Lucas Jeremy Bader, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · North Miami
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 6
Offices
6 locations · Acute Care Surgery Medical Group Inc · Hsa Florida Physician Group Inc · Health First Physician Specialties Inc · Health First Medical Group, LLC
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Hospitals listed: Holmes Regional Medical Center · Palm Bay Hospital · St Luke'S Magic Valley Rmc · Viera Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A112030 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2010 · expires 2027-10-31 · University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Florida ME95823Medical Doctor · since 2006 · expires 2028-01-31ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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School, training and certification
1 placement
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Education
- UC Davis School of Medicine · MD2000–2004Medical school
Residency and fellowship
- University of Miami, Orthopaedic SurgeryMIAMI, FL · 2004–2009
What else the board holds
Hospitals they may admit to
Where the clinician told their state board they may admit and treat patients.
- Out of State · LA
Also licensed in
States the clinician told their board they are also licensed in. Only the states we check are verified.
Louisiana
Hospitals they work in
4 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne, FLAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Health First, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 62% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.101, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.166, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.175, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay, FLAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency departmentPart of Health First, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.379, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- St Lukes Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls, IDAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Saint Lukes, which runs 9 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 63% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.111, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Viera HospitalMelbourne, FLAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Health First, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.149, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Holmes Regional Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.101 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.166 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.175 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0 to 1.74) · 2,195 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0.62 to 1.08) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 159.82 (119.98 to 199.67) · 227 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 209 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 269 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 259 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 558 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.1 · 700 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 14.1 · 651 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 6,428 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0.01 to 0.35) · 13,115 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.17 (0 to 0.34) · 13,755 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.55 (1.99 to 5.1) · 3,798 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.93 (0.66 to 3.2) · 1,582 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.96 (1.81 to 4.11) · 3,605 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.09 (1.75 to 10.44) · 1,584 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.35 (1.34 to 7.36) · 1,578 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.69 to 3.53) · 698 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.54 (0.07 to 1.01) · 10,026 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.7 · 86 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.676 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.655 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.315 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14 · 458 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 865 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.2 · 339 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -29.5 · 675 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -20.4 · 761 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 911 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 82 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.1 · 173 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 389 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14 (10.5 to 19) · 136 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.4) · 850 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (599 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 69% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained | 53% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 65% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 67% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 58% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 67% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 50% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 62% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 39% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 80% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Palm Bay Hospital
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, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 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 | 0.379 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0 to 1.98) · 587 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.82 (0.41 to 1.23) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 148 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 14 · 52 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 213 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.8 · 303 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 187 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.3 · 2,539 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.02 to 0.45) · 4,172 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.03 to 0.44) · 4,145 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.85 (0.47 to 5.24) · 438 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 72 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.5 (0.82 to 4.19) · 396 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.11 (0 to 17.57) · 68 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.96 (0.73 to 9.19) · 66 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.71 (0.2 to 3.21) · 98 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0 to 1.16) · 2,748 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 47 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.664 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.984 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.4 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21 · 413 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -11.1 · 241 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -15.1 · 330 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 536 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.3 · 262 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (10 to 17.5) · 510 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) · 531 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (430 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 74% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 78% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 76% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 62% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 81% |
See every measure and the patient survey for St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.111 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.67 to 2.7) · 653 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.03 (0.67 to 1.39) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 172.64 (117.31 to 227.96) · 46 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 10.4 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.4 · 168 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 259 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 325 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 163 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 2,313 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.4 (0.19 to 0.62) · 3,648 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.08 to 0.49) · 3,651 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.54 (0.29 to 4.79) · 761 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.97 (0.31 to 3.63) · 231 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.83 (1.24 to 4.43) · 727 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 12.69 (5.06 to 20.32) · 233 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.03 (2.47 to 9.59) · 226 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.98 (0.49 to 3.46) · 159 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0 to 1.07) · 2,807 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 29 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.926 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.527 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.57 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.9 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 421 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -20.2 · 172 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -41 · 275 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -20.6 · 328 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 493 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 33 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.1 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.9 (8.5 to 14.2) · 1,953 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.3) · 623 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (718 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 80% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 90% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 91% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 47% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Viera Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 4 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.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.149 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.84 (0 to 1.82) · 857 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.97 (0.6 to 1.35) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 219.35 (162.23 to 276.47) · 31 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.9 · 106 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.6 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 245 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 356 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 174 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 2,264 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.02 to 0.46) · 4,398 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.31 (0.11 to 0.51) · 4,441 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.12 (1.85 to 6.39) · 779 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.55 (0 to 3.21) · 330 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.39 (0.75 to 4.03) · 743 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.37 (1.47 to 17.27) · 332 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.4 (0.42 to 8.38) · 304 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.18 to 3.17) · 223 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.56 (0 to 1.42) · 2,778 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.3 · 89 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.842 | 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 | 14.5 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 321 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -29.8 · 280 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -17.2 · 384 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 470 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 86 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 153 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.4 (9.5 to 16.2) · 1,109 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) · 538 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (457 patients answered, 26% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 83% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$25,369
Medicare paid this office $25,369 for 41 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
41 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · 85 and older 32% · Women 61% · Health risk score 1.87. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 51% · Heart failure 39% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Diabetes 37% · Dementia 37% · COPD 34% · Atrial fibrillation 32% · Coronary heart disease 27%.
