Ian Nathaniel Britton, MD
Pulmonary Disease · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 13
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Stanford Health Care · Central Coast Chest Consultants, A Medical Corporation
Hospitals listed: Adventist Health Sierra Vista · French Hospital Medical Center · Marian Regional Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
13 plans · 2 carriers
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13 of 13 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A141529 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2027-08-31 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
3 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Tenet Healthcare, which runs 77 hospitals in 12 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 57% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.273, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.23, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Church · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.67 (0.37 to 0.96), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.081, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Adventist Health Sierra Vista
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 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 | 0.273 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.19 (0.16 to 2.21) · 577 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.54 to 1.38) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 218.26 (161.19 to 275.34) · 33 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.6 · 31 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.6 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 19.1 · 175 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.5 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4 · 874 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.41) · 2,390 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0.12 to 0.53) · 2,282 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.97 (0.7 to 5.24) · 665 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0 to 3.38) · 94 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.51 (0.92 to 4.09) · 654 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.57 (0 to 18.3) · 90 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.12 (0.83 to 9.41) · 80 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.99 (0.5 to 3.48) · 231 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.62 (0 to 1.53) · 2,070 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.7 · 35 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.729 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.63 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.924 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 73 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 67.8 · 79 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 7 · 168 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 163 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 33 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.3 (9.2 to 16.6) · 652 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) · 210 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (559 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 60% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 53% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 67% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 34% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 57% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
See every measure and the patient survey for French Hospital Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 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.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.23 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0 to 1.89) · 660 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.71 (0.39 to 1.04) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 154.33 (99.56 to 209.1) · 63 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 78 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 56 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 273 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 355 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 275 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 69 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 1,569 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 4,085 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.07 to 0.47) · 4,358 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.69 (0.53 to 4.85) · 1,221 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.97 (0.47 to 3.48) · 567 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.54 (1.03 to 4.05) · 1,101 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.3 (0.36 to 12.23) · 585 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 3.66 (0.03 to 7.29) · 576 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.98 (0.5 to 3.47) · 185 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.96) · 3,231 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 53 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.935 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.6 · 252 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 330 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -2.9 · 296 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -8.5 · 382 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 2 · 272 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 248 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.1 (3.2 to 8) · 25 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 9.7 (6.5 to 14.1) · 25 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.5 · 40 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10 · 77 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.7 (8.9 to 15.1) · 837 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 706 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (706 patients answered, 28% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 90% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 77% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 33% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Marian Regional Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 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.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.67 (0.37 to 0.96) | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.081 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.99 (0.06 to 1.93) · 1,191 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 189.73 (139.29 to 240.17) · 66 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 103 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.8 · 161 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 15.9 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.7 · 478 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.4 · 470 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 3,050 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 8,823 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.05 to 0.42) · 8,672 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.87 (0.97 to 4.76) · 2,024 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.12 (0.57 to 3.67) · 782 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.29 (0.85 to 3.72) · 1,934 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 3.63 (0 to 9.97) · 787 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.01 (1.37 to 8.65) · 748 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.88 (0.43 to 3.32) · 373 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.73) · 6,968 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 179 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.245 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.85 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.952 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.687 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.5 · 198 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.6 · 469 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.8 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -9.8 · 541 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -8.6 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 434 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.6 (5 to 8.4) · 519 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.9 (8.8 to 13.4) · 519 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.2 · 152 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.3 · 83 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.4 (9.2 to 17) · 124 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 638 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (666 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 64% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 79% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$25,400
Medicare paid this office $25,400 for 167 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 78 | $16,771 | $166 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 27 | $3,473 | $94 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 11 | $919 | $84 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 11 | $711 | $65 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 40 | $385 | $9 |
See all 7 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 78 | $16,771 | $166 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 27 | $3,473 | $94 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 11 | $919 | $84 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 11 | $711 | $65 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 40 | $385 | $9 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 47 | $333 | $7 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 40 | $329 | $8 |
Who their Medicare patients are
167 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 50% · Also on Medicaid 19% · Health risk score 1.78. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical pulmonary disease clinician is at 2.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · COPD 37% · Atrial fibrillation 37% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Diabetes 32% · Heart failure 31% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Depression 26% · Stroke 19% · Cancer 16% · Dementia 13%.
The office billed $83,347, Medicare allowed $31,880 and paid $25,400; for 340 services of 24 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 | 167 | 340 | 75 | 1.78 | $83,347 | $25,400 |
| 2023 | 269 | 643 | 75 | 1.86 | $168,265 | $50,823 |
| 2022 | 168 | 503 | 69 | 2.78 | $398,671 | $62,274 |
| 2021 | 149 | 709 | 68 | 4.06 | $793,425 | $90,956 |
| 2020 | 60 | 298 | 67 | 3.60 | $176,792 | $34,474 |
| 2019 | 16 | 24 | 83 | 2.25 | $12,463 | $3,547 |
| 2018 | 31 | 54 | 80 | 2.08 | $19,652 | $7,686 |
| 2016 | 39 | 82 | 70 | 3.22 | $25,554 | $6,754 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 2.29 | $2,774 | $939 |
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: 7 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 100 | $32,054 | $166 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 52 | $6,380 | $92 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 28 | $1,911 | $66 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 13 | $1,787 | $85 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 78 | $755 | $9 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 81 | $663 | $8 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 85 | $609 | $7 |
2022: 3 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 74 | $35,260 | $183 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 68 | $15,136 | $86 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $2,560 | $73 |
2021: 4 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 58 | $49,710 | $196 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 90 | $32,185 | $89 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 11 | $1,563 | $112 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 11 | $1,244 | $96 |
2020: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 35 | $19,564 | $92 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 18 | $12,079 | $216 |
2019: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 13 | $2,851 | $168 |
2018: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 22 | $4,898 | $175 |
2016: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 17 | $1,479 | $55 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 13 | $780 | $56 |
Medicaid work
$3,143 in 2023
Medicaid paid $3,143 for 44 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 15 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 | 32 | $3,055 |
| Diffusing capacity | 12 | $88 |
| 2023 | 44 | 2 | 15 | $3,143 |
Money from drug and device companies
$43 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $43 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $124 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Inari Medical | Flowtriever Catheter, S | $43 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Inari Medical | Meals · 2023-07-21 | Flowtriever Catheter, S | $43 |
See earlier years (2019)
2019: $124
| Amgen | Evenity | $124 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1508153024
- Licence
- CA A141529California A141529: Current · expires 2027-08-31
- Trained
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 2011
- Group
- Stanford Health Care · Central Coast Chest Consultants, A Medical Corporation
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RP1001X (207RP1001X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Federal specialty code 207RC0200X (207RC0200X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2011-07-05
- NPI last updated
- 2024-11-11
- NPI record certified
- 2024-11-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1304 Ella St Ste A, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401 · 1428 Phillips Ln Ste 203, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401