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Lina Nayak, MD

Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Clara

NPI 1437461209

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Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
1

Offices

1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Nayak’s office at (408) 851-1000 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.

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.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa ClaraSanta Clara, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.38, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 1 the same, 1 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.38BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.01 (0 to 2.09) · 181 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.61 to 1.42)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 312 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 3,736 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 910 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 1,036 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.53 (2.03 to 7.03) · 235 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.57 (0 to 3.25) · 83 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.5 (0.82 to 4.18) · 178 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.73 (3.81 to 19.64) · 74 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (1.3 to 9.32) · 94 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.75 (0.22 to 3.28) · 37 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0 to 1.34) · 819 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.72No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.049No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.598No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.926No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13 · 589 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.7 · 828 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits107.6 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.9 · 642 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits7.8 · 249 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 181 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (572 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara
Room was "always" clean72%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night44%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital75%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$3,281

Medicare paid this office $3,281 for 86 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Ct scan head or brain without contrast11$297$27
X-ray of chest, 1 view28$218$7
X-ray of chest, 2 views12$85$7

Who their Medicare patients are

86 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 26% · 85 and older 15% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 70% · Health risk score 2.81. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 49% · Chronic kidney disease 45% · Heart failure 37% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Atrial fibrillation 31% · Depression 29% · COPD 27% · Dementia 23% · Stroke 20% · Cancer 17%.

The office billed $24,000, Medicare allowed $4,549 and paid $3,281; for 123 services of 30 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

Original Medicare by year
202486123702.81$24,000$3,281
202377120712.03$27,286$4,522
20227599702.26$25,574$3,969
20215485691.86$21,424$3,418
20204252652.36$11,595$1,723
20194054692.12$14,535$3,196
20184660662.31$17,119$2,565
20176490692.77$18,279$3,544
201696149722.58$11,768$1,869
20154554673.41$15,209$506

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Ct scan head or brain without contrast18$560$31
X-ray of chest, 1 view24$184$7

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
X-ray of chest, 1 view24$188$7

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
X-ray of chest, 1 view15$142$8

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
X-ray of chest, 1 view12$85$7

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
X-ray of chest, 1 view12$124$8

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
X-ray of chest, 1 view15$114$8

2017: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast11$747$68
Ct scan head or brain without contrast12$368$31
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front11$71$6

2016: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front44$513$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side26$223$9

2015: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front29$253$8

Medicaid work

$7,514 in 2024

Medicaid paid $7,514 for 323 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 28 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed61$4,665
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views121$1,778
Radiologic examination, chest; single view141$1,071
Medicaid work by year
2024323328$7,514
2023164431$267
202280217$103
202197223$153
202036112$34
201924116$0
201812112$0
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Radiologic examination, chest; single view88$95
Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material27$94
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views31$77
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed18$0

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Radiologic examination, chest; single view66$68
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views14$35

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed75$109
Radiologic examination, chest; single view22$44

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Radiologic examination, chest; single view36$34

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed24$0

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed12$0

Professional record

NPI
1437461209
Trained
Washington University School of Medicine, 2010
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford Medicine Residency Office, Grant S101, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2010-07-09
NPI last updated
2022-02-11

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

This office lists an electronic records connection.