Sherif N Meckael, MD
Anesthesiology · Orange
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 17 years
- Graduated 2009
Offices
1 location · Allied Anesthesia Medical Group Inc · 185 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Hoag Orthopedic Institute · Providence St. Joseph Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A136497 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2015 · expires 2026-10-31 · Umdnj New Jersey Medical School.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
School, training and certification
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
- American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology - Pediatric Anesthesiology
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.
- Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · No emergency departmentPart of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 86% would definitely recommend itNo overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
- Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Church · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Providence, which runs 54 hospitals in 7 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.244, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.452, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 1 worse of 3 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 | 1.57 (0.5 to 2.63) · 526 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.52 to 1.36) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.05 (100.78 to 233.31) · 36 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 951 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.41) · 1,901 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.03 to 0.44) · 1,711 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.34 (2.41 to 6.26) · 1,869 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.55 (0 to 3.21) · 1,599 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.93 (1.38 to 4.48) · 1,782 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.74 (2.79 to 16.7) · 1,592 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 3.56 (0 to 7.15) · 1,548 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.27) · 417 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.46 (0 to 1.61) · 770 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 644 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 660 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.2) · 932 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (512 patients answered, 45% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 5 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 4 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 84% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 84% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained | 67% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 91% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 91% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 82% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 81% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 82% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 83% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 62% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 86% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 53% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.244 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.452 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.72 (0 to 1.63) · 1,757 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.16 (0.9 to 1.43) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 153.26 (103.87 to 202.66) · 120 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.2 · 53 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 355 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 525 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.9 · 351 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 4,583 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.44) · 6,824 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.05 to 0.43) · 7,239 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.93 (2.16 to 5.71) · 2,444 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.66 (1.16 to 4.15) · 1,091 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.95 (1.66 to 4.23) · 2,251 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 12.53 (7.56 to 17.49) · 1,162 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.62 (3.51 to 9.73) · 1,142 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0.11 to 2.98) · 779 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.56 (0 to 1.15) · 5,803 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.8 · 96 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.182 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.042 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.84 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.1 · 332 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.8 · 757 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 10.4 · 142 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -18.9 · 405 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.8 · 539 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.2 · 953 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.6 to 7.4) · 201 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.7 (8.1 to 14.1) · 201 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 97 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.3 · 95 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 153 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (9.4 to 16.9) · 192 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) · 352 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (450 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 69% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 83% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 80% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 65% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 77% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 52% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$33,798
Medicare paid this office $33,798 for 128 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 21 | $4,718 | $225 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 15 | $3,848 | $257 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 14 | $3,546 | $253 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 15 | $766 | $51 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $424 | $35 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 23 | – | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | – | – | – | 12 | 15 | 15 |
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
128 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 46% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 2.61. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 44% · Diabetes 42% · Atrial fibrillation 41% · Chronic kidney disease 38% · Heart failure 34% · Depression 27% · Cancer 22% · COPD 20% · Stroke 16%.
The office billed $333,200, Medicare allowed $43,923 and paid $33,798; for 191 services of 40 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 | 128 | 191 | 75 | 2.61 | $333,200 | $33,798 |
| 2023 | 156 | 226 | 76 | 1.72 | $363,936 | $39,951 |
| 2022 | 85 | 159 | 74 | 1.52 | $233,508 | $27,302 |
| 2021 | 83 | 156 | 73 | 1.93 | $228,214 | $27,871 |
| 2020 | 159 | 175 | 75 | 1.46 | $352,414 | $32,202 |
| 2019 | 81 | 147 | 74 | 2.77 | $206,410 | $27,510 |
| 2018 | 45 | 94 | 75 | 3.27 | $120,123 | $16,806 |
| 2017 | 59 | 87 | 73 | 2.07 | $120,803 | $24,492 |
| 2016 | 35 | 41 | 65 | 3.73 | $81,009 | $9,019 |
| 2014 | 28 | 30 | 66 | 3.04 | $88,000 | $8,127 |
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: 7 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 15 | $6,197 | $387 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 23 | $5,448 | $237 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 13 | $3,592 | $276 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 13 | $3,453 | $266 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 15 | $1,663 | $111 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 15 | $810 | $54 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $436 | $36 |
2022: 4 services
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 12 | $531 | $44 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $444 | $37 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 13 | $337 | $26 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 12 | $186 | $12 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 11 | $5,783 | $482 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 21 | $794 | $38 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 19 | $273 | $12 |
2020: 5 services
| Anesthesia for retinal surgery | 12 | $2,387 | $199 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $2,029 | $156 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 15 | $1,964 | $131 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $1,723 | $133 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $1,668 | $152 |
2019: 2 services
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 23 | $869 | $38 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 14 | $233 | $12 |
2017: 1 service
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $681 | $57 |
Money from drug and device companies
$25 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $119 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | None | $168 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | None | $372 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $38 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $23 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Octapharma USA | Fibryga | $25 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Octapharma USA | Meals · 2025-05-21 | Fibryga | $25 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
2024: $119
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $119 | 1 payment
|
2023: $168
| Baxter Healthcare | Floseal | $125 | 1 payment
|
| Terumo Medical | Progreat | $24 | 1 payment
|
| Atricure | Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax | $19 | 1 payment
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2022: $372
| Boston Scientific | Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor | $207 | 2 payments
|
| AtriCure | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System | $118 | 2 payments
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| Terumo Medical | Hydropearl | $46 | 1 payment
|
2021: $38
| Terumo Medical | Azur Cx Detachable | $38 | 1 payment
|
2020: $23
| Abbott Laboratories | Amplatzer Occluders | $23 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1447538814
- Licence
- CA A136497, NY 270076California A136497: Current · expires 2026-10-31
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Federal specialty code 207LP3000X (207LP3000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2011-08-02
- NPI last updated
- 2015-06-25
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.