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Kevin Ro, MD

Endocrinology · Los Altos

NPI 1477972628

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
15
3 carriers
Offices
3

Offices

3 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

15 plans · 3 carriers

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15 of 15 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A140511 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2028-02-29 · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

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.

  • Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center

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: 0 better, 10 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.

Every scored measure at Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$95,426

Medicare paid this office $95,426 for 266 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)218$51,416$110
New patient visit (45+ min)86$10,243$119
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's206$5,865$15
Long return visit (40+ min)21$4,116$158
Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report14$1,112$29

Who their Medicare patients are

266 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 71% · Also on Medicaid 7% · Health risk score 0.97. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical endocrinology clinician is at 1.46.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 58% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Diabetes 22% · Cancer 19% · Chronic kidney disease 15% · Depression 13% · Atrial fibrillation 12% · Heart failure 8% · COPD 6%.

The office billed $337,948, Medicare allowed $131,928 and paid $95,426; for 4,507 services of 14 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
20242664,507760.97$337,948$95,426
20232313,348760.97$268,743$82,480
20223643,335741.11$274,643$91,647
20213002,695741.10$215,513$98,915
20202061,991741.30$176,370$69,131
2019102471741.40$47,331$21,638

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: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)135$31,995$117
New patient visit (45+ min)159$22,344$141
New patient visit (60+ min)12$2,281$190
Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report13$748$30
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle13$435$14

2022: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)209$31,144$96
Injection, denosumab, 1 mg20$21,082None
New patient visit (45+ min)140$20,186$144
Short return visit (20+ min)23$2,310$77
Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine52$2,285$44
Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report14$608$28
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)19$468$17
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle22$367$13
Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free16$242$9
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals15$199$10
Hemoglobin a1c level14$183$10
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count13$139$8
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample23$104$3

2021: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)186$47,599$107
Injection, denosumab, 1 mg19$28,281None
New patient visit (45+ min)73$10,634$146
Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine90$4,053$45
Short return visit (20+ min)21$1,648$78
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)16$521$17
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle19$349$12
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals17$264$11
Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free14$253$9
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count17$218$8
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)11$201$13
Hemoglobin a1c level11$146$10
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample22$126$3

2020: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)137$32,153$91
Injection, denosumab, 1 mg14$18,741None
New patient visit (45+ min)70$8,973$128
Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine37$1,695$46
Long return visit (40+ min)14$1,685$120
Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report11$658$30
Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)17$417$17
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals14$241$10
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle14$230$11
Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free16$215$9
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)11$213$13
Hemoglobin a1c level11$183$10
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count11$139$8
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample27$122$3

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)54$7,303$95
New patient visit (45+ min)47$6,538$139

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$386,910

Pharmacies billed $386,910 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 826) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical endocrinology clinician is at 0%.

490 generic and 303 brand-name prescriptions · $386,910 in drug cost.

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
Forteo18$101,441$5,636
Ozempic46$76,535$1,664
Januvia41$64,592$1,575
Jardiance25$41,400$1,656
Tradjenta11$15,766$1,433
See all 17 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Forteo18$101,441$5,636
Ozempic46$76,535$1,664
Januvia41$64,592$1,575
Jardiance25$41,400$1,656
Tradjenta11$15,766$1,433
Humalog Kwikpen U-10016$5,282$330
Synthroid33$3,844$116
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle18$3,184$177
Alendronate190$2,523$13
Lantus Solostar13$2,377$183
Levothyroxine139$1,773$13
Risedronate24$1,749$73
Glipizide Er67$822$12
Ultra-Fine Original Pen Needle11$708$64
Metformin Hcl Er35$562$16
Metformin41$242$6
Methimazole17$32$2

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20248261620% (0)37%$386,910
20234871230% (0)41%$256,812
20221,2202630% (0)44%$457,840
20211,1652190% (0)48%$449,520
20207931340% (0)58%$289,947
2019191570% (0)54%$63,699
20172311NoneNone$1,632

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 13 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Januvia30$50,121$1,671
Jardiance17$31,410$1,848
Ozempic22$30,875$1,403
Tradjenta12$17,807$1,484
Lantus Solostar17$11,699$688
Testosterone11$8,711$792
Levothyroxine86$1,440$17
Alendronate87$1,428$16
Glipizide Er33$888$27
Ultra-Fine Original Pen Needle12$693$58
Metformin27$349$13
Metformin Hcl Er11$129$12
Methimazole11$34$3

2022: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Januvia64$78,657$1,229
Lantus Solostar102$51,593$506
Jardiance30$46,311$1,544
Ozempic22$35,310$1,605
Humalog Kwikpen U-10038$29,252$770
Trulicity16$25,190$1,574
Victoza 3-Pak11$23,900$2,173
Tradjenta16$22,173$1,386
Novolog Flexpen22$20,270$921
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10019$10,266$540
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-10022$8,849$402
Levothyroxine313$6,383$20
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle59$4,779$81
Synthroid49$4,314$88
Glipizide Er89$1,852$21
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle15$1,731$115
Droplet Pen Needle16$894$56
Metformin80$831$10
Metformin Hcl Er41$739$18
Alendronate40$466$12
Methimazole33$205$6

