Shirley Xin Liu, MD
Anesthesiology · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Sequoia Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A94673 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2006 · expires 2027-09-30 · Baylor College of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
- Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, 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 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Sequoia Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 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.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.58 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.5 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,231 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 332 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.702 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.853 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -27.1 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.3 · 304 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.6 · 178 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.3 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 29 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 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) · 713 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 78% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$50,873
Medicare paid this office $50,873 for 384 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 232 | $24,878 | $106 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 17 | $1,990 | $117 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 17 | $1,951 | $115 |
Who their Medicare patients are
384 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 60% · Also on Medicaid 5% · Health risk score 0.82. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 63% · Diabetes 20% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Chronic kidney disease 17% · Cancer 17% · Atrial fibrillation 13% · Depression 12% · Heart failure 8% · COPD 8% · Stroke 7%.
The office billed $413,781, Medicare allowed $63,950 and paid $50,873; for 396 services of 45 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 | 384 | 396 | 75 | 0.82 | $413,781 | $50,873 |
| 2023 | 317 | 335 | 76 | 0.81 | $366,633 | $47,408 |
| 2022 | 310 | 356 | 76 | 0.83 | $395,989 | $50,484 |
| 2021 | 357 | 391 | 76 | 0.88 | $445,978 | $58,009 |
| 2020 | 308 | 354 | 75 | 0.89 | $420,109 | $54,417 |
| 2019 | 348 | 388 | 76 | 0.94 | $459,642 | $61,047 |
| 2018 | 335 | 378 | 75 | 0.94 | $438,224 | $57,289 |
| 2017 | 168 | 206 | 76 | 1.24 | $284,820 | $37,333 |
| 2016 | 290 | 321 | 76 | 0.93 | $348,728 | $47,404 |
| 2015 | 393 | 443 | 76 | 1.13 | $371,114 | $63,224 |
| 2014 | 367 | 401 | 76 | 1.02 | $340,277 | $56,312 |
| 2013 | 258 | 271 | 76 | 0.95 | $208,082 | $34,506 |
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: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 183 | $20,668 | $110 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | 16 | $2,164 | $135 |
| Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | 12 | $1,491 | $124 |
2022: 5 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 189 | $22,314 | $114 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 14 | $4,462 | $319 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | 15 | $2,439 | $163 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 14 | $660 | $47 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 17 | $470 | $28 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 216 | $27,008 | $122 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | 23 | $3,392 | $147 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $308 | $28 |
2020: 6 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 143 | $15,604 | $108 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 19 | $6,858 | $361 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | 15 | $1,927 | $128 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $1,847 | $142 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 22 | $640 | $29 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 13 | $635 | $49 |
2019: 5 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 211 | $24,760 | $114 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 13 | $4,679 | $360 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 12 | $3,757 | $313 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 12 | $676 | $56 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 16 | $452 | $28 |
2018: 5 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 181 | $21,564 | $113 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 11 | $3,804 | $346 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid | 13 | $2,730 | $210 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 17 | $2,455 | $144 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $347 | $29 |
2017: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 17 | $5,752 | $338 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 37 | $4,408 | $119 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 14 | $2,766 | $198 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 12 | $501 | $42 |
2016: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 178 | $20,979 | $114 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 11 | $3,843 | $349 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | 17 | $3,070 | $162 |
2015: 4 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 258 | $29,472 | $111 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 12 | $4,222 | $352 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 11 | $4,131 | $376 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 11 | $3,495 | $318 |
2014: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 248 | $28,428 | $112 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 11 | $3,856 | $351 |
2013: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 185 | $20,451 | $105 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope | 12 | $1,651 | $138 |
Money from drug and device companies
$155 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | None | $155 |
| 2020 | 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.
| Motiva USA | Motiva Implant Matrix | $133 | 1 payment
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| Chiesi USA | Kengreal | $22 | 1 payment
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See all 2 published payments
| Motiva USA | Meals · 2025-10-22 | Motiva Implant Matrix | $133 |
| Chiesi USA | Meals · 2025-08-03 | Kengreal | $22 |
See earlier years (2020)
2020: $124
| AcelRx Pharmaceuticals | Dsuvia | $124 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1528086816
- Licence
- CA A94673California A94673: Current · expires 2027-09-30
- Trained
- Baylor College of Medicine, 2000
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-07-17
- NPI last updated
- 2020-05-29
- NPI record certified
- 2020-05-29
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.