Paul Duru, MD
Internal Medicine · Las Vegas
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 2
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 7 years
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 2019
Offices
1 location · University Medical Center of Southern Nevada · 388 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: University Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
2 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Duru’s office at (702) 383-2000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A181122 · Delinquent
Licence status: Delinquent · since 2022 · expires 2024-08-31 · University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
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.
- University Medical CenterLas Vegas, NVAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University Medical Center of Southern NevadaPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 61% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: 5.623, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.409, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.634, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for University Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 5.623 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.409 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.634 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0 to 1.85) · 951 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0.73 to 1.36) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 177.93 (133.06 to 222.79) · 95 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.2 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.4 · 30 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 161 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.9 · 211 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 3,014 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.06 to 0.49) · 5,124 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.07 to 0.47) · 4,953 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.23 (2.2 to 6.27) · 1,427 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.81 (0.22 to 3.4) · 349 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.75 to 3.53) · 1,328 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.16 (4.24 to 18.07) · 388 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 8.24 (4.47 to 12) · 398 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.6 (0.14 to 3.06) · 297 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 4,788 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 60 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.949 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.834 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.09 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 95 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 23.8 · 406 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 12.6 · 179 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 44.6 · 169 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 422 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.7 · 70 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 15.6 · 149 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (9.9 to 18.6) · 98 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) · 140 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,740 patients answered, 14% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 1 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 1 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 60% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 68% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained | 51% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 81% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 77% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 59% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 66% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 64% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 65% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 76% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 42% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 61% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 37% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 82% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$26,003
Medicare paid this office $26,003 for 147 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 94 | $15,612 | $66 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 48 | $5,249 | $109 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 37 | $3,641 | $96 |
Who their Medicare patients are
147 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 22% · 85 and older 23% · Women 45% · Also on Medicaid 79% · Health risk score 3.73. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 65% · Chronic kidney disease 52% · Heart failure 51% · Coronary heart disease 50% · Depression 39% · Dementia 37% · Atrial fibrillation 35% · COPD 30% · Stroke 25% · Cancer 10%.
The office billed $279,356, Medicare allowed $34,875 and paid $26,003; for 344 services of 9 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 | 147 | 344 | 73 | 3.73 | $279,356 | $26,003 |
| 2023 | 167 | 425 | 75 | 2.71 | $322,132 | $33,102 |
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: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 113 | $21,985 | $71 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 40 | $4,557 | $114 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 43 | $4,526 | $105 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 14 | $1,015 | $44 |
Medicaid work
$3,903 in 2024
Medicaid paid $3,903 for 525 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 45 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.
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 401 | $2,654 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 65 | $806 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 59 | $443 |
| 2024 | 525 | 3 | 45 | $3,903 |
| 2023 | 747 | 3 | 46 | $4,888 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 627 | $3,793 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 74 | $583 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 46 | $511 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$5,921
Pharmacies billed $5,921 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
75 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $5,921 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.
Year by year
| 2024 | 89 | 40 | None | None | $5,921 |
| 2023 | 115 | 65 | None | None | $13,173 |
| 2022 | 35 | 16 | 0% (0) | None | $2,783 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Money from drug and device companies
$1,534 in 2025
| 2025 | 15 | 26 | None | $1,534 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | None | $1,187 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Medtronic | Ffrangio | $232 | 3 payments
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| Kestra Medical Technology Services | Assure Wcd | $224 | 4 payments
|
| Abbott Laboratories | Cardiomems | $173 | 1 payment
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| Edwards Lifesciences | None | $151 | 1 payment
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| CVRx | Barostim Neo System | $149 | 1 payment
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| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | Onpattro | $123 | 1 payment
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See all 26 published payments
| Kestra Medical Technology Services | Meals · 2025-12-05 | Assure Wcd | $100 |
| CVRx | Meals · 2025-11-19 | Barostim Neo System | $149 |
| Abiomed | Meals · 2025-11-18 | None | $35 |
| Novo Nordisk | Meals · 2025-11-12 | Wegovy | $22 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons L.L.C. | Meals · 2025-11-05 | Camzyos | $122 |
| Chiesi USA | Meals · 2025-11-03 | Cleviprex | $17 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | Meals · 2025-10-31 | Nucala | $14 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-10-21 | Kerendia | $23 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-10-16 | Cardiomems | $173 |
| Biosense Webster | Meals · 2025-09-03 | Carto 3 | $34 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-08-21 | Endurant Iis | $26 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-08-20 | None | $151 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services | Meals · 2025-08-18 | Assure Wcd | $30 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-08-07 | Kerendia | $14 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging | Meals · 2025-07-31 | Definity | $20 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Onpattro | $123 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-06-05 | Leqvio | $22 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-03-20 | Symplicity G3 | $32 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services | Meals · 2025-03-12 | Assure Wcd | $21 |
| Abiomed | Meals · 2025-02-26 | None | $73 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging | Meals · 2025-02-21 | Definity | $18 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-02-06 | Leqvio | $18 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services | Meals · 2025-02-05 | Assure Wcd | $73 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-02-04 | Ffrangio | $174 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-01-30 | Leqvio | $22 |
| Lantheus Medical Imaging | Meals · 2025-01-10 | Definity | $27 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $1,187
| Boston Scientific | None | $682 | 1 payment
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| Abiomed | Impella | $182 | 3 payments
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| Medtronic | Onyx Frontier | $161 | 1 payment
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| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals | Inpefa | $122 | 1 payment
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| Lantheus Medical Imaging | Definity | $23 | 1 payment
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| Kestra Medical Technology Services | Assure Wcd | $17 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1487116950
- Licence
- CA A181122California A181122: Delinquent · expires 2024-08-31
- Trained
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 2019 · 7 years ago
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1800 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89102
- NPI first listed
- 2019-04-03
- NPI last updated
- 2025-07-17
- NPI record certified
- 2025-07-17
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128