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Liane Christine H Tongol, PA

Physician Assistant · Arcadia

NPI 1447817309

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
7
Since medical school
7 years
Graduated 2019

Offices

7 locations · USC Care Medical Group Inc · 1,378 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Keck Hospital of USC · USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

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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.

  • Keck Hospital of USCLos Angeles, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · No emergency departmentPart of University of Southern California, which runs 4 hospitalsHome of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 82% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.79 (0.6 to 0.97), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 5.33 (2.15 to 8.51) · 2,872 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 2.25 (0.38 to 4.13) · 2,875 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.153, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.565, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.644, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.143, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.287, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 992 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Keck Hospital of USC

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Keck Hospital of USC
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.79 (0.6 to 0.97)BetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths5.33 (2.15 to 8.51) · 2,872 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths2.25 (0.38 to 4.13) · 2,875 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.153BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.565BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.644BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.143BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.287BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 992 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.13 (0.47 to 1.79) · 3,513 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths178.09 (145.37 to 210.81) · 267 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.9 · 63 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.7 · 134 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.3 · 34 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.9 · 61 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 2,086 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.03 to 0.39) · 6,677 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.12 to 0.48) · 7,784 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.38 (2.05 to 4.71) · 4,593 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.02 (0.97 to 3.08) · 2,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.52 (0.5 to 2.55) · 3,742 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.61 (1.35 to 3.87) · 1,628 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.6 (0.17 to 1.02) · 5,896 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.9 · 128 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.928No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 112 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.8 · 139 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits11.5 · 83 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits24.7 · 167 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-34.3 · 42 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.2 · 36 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.2 (2.8 to 6.3) · 103 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.7 (7.8 to 14.3) · 103 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits4.3 · 140 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.5 · 43 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.3 (8.9 to 14.5) · 1,774 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (744 patients answered, 28% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Keck Hospital of USC
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Keck Hospital of USC
Room was "always" clean72%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well83%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Doctors "always" listened carefully82%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)80%
Staff "always" explained new medications77%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night58%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital82%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$2,192

Medicare paid this office $2,192 for 24 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)14$1,039$74

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

24 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 54% · Health risk score 1.56. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Cancer 58% · COPD 58% · Coronary heart disease 50%.

The office billed $11,485, Medicare allowed $2,749 and paid $2,192; for 25 services of 2 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
20242425741.56$11,485$2,192
20224475710.94$23,619$6,664
2020178311741.10$68,318$13,389
201986134751.04$27,398$6,188

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

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
New patient visit (45+ min)13$1,964$151

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)75$5,586$74
Short return visit (20+ min)68$3,912$52
Short return visit20$794$36
Urinalysis, manual test14$59$3

2019: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Short return visit (20+ min)35$2,134$59
New patient visit (15+ min)18$1,116$62
Short return visit22$820$37
Urinalysis, manual test12$41$3

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$11,020

Pharmacies billed $11,020 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 13% of their Part D prescriptions (15 of 117) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.

96 generic and 21 brand-name prescriptions · $11,020 in drug cost · 11 antibiotic prescriptions.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Wixela Inhub11$1,489$135
Gabapentin15$125$8

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241174913% (15)18%$11,020
202312248None49%$45,870
202212136NoneNone$70,921
20216727NoneNone$17,775
20201751309% (16)8%$2,826
20197359NoneNone$3,232

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Advair Diskus12$5,604$467
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11$368$33

2022: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Eliquis15$8,537$569
Acyclovir13$154$12

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Azithromycin21$185$9
Cephalexin35$175$5

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Doxycycline Hyclate11$259$24

Money from drug and device companies

$414 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202549None$414
2024319None$2,311
202311None$131

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
MedtronicSignia$219
5 payments
  • Meals for Signia · 2025-12-15 · $103
  • Meals for Signia · 2025-11-19 · $69
  • Meals for Eea · 2025-10-01 · $15
  • Meals for Signia · 2025-07-16 · $13
  • Meals for Eea · 2025-02-11 · $19
Phathom PharmaceuticalsVoquezna$148
2 payments
  • Meals for Voquezna · 2025-05-28 · $23
  • Meals for Voquezna · 2025-02-04 · $125
On Target LaboratoriesCytalux$32
1 payment
  • Meals for Cytalux · 2025-10-06 · $32
Caris MPIMi Cancer Seek$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Mi Cancer Seek · 2025-10-22 · $15
See all 9 published payments
Every published payment
MedtronicMeals · 2025-12-15Signia$103
MedtronicMeals · 2025-11-19Signia$69
Caris MPIMeals · 2025-10-22Mi Cancer Seek$15
On Target LaboratoriesMeals · 2025-10-06Cytalux$32
MedtronicMeals · 2025-10-01Eea$15
MedtronicMeals · 2025-07-16Signia$13
Phathom PharmaceuticalsMeals · 2025-05-28Voquezna$23
MedtronicMeals · 2025-02-11Eea$19
Phathom PharmaceuticalsMeals · 2025-02-04Voquezna$125
See earlier years (2024, 2023)

2024: $2,311

Payments by company in 2024
Intuitive SurgicalDa Vinci Surgical System$2,104
15 payments
  • Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-10-02 · $69
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-10-02 · $110
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-08-26 · $175
  • Education for Davinci Xi · 2024-08-26 · $100
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-08-26 · $19
  • Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-08-26 · $28
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-08-26 · $216
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-07-18 · $228
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-07-18 · $19
  • Meals for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-07-10 · $174
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-07-10 · $141
  • Education for Davinci Xi · 2024-06-17 · $100
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-06-17 · $324
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-05-18 · $19
  • Travel for Da Vinci Surgical System · 2024-05-17 · $382
MedtronicSignia$173
3 payments
  • Meals for Signia · 2024-12-19 · $135
  • Meals for Signia · 2024-09-04 · $12
  • Meals for Ligasure · 2024-07-27 · $26
On Target LaboratoriesCytalux$34
1 payment
  • Meals for Cytalux · 2024-08-29 · $34

2023: $131

Payments by company in 2023
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)Lifevest$131
1 payment
  • Meals for Lifevest · 2023-09-21 · $131

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
91.0 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1447817309
Licence
CA PA56817
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X)
Mailing address
5174 Zinfandel Ln, Vallejo, CA, 94591
NPI first listed
2019-05-24
NPI last updated
2020-12-04
NPI record certified
2020-12-04

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