2021: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Januvia74$74,709$1,010
Humalog Kwikpen U-10075$59,065$788
Lantus Solostar87$46,257$532
Forteo11$40,073$3,643
Tradjenta37$39,936$1,079
Victoza 3-Pak12$36,359$3,030
Jardiance26$33,401$1,285
Novolog Flexpen19$19,894$1,047
Toujeo Solostar17$18,477$1,087
Trulicity13$15,740$1,211
Levothyroxine230$5,194$23
Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle55$4,709$86
Synthroid58$4,573$79
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle27$2,907$108
Glipizide Er81$1,487$18
Metformin93$979$11
Metformin Hcl Er44$948$22
Droplet Pen Needle11$414$38
Alendronate28$322$11
Methimazole32$204$6
Atorvastatin15$201$13

2020: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Januvia68$59,105$869
Humalog Kwikpen U-10041$35,207$859
Tradjenta45$28,979$644
Lantus Solostar54$28,366$525
Novolog Flexpen25$23,351$934
Trulicity20$16,359$818
Jardiance12$10,400$867
Toujeo Solostar12$10,084$840
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle52$5,678$109
Lantus12$5,027$419
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10015$3,890$259
Insulin Lispro Kwikpen U-10015$3,288$219
Levothyroxine141$3,223$23
Synthroid44$2,354$53
Ultra-Fine Micro Pen Needle14$1,528$109
Metformin55$614$11
Metformin Hcl Er31$540$17
Methimazole34$275$8
Atorvastatin13$246$19
Euthyrox11$120$11
Glipizide Er14$109$8

2019: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Humalog Kwikpen U-10013$10,216$786
Januvia11$7,286$662
Tradjenta12$6,338$528
Lantus Solostar13$3,990$307
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle16$1,425$89
Levothyroxine27$514$19
Metformin32$296$9

Money from drug and device companies

$51 in 2023

Industry payments by year
202322None$51
202288None$167
2021711None$196
202022None$44
201933None$54

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
Corcept TherapeuticsKorlym$37
1 payment
  • Meals for Korlym · 2023-03-06 · $37
TolmarJatenzo$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Jatenzo · 2023-04-27 · $14
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
TolmarMeals · 2023-04-27Jatenzo$14
Corcept TherapeuticsMeals · 2023-03-06Korlym$37
See earlier years (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2022: $167

Payments by company in 2022
InsuletOmnipod$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Omnipod · 2022-05-20 · $25
Radius HealthTymlos$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Tymlos · 2022-03-24 · $23
AbbvieSynthroid$22
1 payment
  • Meals for Synthroid · 2022-03-01 · $22
Bayer HealthCare PharmaceuticalsKerendia$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Kerendia · 2022-03-23 · $21
MannkindAfrezza$21
1 payment
  • Meals for Afrezza · 2022-03-29 · $21
Regeneron Healthcare SolutionsEvkeeza$20
1 payment
  • Meals for Evkeeza · 2022-04-22 · $20
AmgenEvenity$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Evenity · 2022-04-25 · $19
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPFarxiga$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Farxiga · 2022-02-10 · $15

2021: $196

Payments by company in 2021
Bayer HealthCare PharmaceuticalsKerendia$59
3 payments
  • Meals for Kerendia · 2021-11-19 · $18
  • Meals for Kerendia · 2021-11-05 · $19
  • Meals for Kerendia · 2021-08-02 · $22
Novo NordiskRybelsus$37
2 payments
  • Meals for Rybelsus · 2021-11-29 · $19
  • Meals for Rybelsus · 2021-11-01 · $18
Currax PharmaceuticalsContrave$26
2 payments
  • Meals for Contrave · 2021-09-16 · $13
  • Meals for Contrave · 2021-09-08 · $13
AbbVieNone$22
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-10-28 · $22
DexcomDexcom G6 Transmitter$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Dexcom G6 Transmitter · 2021-08-16 · $19
Esperion TherapeuticsNexletol$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Nexletol · 2021-07-26 · $18
AmgenEvenity$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Evenity · 2021-12-13 · $15

2020: $44

Payments by company in 2020
Radius HealthTymlos$27
1 payment
  • Meals for Tymlos · 2020-01-18 · $27
Medtronic MiniMedMinimed 670g System$17
1 payment
  • Meals for Minimed 670g System · 2020-01-07 · $17

2019: $54

Payments by company in 2019
Amarin PharmaVascepa$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Vascepa · 2019-12-06 · $23
Boehringer Ingelheim PharmaceuticalsJardiance$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Jardiance · 2019-08-08 · $16
Regeneron Healthcare SolutionsPraluent$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Praluent · 2019-11-19 · $15

Professional record

NPI
1477972628
Licence
CA A140511California A140511: Current · expires 2028-02-29
Trained
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2014
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RE0101X (207RE0101X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2014-04-15
NPI last updated
2022-09-02
NPI record certified
2022-09-02

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

Extra NPI addresses: 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301