Liane Christine H Tongol, PA
Physician Assistant · Arcadia
- 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
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 itOverall 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.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0.6 to 0.97) | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.33 (2.15 to 8.51) · 2,872 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 2.25 (0.38 to 4.13) · 2,875 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.153 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.565 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.644 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.143 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.287 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 992 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.13 (0.47 to 1.79) · 3,513 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 178.09 (145.37 to 210.81) · 267 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.7 · 134 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.3 · 34 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.9 · 61 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 2,086 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.03 to 0.39) · 6,677 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.3 (0.12 to 0.48) · 7,784 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.38 (2.05 to 4.71) · 4,593 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.02 (0.97 to 3.08) · 2,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.52 (0.5 to 2.55) · 3,742 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.61 (1.35 to 3.87) · 1,628 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.17 to 1.02) · 5,896 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.9 · 128 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.928 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 112 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 11.5 · 83 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.7 · 167 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -34.3 · 42 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.2 · 36 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.2 (2.8 to 6.3) · 103 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.7 (7.8 to 14.3) · 103 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.3 · 140 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.5 · 43 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.3 (8.9 to 14.5) · 1,774 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (744 patients answered, 28% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 72% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 82% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 77% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 58% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
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.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,039 | $74 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 1-10 | None |
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
| 2024 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 1.56 | $11,485 | $2,192 |
| 2022 | 44 | 75 | 71 | 0.94 | $23,619 | $6,664 |
| 2020 | 178 | 311 | 74 | 1.10 | $68,318 | $13,389 |
| 2019 | 86 | 134 | 75 | 1.04 | $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
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,964 | $151 |
2020: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 75 | $5,586 | $74 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 68 | $3,912 | $52 |
| Short return visit | 20 | $794 | $36 |
| Urinalysis, manual test | 14 | $59 | $3 |
2019: 4 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 35 | $2,134 | $59 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 18 | $1,116 | $62 |
| Short return visit | 22 | $820 | $37 |
| Urinalysis, manual test | 12 | $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.
| Wixela Inhub | 11 | $1,489 | $135 |
| Gabapentin | 15 | $125 | $8 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 117 | 49 | 13% (15) | 18% | $11,020 |
| 2023 | 122 | 48 | None | 49% | $45,870 |
| 2022 | 121 | 36 | None | None | $70,921 |
| 2021 | 67 | 27 | None | None | $17,775 |
| 2020 | 175 | 130 | 9% (16) | 8% | $2,826 |
| 2019 | 73 | 59 | None | None | $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
| Advair Diskus | 12 | $5,604 | $467 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 11 | $368 | $33 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Eliquis | 15 | $8,537 | $569 |
| Acyclovir | 13 | $154 | $12 |
2020: 2 drugs
| Azithromycin | 21 | $185 | $9 |
| Cephalexin | 35 | $175 | $5 |
2019: 1 drug
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 | $259 | $24 |
Money from drug and device companies
$414 in 2025
| 2025 | 4 | 9 | None | $414 |
| 2024 | 3 | 19 | None | $2,311 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $131 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Medtronic | Signia | $219 | 5 payments
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| Phathom Pharmaceuticals | Voquezna | $148 | 2 payments
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| On Target Laboratories | Cytalux | $32 | 1 payment
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| Caris MPI | Mi Cancer Seek | $15 | 1 payment
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See all 9 published payments
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-12-15 | Signia | $103 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-11-19 | Signia | $69 |
| Caris MPI | Meals · 2025-10-22 | Mi Cancer Seek | $15 |
| On Target Laboratories | Meals · 2025-10-06 | Cytalux | $32 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-10-01 | Eea | $15 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Signia | $13 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-05-28 | Voquezna | $23 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-11 | Eea | $19 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-02-04 | Voquezna | $125 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023)
2024: $2,311
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $2,104 | 15 payments
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| Medtronic | Signia | $173 | 3 payments
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| On Target Laboratories | Cytalux | $34 | 1 payment
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2023: $131
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Lifevest | $131 | 1 payment
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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.