Arpit Patel, MD
Anesthesiology · Fremont
- 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
- 16 years
- University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine, 2010
Offices
1 location · Monterey Anesthesia Professionals · 17 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Natividad Medical Center. 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. Patel’s office at (831) 755-4111 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
California Medical Board record
Licence A120433 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2012 · expires 2027-09-30 · University of Miami School of Medicine.
Matched on the licence number without its letter prefix; check the name before relying on it.
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.
- Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Natividad Medical CenterPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.316, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Natividad Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 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 | 0.316 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0 to 2.04) · 332 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.18 (0.76 to 1.6) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 165.77 (109.76 to 221.78) · 28 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 47 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 18.4 · 110 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.5 · 34 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.4 · 609 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.03 to 0.48) · 2,445 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 2,213 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.36 (2.03 to 6.7) · 564 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.64 (0 to 3.36) · 79 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.08 (0.44 to 3.71) · 555 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.67 (1.19 to 20.15) · 87 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.92 (0.71 to 9.12) · 79 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.73 (0.21 to 3.24) · 81 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.12 to 2.02) · 1,742 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.462 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 8.4 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -7.3 · 121 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.9) · 162 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) · 72 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (966 patients answered, 55% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 37% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 45% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$11,194
Medicare paid this office $11,194 for 57 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 | 17 | $623 | $35 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 12 | $132 | $11 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | – | – | – | – | – | 18 |
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
57 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 46% · Also on Medicaid 67% · Health risk score 2.09. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 68% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Heart failure 28% · Atrial fibrillation 26% · Depression 26% · Dementia 21%.
The office billed $82,081, Medicare allowed $14,329 and paid $11,194; for 94 services of 41 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 | 57 | 94 | 75 | 2.09 | $82,081 | $11,194 |
| 2023 | 35 | 50 | 73 | 2.26 | $53,290 | $6,481 |
| 2022 | 45 | 59 | 73 | 1.83 | $59,710 | $7,662 |
| 2021 | 50 | 68 | 69 | 1.52 | $76,883 | $10,276 |
| 2020 | 47 | 66 | 70 | 2.57 | $64,384 | $8,592 |
| 2019 | 43 | 50 | 71 | 2.60 | $61,958 | $8,321 |
| 2018 | 47 | 53 | 67 | 2.04 | $58,227 | $7,884 |
| 2017 | 40 | 42 | 67 | 2.47 | $54,890 | $7,528 |
| 2016 | 41 | 47 | 66 | 2.87 | $67,753 | $8,982 |
| 2015 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 2.29 | $53,698 | $7,595 |
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.
Money from drug and device companies
$537 in 2025
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | None | $537 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | None | $70 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | None | $232 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | None | $854 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | None | $245 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $49 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $358 | 2 payments
|
| Heron Therapeutics | Zynrelef | $125 | 1 payment
|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $29 | 1 payment
|
| Stryker | Citrefix | $25 | 1 payment
|
See all 5 published payments
| Intuitive Surgical | Travel · 2025-08-06 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $352 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Travel · 2025-08-04 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $6 |
| Heron Therapeutics | Meals · 2025-07-10 | Zynrelef | $125 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-06-15 | Citrefix | $25 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2025-01-30 | Bridion | $29 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019)
2024: $70
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $70 | 3 payments
|
2023: $232
| Stryker | Hoffmann | $232 | 2 payments
|
2022: $854
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $854 | 2 payments
|
2021: $245
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $216 | 1 payment
|
| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $29 | 1 payment
|
2019: $49
| Nevro | Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System | $49 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1447668926
- Licence
- CA 120433California A120433: Current · expires 2027-09-30
- Trained
- University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine, 2010 · 16 years ago
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 6461 Rolling Meadow Ct, San Jose, CA, 95135
- NPI first listed
- 2014-07-28
- NPI last updated
- 2014-07-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.