
| Bupropion Xl | 25 | $833 | $33 |
| Losartan | 68 | $823 | $12 |
| Metoprolol | 56 | $701 | $13 |
| Lisinopril | 63 | $588 | $9 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 92 | $550 | $6 |
| Tamsulosin | 24 | $532 | $22 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 25 | $532 | $21 |
| Levothyroxine | 37 | $517 | $14 |
| Famotidine | 19 | $389 | $20 |
| Alendronate | 20 | $328 | $16 |
| Rosuvastatin | 20 | $327 | $16 |
| Mirtazapine | 12 | $294 | $24 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 14 | $265 | $19 |
| Simvastatin | 15 | $262 | $17 |
| Olanzapine | 16 | $244 | $15 |
| Clopidogrel | 13 | $234 | $18 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 19 | $198 | $10 |
| Pravastatin | 12 | $194 | $16 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 30 | $163 | $5 |
| Omeprazole | 11 | $160 | $15 |
| Metformin | 42 | $128 | $3 |
| Tramadol | 21 | $102 | $5 |
| Sertraline | 11 | $96 | $9 |
| Atenolol | 16 | $54 | $3 |
| Pregabalin | 12 | $49 | $4 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 1,372 | 221 | 4% (48) | None | $86,584 |
| 2023 | 602 | 118 | 4% (22) | None | $42,101 |
| 2022 | 622 | 108 | 3% (19) | None | $30,979 |
| 2021 | 321 | 61 | 0% (0) | 14% | $13,383 |
| 2020 | 79 | 29 | 0% (0) | None | $2,369 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 13 drugs
| Alvesco | 15 | $1,672 | $111 |
| Atorvastatin | 53 | $869 | $16 |
| Levothyroxine | 33 | $655 | $20 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 18 | $452 | $25 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 27 | $376 | $14 |
| Rosuvastatin | 15 | $359 | $24 |
| Losartan | 30 | $347 | $12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $267 | $15 |
| Lisinopril | 20 | $257 | $13 |
| Tamsulosin | 13 | $230 | $18 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 16 | $206 | $13 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 17 | $197 | $12 |
| Atenolol | 11 | $109 | $10 |
2022: 13 drugs
| Spiriva Respimat | 12 | $6,952 | $579 |
| Atorvastatin | 53 | $656 | $12 |
| Levothyroxine | 22 | $514 | $23 |
| Losartan | 39 | $470 | $12 |
| Diclofenac | 18 | $459 | $25 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 16 | $420 | $26 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 32 | $389 | $12 |
| Tamsulosin | 20 | $329 | $16 |
| Lisinopril | 26 | $312 | $12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $271 | $15 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 14 | $186 | $13 |
| Furosemide | 16 | $170 | $11 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 12 | $127 | $11 |
2021: 7 drugs
| Levothyroxine | 16 | $353 | $22 |
| Atorvastatin | 22 | $262 | $12 |
| Lisinopril | 19 | $238 | $13 |
| Losartan | 19 | $203 | $11 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 13 | $176 | $14 |
| Tamsulosin | 11 | $163 | $15 |
| Famotidine | 11 | $108 | $10 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1427685734
- Licence
- CA A191094California A191094: Current · expires 2027-09-30
- Trained
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2020
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Family medicine (207Q00000X)
- Mailing address
- 22 Dustin St Apt 1, Worcester, MA, 01604
- NPI first listed
- 2020-03-25
- NPI last updated
- 2024-02-06
- NPI record certified
- 2024-02-06
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.