The office billed $107,154, Medicare allowed $32,193 and paid $25,369; for 66 services of 25 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 | 41 | 66 | 78 | 1.87 | $107,154 | $25,369 |
| 2023 | 138 | 222 | 80 | 1.99 | $232,795 | $82,244 |
| 2022 | 225 | 334 | 79 | 2.05 | $433,615 | $134,197 |
| 2021 | 66 | 117 | 77 | 2.91 | $176,603 | $40,089 |
| 2020 | 199 | 355 | 72 | 3.49 | $483,373 | $105,592 |
| 2019 | 187 | 325 | 76 | 2.69 | $361,357 | $90,488 |
| 2018 | 62 | 132 | 76 | 1.96 | $156,575 | $33,788 |
| 2017 | 74 | 344 | 73 | 1.74 | $200,717 | $32,054 |
| 2016 | 135 | 871 | 72 | 1.67 | $380,330 | $78,923 |
| 2015 | 45 | 254 | 73 | 1.27 | $103,334 | $24,427 |
| 2014 | 140 | 677 | 72 | 1.26 | $199,994 | $41,620 |
| 2013 | 220 | 1,113 | 75 | 1.63 | $482,528 | $126,811 |
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
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 23 | $21,942 | $954 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 17 | $16,735 | $984 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 13 | $12,325 | $948 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 49 | $4,749 | $97 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 54 | $3,338 | $62 |
2022: 4 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 44 | $41,898 | $952 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 32 | $32,970 | $970 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 88 | $9,248 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 57 | $4,388 | $77 |
2021: 2 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 14 | $13,457 | $961 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 31 | $3,293 | $106 |
2020: 8 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 32 | $30,900 | $966 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 17 | $15,779 | $928 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 55 | $5,994 | $107 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 42 | $3,369 | $78 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 16 | $2,533 | $158 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 24 | $1,475 | $55 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 24 | $1,279 | $49 |
| Short return visit | 11 | $423 | $35 |
2019: 7 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 28 | $26,282 | $939 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 28 | $2,912 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 28 | $2,233 | $80 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 18 | $2,053 | $57 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 16 | $1,309 | $82 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 20 | $1,211 | $58 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 18 | $812 | $37 |
2017: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 49 | $4,975 | $77 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 17 | $1,422 | $84 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 28 | $1,226 | $31 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 14 | $35 | None |
2016: 13 services
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 18 | $19,681 | $1,093 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 65 | $8,428 | $82 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 53 | $3,122 | $34 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 21 | $2,496 | $119 |
| Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | 13 | $1,963 | $20 |
| Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes | 11 | $1,650 | $24 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 16 | $1,442 | $69 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 17 | $1,433 | $84 |
| Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes | 12 | $1,156 | $18 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $767 | $59 |
| Physical therapy evaluation | 13 | $700 | $54 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $566 | $51 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 26 | $144 | None |
2015: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 22 | $2,664 | $89 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 13 | $1,263 | $79 |
| X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views | 22 | $872 | $32 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 14 | $90 | None |
2014: 10 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 84 | $7,937 | $56 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 42 | $5,408 | $129 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 38 | $3,026 | $59 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 30 | $2,393 | $73 |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | 30 | $1,042 | $26 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 16 | $892 | $50 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 17 | $862 | $30 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 11 | $501 | $42 |
| Training in the use of orthopedic device for arm, leg and/or trunk, each 15 minutes | 11 | $360 | $33 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 32 | $250 | None |
2013: 15 services
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 26 | $27,527 | $1,059 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 17 | $17,438 | $1,026 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 88 | $8,836 | $61 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 47 | $7,873 | $168 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 55 | $7,077 | $129 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 29 | $6,336 | $186 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 37 | $4,204 | $114 |
| X-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views | 38 | $1,958 | $36 |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | 38 | $1,621 | $28 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 27 | $1,424 | $31 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 28 | $1,043 | $27 |
| X-ray of thigh, 2 views | 18 | $596 | $25 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 11 | $595 | $46 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 38 | $275 | $7 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 17 | $162 | None |
Money from drug and device companies
$20 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $20 |
| 2024 | 1 | 11 | None | $333 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Na | $20 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-10-03 | Na | $20 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $333
| Stryker | Mako | $333 | 11 payments
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1518168806
- Licence
- CA A112030, FL ME95823California A112030: Current · expires 2027-10-31Florida ME95823: Active
- Trained
- University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 2004
- Group
- Acute Care Surgery Medical Group Inc · Hsa Florida Physician Group Inc · Health First Physician Specialties Inc · Health First Medical Group, LLC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- FL 112202500, LA 2432206, MS 02005067
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XX0801X (207XX0801X)
- Mailing address
- 3300 S Fiske Blvd, Rockledge, FL, 32955
- NPI first listed
- 2007-05-31
- NPI last updated
- 2024-06-18
- NPI record certified
- 2024-06-18
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1350 Hickory St, Melbourne, FL, 32901 · 8745 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940 · 25982 Pala, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691 · 1425 Malabar Rd Ne, Palm Bay, FL, 32907