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Sherif N Meckael, MD

Anesthesiology · Orange

NPI 1447538814

Medicare standing
Clear
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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

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Hoag Orthopedic Institute · Providence St. Joseph Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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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 it
    No 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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.57 (0.5 to 2.63) · 526 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.94 (0.52 to 1.36)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.05 (100.78 to 233.31) · 36 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 951 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.41) · 1,901 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.03 to 0.44) · 1,711 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.34 (2.41 to 6.26) · 1,869 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.55 (0 to 3.21) · 1,599 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.93 (1.38 to 4.48) · 1,782 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.74 (2.79 to 16.7) · 1,592 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths3.56 (0 to 7.15) · 1,548 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.27) · 417 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.46 (0 to 1.61) · 770 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.9 · 644 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits3.8 · 660 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.8 to 1.2) · 932 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (512 patients answered, 45% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Cleanliness5
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines4
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Room was "always" clean84%
Nurses "always" communicated well84%
Doctors "always" communicated well83%
Staff "always" explained67%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information91%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge91%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand78%
Doctors "always" listened carefully82%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)83%
Staff "always" explained new medications81%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand82%
Nurses "always" listened carefully83%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night62%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital86%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects53%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%
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.

Every scored measure at Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.244BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.452BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.72 (0 to 1.63) · 1,757 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.16 (0.9 to 1.43)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths153.26 (103.87 to 202.66) · 120 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.2 · 53 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7 · 63 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.7 · 139 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 355 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.7 · 525 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 351 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.4 · 4,583 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.44) · 6,824 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.05 to 0.43) · 7,239 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.93 (2.16 to 5.71) · 2,444 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.66 (1.16 to 4.15) · 1,091 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.95 (1.66 to 4.23) · 2,251 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths12.53 (7.56 to 17.49) · 1,162 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.62 (3.51 to 9.73) · 1,142 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0.11 to 2.98) · 779 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.56 (0 to 1.15) · 5,803 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.8 · 96 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.182No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.042No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.84No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.1 · 332 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.8 · 757 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits10.4 · 142 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-18.9 · 405 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.8 · 539 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.2 · 953 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (3.6 to 7.4) · 201 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.7 (8.1 to 14.1) · 201 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.8 · 97 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.3 · 95 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 153 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (9.4 to 16.9) · 192 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) · 352 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (450 patients answered, 19% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Room was "always" clean69%
Nurses "always" communicated well72%
Doctors "always" communicated well71%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge80%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand65%
Doctors "always" listened carefully70%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect77%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)66%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully70%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect79%
"Always" quiet at night52%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital71%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

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.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest21$4,718$225
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement15$3,848$257
Anesthesia for total hip replacement14$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 skin12$424$35

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure201920202021202220232024
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin23–21121212
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)–––121515

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

Original Medicare by year
2024128191752.61$333,200$33,798
2023156226761.72$363,936$39,951
202285159741.52$233,508$27,302
202183156731.93$228,214$27,871
2020159175751.46$352,414$32,202
201981147742.77$206,410$27,510
20184594753.27$120,123$16,806
20175987732.07$120,803$24,492
20163541653.73$81,009$9,019
20142830663.04$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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels15$6,197$387
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest23$5,448$237
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement13$3,592$276
Anesthesia for total hip replacement13$3,453$266
Anesthesia for lens surgery15$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 skin12$436$36

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
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 skin12$444$37
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement13$337$26
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access12$186$12

2021: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels11$5,783$482
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin21$794$38
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access19$273$12

2020: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for retinal surgery12$2,387$199
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope13$2,029$156
Anesthesia for lens surgery15$1,964$131
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope13$1,723$133
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope11$1,668$152

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin23$869$38
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access14$233$12

2017: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin12$681$57

Money from drug and device companies

$25 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$25
202411None$119
202333None$168
202235None$372
202111None$38
202011None$23

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Octapharma USAFibryga$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Fibryga · 2025-05-21 · $25
See the published payment
Every published payment
Octapharma USAMeals · 2025-05-21Fibryga$25
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)

2024: $119

Payments by company in 2024
Pacira PharmaceuticalsExparel$119
1 payment
  • Meals for Exparel · 2024-08-01 · $119

2023: $168

Payments by company in 2023
Baxter HealthcareFloseal$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Floseal · 2023-02-07 · $125
Terumo MedicalProgreat$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Progreat · 2023-03-20 · $24
AtricureEpi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax · 2023-06-28 · $19

2022: $372

Payments by company in 2022
Boston ScientificLux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor$207
2 payments
  • Meals for Watchman Access System · 2022-06-25 · $82
  • Meals for Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · 2022-06-05 · $125
AtriCureAtriclip Laa Exclusion System$118
2 payments
  • Meals for Atriclip Laa Exclusion System · 2022-02-11 · $94
  • Meals for Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax · 2022-01-28 · $25
Terumo MedicalHydropearl$46
1 payment
  • Meals for Hydropearl · 2022-07-18 · $46

2021: $38

Payments by company in 2021
Terumo MedicalAzur Cx Detachable$38
1 payment
  • Meals for Azur Cx Detachable · 2021-12-02 · $38

2020: $23

Payments by company in 2020
Abbott LaboratoriesAmplatzer Occluders$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Amplatzer Occluders · 2020-02-17 · $23

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.