Caroline Dudley, PA
Physician Assistant · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
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| Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A20829 · Cancelled
Licence status: Cancelled · since 1963 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
License has been voluntarily canceled, or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.
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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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 | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$3,643
Medicare paid this office $3,643 for 37 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 24 | $2,547 | $106 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
37 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 62% · Health risk score 2.06. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Chronic kidney disease 43% · Coronary heart disease 30% · Heart failure 30%.
The office billed $13,970, Medicare allowed $4,564 and paid $3,643; for 38 services of 6 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 | 37 | 38 | 76 | 2.06 | $13,970 | $3,643 |
| 2021 | 70 | 102 | 70 | 1.75 | $40,851 | $4,609 |
| 2020 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 1.15 | $23,310 | $2,311 |
| 2019 | 19 | 40 | 73 | 1.19 | $25,309 | $3,685 |
| 2018 | 61 | 143 | 72 | 0.91 | $82,836 | $12,678 |
| 2017 | 211 | 408 | 77 | 2.97 | $164,025 | $30,528 |
| 2016 | 276 | 533 | 76 | 2.67 | $194,172 | $37,314 |
| 2015 | 262 | 492 | 76 | 3.07 | $162,732 | $35,355 |
| 2014 | 229 | 458 | 76 | 2.43 | $135,330 | $28,749 |
| 2013 | 239 | 464 | 76 | 2.54 | $114,979 | $25,765 |
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
2021: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 28 | $1,637 | $51 |
| Short return visit | 35 | $1,164 | $28 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $997 | $71 |
2020: 1 service
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 22 | $1,005 | $37 |
2018: 1 service
| Removal of uterus, tubes, and/or ovaries through abdomen using an endoscope, more than 250.0 g | 22 | $2,992 | $136 |
2017: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 109 | $9,747 | $80 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 78 | $6,299 | $54 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 17 | $623 | $30 |
2016: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 149 | $14,948 | $82 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 114 | $9,606 | $55 |
| Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | 12 | $2,141 | $134 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 26 | $1,216 | $30 |
| Exposure of thigh artery for insertion of prosthesis | 11 | $332 | $30 |
2015: 5 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 157 | $16,926 | $81 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 87 | $6,179 | $55 |
| Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | 15 | $2,008 | $134 |
| Relocation of major upper arm vein with connection to arm artery for hemodialysis | 14 | $1,159 | $83 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 15 | $680 | $30 |
2014: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 137 | $11,526 | $78 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 83 | $7,519 | $53 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 24 | $1,532 | $29 |
2013: 6 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 84 | $7,425 | $56 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 69 | $5,746 | $81 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 17 | $2,143 | $55 |
| Short return visit | 59 | $2,059 | $26 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 20 | $903 | $28 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 16 | $726 | $45 |
Money from drug and device companies
$711 in 2025
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Boston Scientific | General - Therapies | $711 | 4 payments
|
See all 4 published payments
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-04 | General - Therapies | $236 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-03 | General - Therapies | $166 |
| Boston Scientific | Travel · 2025-10-03 | General - Therapies | $307 |
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-10-02 | General - Therapies | $2 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 80.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1457673121
- Licence
- CA 20829California A20829: Cancelled
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant (363A00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 276950, Sacramento, CA, 95827
- NPI first listed
- 2010-02-23
- NPI last updated
- 2024-11-08
- NPI record certified
- 2024-11-08
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.