Karanpal Sandhu, MD
Critical Care (Intensivists) · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 4
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · University Healthcare Alliance · Stanford Health Care · Inpatient Specialists of California PC
Hospitals listed: Good Samaritan Hospital · Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
4 plans · 2 carriers
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4 of 4 plans
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A138306 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2015 · expires 2027-03-31 · St. George'S University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
- Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.337, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.178, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.237, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Good Samaritan Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 9 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 | 0.337 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.75 (0 to 1.67) · 1,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.84 (0.54 to 1.14) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 143.59 (98.7 to 188.49) · 98 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.7 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 270 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 573 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 820 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 482 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 3,711 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.12 (0 to 0.3) · 8,866 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.01 to 0.38) · 9,051 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.65 (0.74 to 4.56) · 1,929 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.8 (0.21 to 3.39) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.33 (0.88 to 3.78) · 1,836 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.73 (0 to 13.46) · 669 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.58 (3.96 to 11.19) · 654 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0.13 to 3.04) · 496 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0 to 0.87) · 7,373 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 152 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.08 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.542 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.484 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.565 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.8 · 327 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 24.2 · 703 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 61.1 · 289 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.3 · 665 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 25.4 · 856 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 978 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.3 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.3 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 135 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.8 (10.1 to 18.6) · 129 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 531 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (704 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained | 54% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 83% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 38% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 40% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 9 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 | 0.178 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.237 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0 to 1.73) · 1,041 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0.5 to 1.08) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 145.81 (96.5 to 195.12) · 72 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.6 · 92 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 96 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 395 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 391 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 162 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 1,736 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.37) · 4,425 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.02 to 0.41) · 4,771 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.45 (1.46 to 5.44) · 1,403 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.5 (0.05 to 2.94) · 645 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.81 (0.38 to 3.24) · 1,279 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.53 (3.2 to 13.85) · 639 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.15 (1.89 to 8.41) · 648 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.14 to 3.07) · 370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.83) · 4,160 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 74 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.369 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.112 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.1 · 110 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.1 · 437 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -5.8 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -19.3 · 456 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -0.3 · 402 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.8 · 358 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 198 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.1 (7.5 to 13.6) · 198 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 92 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.4 (9.6 to 16.2) · 1,532 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 929 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,268 patients answered, 26% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 65% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| 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 | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 42% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$25,272
Medicare paid this office $25,272 for 125 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 104 | $19,077 | $175 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | 14 | $1,769 | $118 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 14 | $1,000 | $71 |
Who their Medicare patients are
125 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · Women 51% · Also on Medicaid 39% · Health risk score 2.56. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical critical care (intensivists) clinician is at 2.58.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Heart failure 68% · Diabetes 58% · Coronary heart disease 58% · Atrial fibrillation 58% · Chronic kidney disease 50% · Stroke 40% · COPD 36% · Dementia 30% · Cancer 27% · Depression 24%.
The office billed $206,747, Medicare allowed $33,117 and paid $25,272; for 173 services of 16 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 | 125 | 173 | 78 | 2.56 | $206,747 | $25,272 |
| 2023 | 115 | 192 | 78 | 2.86 | $218,262 | $26,859 |
| 2022 | 152 | 291 | 76 | 3.00 | $389,399 | $48,793 |
| 2021 | 94 | 246 | 75 | 2.55 | $319,255 | $39,263 |
| 2018 | 233 | 292 | 74 | 2.99 | $173,342 | $36,897 |
| 2017 | 550 | 1,177 | 73 | 2.85 | $524,421 | $117,269 |
| 2016 | 223 | 544 | 74 | 2.62 | $206,829 | $48,114 |
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: 2 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 99 | $19,695 | $177 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 24 | $2,828 | $94 |
2022: 3 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 130 | $41,849 | $194 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 22 | $2,327 | $97 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | 16 | $1,949 | $122 |
2021: 4 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 83 | $33,858 | $198 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 15 | $1,505 | $100 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 13 | $991 | $76 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 16 | $190 | $12 |
2018: 6 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 153 | $22,401 | $145 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 37 | $5,383 | $145 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 28 | $3,057 | $85 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 13 | $2,193 | $169 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 13 | $1,150 | $88 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 13 | $1,064 | $82 |
2017: 7 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 278 | $46,029 | $160 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 148 | $26,268 | $82 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 153 | $13,569 | $86 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 107 | $12,614 | $52 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 64 | $9,139 | $143 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 22 | $3,876 | $176 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 23 | $1,339 | $58 |
2016: 6 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 84 | $14,601 | $164 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 93 | $12,214 | $58 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 90 | $8,216 | $87 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 61 | $6,404 | $84 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 19 | $2,854 | $150 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 20 | $1,125 | $56 |
Medicaid work
$2,958 in 2023
Medicaid paid $2,958 for 101 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 26 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 101 | $2,958 |
| 2023 | 101 | 1 | 26 | $2,958 |
| 2022 | 284 | 1 | 22 | $10,251 |
| 2021 | 107 | 1 | 20 | $5,107 |
| 2018 | 98 | 1 | 32 | $5,608 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2022
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 284 | $10,251 |
2021
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 107 | $5,107 |
2018
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 98 | $5,608 |
Money from drug and device companies
$222 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Insmed | None | $122 | 1 payment
|
| Genentech USA | Esbriet | $100 | 1 payment
|
See all 2 published payments
| Insmed | Meals · 2019-08-22 | None | $122 |
| Genentech USA | Education · 2019-05-19 | Esbriet | $100 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 94.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1457792178
- Licence
- CA A138306California A138306: Current · expires 2027-03-31
- Group
- University Healthcare Alliance · Stanford Health Care · Inpatient Specialists of California PC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RC0200X (207RC0200X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Federal specialty code 207RP1001X (207RP1001X)
- Mailing address
- 2425 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA, 95124
- NPI first listed
- 2013-07-10
- NPI last updated
- 2024-05-28
- NPI record certified
- 2024-05-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 4001 J St, Sacramento, CA, 95819