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Aaron Michael Kinney, MD

Family Practice · Palo Alto

NPI 1477996916

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Offices
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Offices

4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

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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.

  • Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, 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 3 of 5 · 79% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 13.9 (12 to 15.9) · 992 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.066, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.335, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.215, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.46, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.253, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 the same, 2 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 Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.9 (12 to 15.9) · 992 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.066BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.335BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.215BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.46BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.253BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.12 (0.29 to 1.94) · 2,408 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.99 (0.78 to 1.2)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.68 (126.66 to 206.71) · 180 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.4 · 292 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.7 · 143 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 359 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 543 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.9 · 425 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.4 · 441 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 5,216 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.11 (0 to 0.29) · 9,948 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.1 to 0.45) · 10,968 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.04 (1.53 to 4.56) · 3,983 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.33 (0.2 to 2.46) · 2,033 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.78 (1.69 to 3.87) · 3,594 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.79 (6.29 to 13.29) · 2,100 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.62 (4.04 to 9.2) · 2,018 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.63 (0.29 to 2.98) · 867 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.54 (0.07 to 1.01) · 8,613 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.3 · 294 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.5 · 598 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.9 · 924 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits8.5 · 488 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-18.3 · 638 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.4 · 443 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.7 · 600 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.9 (3.9 to 6.1) · 992 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 298 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9 · 249 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 250 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.3 (8.7 to 14.6) · 1,326 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 934 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (700 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night49%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital79%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects47%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms87%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$23,185

Medicare paid this office $23,185 for 199 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)134$11,562$85
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19), influenza virus types a and b, and respiratory syncytial virus16$2,236$140
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,084$139
Short return visit (20+ min)30$1,850$62
New patient visit (45+ min)15$1,240$83
See all 10 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)134$11,562$85
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19), influenza virus types a and b, and respiratory syncytial virus16$2,236$140
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,084$139
Short return visit (20+ min)30$1,850$62
New patient visit (45+ min)15$1,240$83
Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen17$855$50
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus11$178$16
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle11$136$11
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report12$134$11
Automated urinalysis test35$81$2

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of nail tissue1-10None
Removal of tissue1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

199 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 11% · 85 and older 15% · Women 63% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 1.21. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Chronic kidney disease 29% · Coronary heart disease 26% · Diabetes 24% · COPD 21% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Depression 21% · Heart failure 17% · Cancer 15% · Stroke 7% · Dementia 6%.

The office billed $94,317, Medicare allowed $34,046 and paid $23,185; for 472 services of 43 kinds; $58 of it was for drugs given in the office and $23,127 for care.

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
2024199472751.21$94,317$23,185
2023238557731.27$116,806$32,615
2022266524721.14$117,861$33,647
2021216402741.15$87,500$26,038
2020234388721.12$82,172$20,611
2019345715731.43$130,069$32,099
2018383860721.31$138,058$33,610
2017419905711.55$144,999$38,722
2016110246701.48$41,542$11,521

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: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)125$12,319$95
Long return visit (40+ min)45$5,762$128
New patient visit (45+ min)26$3,174$122
Short return visit (20+ min)33$2,391$72
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19), influenza virus types a and b, and respiratory syncytial virus13$1,817$140
Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen32$1,609$50
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report28$334$12
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle17$196$12
Automated urinalysis test51$112$2

2022: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)142$14,476$100
Long return visit (40+ min)38$5,338$140
New patient visit (45+ min)36$4,054$113
Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen67$3,391$51
Short return visit (20+ min)20$1,400$70
New patient visit (30+ min)15$616$41
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus16$261$16
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report19$194$10
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle13$147$11
Automated urinalysis test43$100$2

2021: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)101$10,258$99
Long return visit (40+ min)29$4,414$147
Short return visit (20+ min)48$3,571$74
Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen33$1,693$51
New patient visit (45+ min)14$1,596$114
New patient visit (30+ min)18$1,454$81
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report29$366$13
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle12$134$11
Automated urinalysis test35$85$2

2020: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)157$13,157$80
Short return visit (20+ min)31$2,149$65
Long return visit (40+ min)13$1,230$95
New patient visit (15+ min)15$846$56
New patient visit (30+ min)11$758$69
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report24$320$13
Automated urinalysis test32$76$2

2019: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)239$20,106$79
New patient visit (30+ min)27$2,199$81
Short return visit (20+ min)29$1,670$58
Long return visit (40+ min)17$1,647$97
New patient visit (15+ min)18$904$50
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report43$567$13
Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)33$458$13
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count36$305$8
Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production20$302$14
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle11$143$13
Automated urinalysis test52$132$2
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample32$97$3
Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme13$1None

