Pedro Paulo Tanaka, MD
Anesthesiology · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 38 years
- Graduated 1988
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Tanaka’s office at (650) 723-4000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A125808 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2013 · expires 2028-06-30 · Faculty Evangelica of Parana.
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.
- 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
$21,213
Medicare paid this office $21,213 for 72 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 11 | $413 | $38 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 35 | 26 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 11 |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
72 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 46% · Also on Medicaid 24% · Health risk score 1.61. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Chronic kidney disease 35% · Heart failure 29% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · Diabetes 25% · Cancer 25% · Depression 24% · Dementia 15% · Stroke 15%.
The office billed $184,550, Medicare allowed $26,530 and paid $21,213; for 84 services of 39 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 | 72 | 84 | 74 | 1.61 | $184,550 | $21,213 |
| 2023 | 117 | 140 | 73 | 1.37 | $321,538 | $45,031 |
| 2022 | 105 | 132 | 73 | 1.80 | $285,896 | $36,282 |
| 2021 | 74 | 90 | 73 | 1.92 | $208,275 | $19,781 |
| 2020 | 106 | 135 | 72 | 1.89 | $298,667 | $26,645 |
| 2019 | 204 | 247 | 74 | 1.53 | $512,588 | $49,950 |
| 2018 | 135 | 153 | 72 | 1.54 | $337,374 | $33,266 |
| 2017 | 203 | 261 | 72 | 1.38 | $502,023 | $55,873 |
| 2016 | 157 | 200 | 72 | 1.68 | $401,373 | $43,981 |
| 2015 | 213 | 253 | 72 | 1.66 | $518,172 | $59,263 |
| 2014 | 198 | 238 | 72 | 1.33 | $499,798 | $66,030 |
| 2013 | 142 | 178 | 73 | 1.23 | $362,561 | $48,279 |
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: 4 services
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 15 | $5,676 | $378 |
| Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement | 11 | $4,789 | $435 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 13 | $4,009 | $308 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 17 | $664 | $39 |
2022: 2 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 24 | $6,584 | $274 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 24 | $933 | $39 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 15 | $3,965 | $264 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 12 | $2,505 | $209 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 14 | $557 | $40 |
2020: 3 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 24 | $5,413 | $217 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 14 | $2,949 | $211 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 25 | $1,042 | $40 |
2019: 5 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 60 | $13,056 | $218 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 30 | $7,606 | $254 |
| Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total shoulder joint replacement | 14 | $3,504 | $250 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | 14 | $2,701 | $193 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 34 | $1,390 | $40 |
2018: 3 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 33 | $8,161 | $247 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 21 | $5,491 | $261 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 16 | $619 | $39 |
2017: 5 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 71 | $20,320 | $261 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 32 | $9,181 | $287 |
| Anesthesia for revision of total hip replacement | 19 | $7,356 | $387 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 11 | $2,092 | $174 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 31 | $1,384 | $45 |
2016: 3 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 50 | $13,063 | $242 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 24 | $8,039 | $322 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 27 | $1,204 | $45 |
2015: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 83 | $23,382 | $275 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 40 | $10,864 | $272 |
| Anesthesia for revision of total hip replacement | 14 | $5,430 | $388 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 29 | $1,295 | $45 |
2014: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 88 | $27,784 | $309 |
| Anesthesia for revision of total hip replacement | 22 | $9,333 | $424 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 34 | $9,328 | $274 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 27 | $1,183 | $44 |
2013: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 64 | $19,712 | $308 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 25 | $8,266 | $318 |
| Anesthesia for revision of total hip replacement | 12 | $5,350 | $412 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 28 | $1,246 | $43 |
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.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1437294477
- Licence
- CA A125808, CA F5367California A125808: Current · expires 2028-06-30
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 000F53670
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 2680 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2007-02-20
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-12
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-12
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.