Joel S Pash, DO
Anesthesiology · Carmichael
- 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
- 2
- Since medical school
- 20 years
- Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med, 2006
Offices
2 locations · Metropolitan Anesthesiology Consultants A Medical Group Inc · Regents of the Univ of CA
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Hospitals listed: Mercy San Juan Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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.
- Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, 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 · 69% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 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): 0.108, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.144, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Mercy San Juan 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: 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.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.108 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.144 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.78 (0 to 1.72) · 1,413 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.77 (0.47 to 1.07) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 195.56 (150.94 to 240.19) · 122 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 193 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 14.6 · 190 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.9 · 445 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 444 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 518 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 3,727 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.39) · 8,263 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.05 to 0.42) · 8,488 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.3 (0.42 to 4.18) · 1,992 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0 to 2.95) · 566 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.08 (0.71 to 3.44) · 1,929 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.41 (0 to 13) · 533 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.3 (0.68 to 7.92) · 557 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.6 (0.14 to 3.06) · 338 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.53 (0 to 1.11) · 7,155 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.3 · 48 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.567 | 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 | 15.1 · 283 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.2 · 852 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.4 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -14.6 · 522 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -12.4 · 458 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.9 · 708 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.9 (3.1 to 7.5) · 102 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10 (7 to 14) · 102 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 57 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.3 · 51 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 379 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (9.5 to 17.2) · 384 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 291 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (611 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 41% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$16,539
Medicare paid this office $16,539 for 81 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 18 | $2,334 | $130 |
Who their Medicare patients are
81 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 16% · 85 and older 14% · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 42% · Health risk score 1.77. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Chronic kidney disease 36% · Diabetes 35% · Cancer 31% · Heart failure 26% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · Depression 21% · COPD 17% · Stroke 15%.
The office billed $142,515, Medicare allowed $20,731 and paid $16,539; for 89 services of 37 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 | 81 | 89 | 73 | 1.77 | $142,515 | $16,539 |
| 2023 | 116 | 132 | 71 | 1.85 | $243,626 | $26,604 |
| 2022 | 56 | 69 | 71 | 1.40 | $102,991 | $14,059 |
| 2021 | 23 | 30 | 73 | 1.93 | $39,930 | $5,988 |
| 2019 | 169 | 197 | 73 | 1.74 | $288,405 | $28,877 |
| 2018 | 38 | 44 | 71 | 1.75 | $68,730 | $7,418 |
| 2014 | 30 | 31 | 69 | 2.08 | $46,669 | $6,479 |
| 2013 | 21 | 26 | 70 | 1.08 | $36,727 | $4,845 |
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: 1 service
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 20 | $2,489 | $124 |
2019: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 23 | $2,661 | $111 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 23 | $2,372 | $103 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1518303338
- Licence
- CA 20A-12100
- Trained
- Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med, 2006 · 20 years ago
- Group
- Metropolitan Anesthesiology Consultants A Medical Group Inc · Regents of the Univ of CA
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3583, Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2013-05-20
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-11
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.