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Deborah A Norvell, PA

Physician Assistant · Stanford

NPI 1528483385

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
3
Since medical school
13 years
Graduated 2013

Offices

3 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula · Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Montage HealthPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 84% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.48 (1.22 to 1.74), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate: 3.12 (1.69 to 4.56) · 1,095 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 19.24 (14.17 to 24.3) · 1,118 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 9.62 (6.42 to 12.82) · 1,086 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.39, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 11 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.48 (1.22 to 1.74)WorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths3.12 (1.69 to 4.56) · 1,095 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths19.24 (14.17 to 24.3) · 1,118 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths9.62 (6.42 to 12.82) · 1,086 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.39BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.27 (0.39 to 2.16) · 1,873 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths158.2 (110.65 to 205.75) · 140 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.3 · 74 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.8 · 135 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 184 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 686 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.4 · 1,072 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8 · 328 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.8 · 3,300 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.11 to 0.48) · 10,234 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.1 to 0.46) · 10,572 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.25 (1.47 to 5.04) · 2,617 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.37 (1.04 to 3.7) · 2,519 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.21 (0.75 to 3.66) · 744 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.61 (0.06 to 1.17) · 8,715 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.2 · 156 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.28No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.799No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.732No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.7 · 152 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.6 · 625 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits6.3 · 193 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-3.2 · 749 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits7 · 1,074 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.5 · 850 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4 (2.7 to 5.8) · 224 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.5 (10.4 to 17.4) · 224 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 153 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.5 · 49 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits14.2 (10.9 to 18.6) · 711 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (1 to 1.5) · 746 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (520 patients answered, 28% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating5
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained62%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)82%
Staff "always" explained new medications79%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand79%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital84%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$8,274

Medicare paid this office $8,274 for 83 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)19$1,855$81
New patient visit (60+ min)11$1,745$159
Short return visit (20+ min)18$1,186$56

Who their Medicare patients are

83 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 21% · Health risk score 1.88. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Cancer 33% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Diabetes 25% · Depression 20% · Coronary heart disease 19% · Atrial fibrillation 13%.

The office billed $62,842, Medicare allowed $11,261 and paid $8,274; for 103 services of 16 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

Original Medicare by year
202483103741.88$62,842$8,274
202392150721.53$76,787$8,563
20223646721.84$32,585$3,469
20211821711.74$12,722$1,464
20161414741.62$4,774$2,261
20151735730.89$14,049$3,683

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)21$1,764$74
Short return visit (20+ min)21$1,327$51
New patient visit (60+ min)12$1,117$93
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes23$664$27

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$1,380

Pharmacies billed $1,380 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 46% of their Part D prescriptions (51 of 112) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.

112 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $1,380 in drug cost · 14 antibiotic prescriptions.

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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Oxycodone44$239$5
Gabapentin23$213$9

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241125346% (51)0%$1,380
2023884555% (48)0%$1,213
2022352260% (21)0%$277
2021402648% (19)None$535
20191017235% (35)None$3,332
201819130% (0)0%$462
2017213540% (0)34%$25,288
201614964None28%$18,214
201528610129% (84)9%$4,920
20141406832% (45)26%$8,409

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Oxycodone38$258$7

2022: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Oxycodone17$135$8

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Oxycodone12$89$7

2019: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Diclofenac38$2,608$69
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26$239$9
Meloxicam17$104$6

2017: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Eliquis15$9,427$628
Effient24$2,940$123
Spironolactone15$189$13
Sotalol12$140$12
Carvedilol31$125$4
Furosemide13$59$5

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Eliquis15$6,315$421
Meloxicam18$85$5

2015: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67$1,382$21
Voltaren20$1,261$63
Meloxicam154$609$4
Tramadol11$53$5

2014: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Lidocaine12$4,802$400
Voltaren34$1,500$44
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35$671$19
Meloxicam43$240$6

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1528483385
Licence
CA PA51463
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X); Physician assistant, surgical (363AS0400X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2014-03-03
NPI last updated
2025-12-23
NPI record certified
2025-12-23

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 2395 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA, 94123