2018: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)281$22,393$76
Short return visit (20+ min)47$2,427$51
New patient visit (30+ min)37$2,280$62
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report45$592$13
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle20$329$16
Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production26$322$12
Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)23$310$13
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus19$308$16
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count25$235$9
Automated urinalysis test57$160$3
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample36$106$3
Blood count, hemoglobin16$46$3
Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg12$15None
Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme23$2None

2017: 14 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)250$22,499$84
Short return visit (20+ min)102$5,469$51
New patient visit (30+ min)40$2,963$74
New patient visit (15+ min)23$843$37
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report53$727$13
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle25$558$21
Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production24$374$16
Automated urinalysis test88$280$3
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep)12$150$12
Blood count, hemoglobin19$60$3
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample20$59$3
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument16$50$3
Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg17$34None
Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme11$1None

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Short return visit (20+ min)59$3,746$54
Return visit (30+ min)38$3,210$82
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report13$155$12
Automated urinalysis test19$69$3

Medicaid work

$4,592 in 2024

Medicaid paid $4,592 for 58 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 16 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Return visit (30+ min)58$4,592
Medicaid work by year
202458116$4,592
2023145226$6,745
202112112$834
202012112$449
201960117$3,023
2018226321$12,501
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)101$4,021
Return visit (30+ min)44$2,724

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)12$834

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)12$449

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)60$3,023

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)200$11,845
Short return visit (20+ min)14$453
Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A12$203

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$8,625

Pharmacies billed $8,625 in 2024.

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

229 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $8,625 in drug cost · 127 antibiotic prescriptions to 104 people.

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
Doxycycline Monohydrate30$222$7
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22$148$7
Amoxicillin19$119$6
Cephalexin24$110$5
Mupirocin12$101$8
See all 6 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Doxycycline Monohydrate30$222$7
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22$148$7
Amoxicillin19$119$6
Cephalexin24$110$5
Mupirocin12$101$8
Prednisone13$34$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024252177NoneNone$8,625
20233052050% (0)6%$9,245
2022290210None4%$6,185
20211571190% (0)10%$3,528
20201701210% (0)14%$3,977
20192721980% (0)21%$9,311
2018294203None12%$6,700
20174482593% (14)16%$19,434
20163681158% (31)None$19,854
20157029None17%$3,278

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Doxycycline Monohydrate35$369$11
Cephalexin30$176$6
Cefdinir13$158$12
Paxlovid (Eua)13$128$10
Amoxicillin25$127$5
Prednisone23$76$3
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12$55$5

2022: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Cephalexin49$360$7
Doxycycline Monohydrate31$313$10
Mupirocin15$225$15
Paxlovid (Eua)17$183$11
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14$150$11
Naproxen21$86$4
Prednisone13$37$3

2021: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Cefdinir12$239$20
Doxycycline Monohydrate14$187$13
Cephalexin26$138$5

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Doxycycline Monohydrate25$322$13
Cephalexin15$81$5

2019: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Cefdinir23$438$19
Cephalexin32$201$6
Doxycycline Monohydrate24$185$8
Naproxen15$52$3
Prednisone19$45$2

2018: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Cephalexin43$199$5
Azithromycin33$185$6
Doxycycline Monohydrate13$98$8
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12$51$4
Prednisone17$43$3
Amoxicillin11$32$3

2017: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Ventolin Hfa11$588$53
Atorvastatin19$317$17
Cephalexin40$232$6
Azithromycin28$143$5
Lisinopril14$124$9
Doxycycline Monohydrate11$123$11
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13$116$9
Ciprofloxacin14$93$7
Prednisone18$55$3
Losartan11$35$3
Ibuprofen11$34$3

2016: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$239$13
Atorvastatin20$238$12
Lisinopril21$146$7
Amlodipine Besylate24$83$3
Clopidogrel12$66$6

Money from drug and device companies

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

Research payments by company and study
Eli Lilly and Company · A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 2 Study To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ly3819253 and Ly3832479 in Participants With Mild To Moderate Covid-19 Illness · 2021Their institution$11,132
Eli Lilly and Company · A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 2 Study To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ly3819253 and Ly3832479 in Participants With Mild To Moderate Covid-19 Illness · 2022Their institution$10,000
Eli Lilly and Company · A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Mono and Combination Therapy With Monoclonal Antibodies in Participants With Mild To Moderate Covid-19 Illness (Blaze-4) · 2022Their institution$10,000
Eli Lilly and Company · A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Mono and Combination Therapy With Monoclonal Antibodies in Participants With Mild To Moderate Covid-19 Illness (Blaze-4) · 2021This clinician$6,511

Professional record

NPI
1477996916
Trained
University of Vermont College of Medicine, 2013
Group
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · Sutter Valley Medical Foundation
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Family medicine (207Q00000X)
Mailing address
Po Box 255228, Sacramento, CA, 95865
NPI first listed
2013-04-15
NPI last updated
2025-09-16
NPI record certified
2025-09-16

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

Extra NPI addresses: 1201 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95816