John S Chorba, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) · Tucson
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 6
- Since medical school
- 19 years
- Harvard Medical School, 2007
Offices
6 locations · Banner-University Medical Group · Alameda Health System · University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Sonora Community Hospital
Looking this up.
Hospitals listed: Adventist Health Sonora · Alameda Hospital · Alta Bates Summit Medical Center · Highland Hospital · Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Chorba’s office to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| 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 |
Hospitals they work in
5 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Church · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Adventist Health, which runs 28 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 64% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative wound dehiscence rate: 3.5 (2.04 to 4.96) · 288 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 1.3 (1 to 1.6) · 1,004 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.185, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Alameda HospitalAlameda, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency departmentPart of Alameda Health System, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 64% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 130.09 (87.72 to 172.46) · 109 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.274, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.227, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Highland HospitalOakland, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Alameda Health System, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 1 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better 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): 0.568, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of San Francisco Health Network, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.449, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.37, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.538, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Adventist Health Sonora
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 7 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.
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 3.5 (2.04 to 4.96) · 288 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.3 (1 to 1.6) · 1,004 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.185 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.15 (0.14 to 2.16) · 582 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.87 (0.5 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 182.91 (123.44 to 242.37) · 38 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.9 · 118 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 125 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 236 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15 · 433 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 1,364 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.39) · 3,671 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.07 to 0.48) · 3,602 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.41 (1.24 to 5.59) · 803 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.57 (0 to 3.24) · 310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.98 to 4.2) · 754 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.97 (0 to 16.16) · 306 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.72 (1.85 to 9.58) · 277 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 1.06) · 2,750 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.614 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.6 · 105 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 209 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 12.6 · 119 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -23.8 · 255 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.4 · 455 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 381 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6 (4.3 to 8.1) · 328 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.7 (9.1 to 14.7) · 328 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 106 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.3) · 1,835 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (326 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 69% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| 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) | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 44% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 93% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Alameda Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 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 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.03 (0 to 2.12) · 119 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0.45 to 1.32) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 35 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 82 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.5 · 210 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 532 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,887 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.04 to 0.47) · 1,916 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.37 (0.77 to 5.96) · 80 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.3 (0.58 to 4.02) · 85 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 38 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.3 (0 to 1.23) · 1,359 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 98 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -2.4 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -3.6 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.5 · 244 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 40 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (319 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 69% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 85% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 65% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 65% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 42% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 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 | 130.09 (87.72 to 172.46) · 109 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.274 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.227 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1 (0.06 to 1.94) · 1,209 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0.6 to 1.16) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.9 · 105 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.8 · 270 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 447 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 341 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 381 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 2,811 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.31) · 7,167 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,659 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.93 (0.92 to 4.94) · 1,668 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0 to 2.75) · 580 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.67 (1.19 to 4.15) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.17 (0.33 to 12.02) · 633 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 8.11 (4.67 to 11.55) · 619 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.15 to 3.07) · 309 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.39 (0 to 0.96) · 6,085 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 217 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.724 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.425 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.716 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 416 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 606 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -30.4 · 359 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -31.8 · 555 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -14.4 · 358 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 382 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.1 (3.2 to 8.2) · 25 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.8 (7.3 to 16) · 25 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.5 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.9 · 56 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 152 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14.8 (11.1 to 20) · 251 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) · 579 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (535 patients answered, 18% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 72% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Highland Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 0 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 3 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 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.568 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.99) · 487 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.7 to 1.42) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 198.35 (145.43 to 251.26) · 50 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.8 · 83 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13.3 · 148 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11.9 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.7 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 1,143 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.17 (0 to 0.38) · 4,370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.07 to 0.47) · 4,344 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.54 (0.29 to 4.79) · 689 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.07 (0.37 to 3.78) · 165 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.91 (0.34 to 3.48) · 681 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.62 (2.72 to 20.53) · 179 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.44 (1.37 to 9.5) · 163 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.97 (0.49 to 3.45) · 126 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.76 (0.07 to 1.44) · 3,387 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.519 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.682 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 51 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.9 · 184 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 141.8 · 59 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 27.6 · 186 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 35.3 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.6 · 243 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5 (3.2 to 7.7) · 64 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.5 (9.7 to 18.5) · 64 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14.4 (10.8 to 19.4) · 355 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.5) · 84 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,960 patients answered, 26% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 68% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| 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 | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 50% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 82% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 2 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 | 0.449 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.37 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.538 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.9 (0 to 1.91) · 667 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0.76 to 1.49) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 195.34 (147.34 to 243.34) · 76 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 114 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 48 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 201 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.5 · 214 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 261 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 1,351 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.07 to 0.5) · 4,709 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.39 (0.19 to 0.59) · 4,644 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.34 (2.11 to 6.56) · 795 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0 to 3.28) · 234 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.85 (1.33 to 4.38) · 861 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.95 (0.25 to 17.64) · 261 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6 (2.01 to 9.98) · 242 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 167 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0.08 to 1.49) · 4,129 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.4 · 35 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.709 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.769 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 227 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 28.6 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 75.1 · 239 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.2 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.3 (8.3 to 15.1) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 132 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (10.4 to 17.9) · 966 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) · 88 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,644 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 69% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$27,022
Medicare paid this office $27,022 for 249 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 184 | $10,160 | $55 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 27 | $5,248 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 24 | $3,003 | $115 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 18 | $1,971 | $104 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 17 | $398 | $22 |
See all 7 services
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 184 | $10,160 | $55 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 27 | $5,248 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 24 | $3,003 | $115 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 18 | $1,971 | $104 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 17 | $398 | $22 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 16 | $106 | $6 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 16 | $47 | $3 |
Who their Medicare patients are
249 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 9% · 85 and older 17% · Women 49% · Also on Medicaid 92% · Health risk score 2.57. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical cardiology clinician is at 1.71.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 48% · Coronary heart disease 47% · Heart failure 47% · Chronic kidney disease 40% · Atrial fibrillation 39% · COPD 31% · Depression 29% · Stroke 20% · Dementia 17% · Cancer 14%.
The office billed $150,238, Medicare allowed $35,357 and paid $27,022; for 400 services of 13 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 | 249 | 400 | 74 | 2.57 | $150,238 | $27,022 |
| 2023 | 223 | 361 | 73 | 2.08 | $138,236 | $24,758 |
| 2022 | 223 | 423 | 72 | 2.26 | $170,185 | $30,350 |
| 2021 | 188 | 328 | 72 | 2.15 | $119,101 | $22,932 |
| 2020 | 193 | 391 | 72 | 2.52 | $169,866 | $33,082 |
| 2019 | 155 | 302 | 72 | 2.42 | $129,170 | $23,626 |
| 2018 | 163 | 293 | 72 | 2.29 | $121,966 | $22,059 |
| 2017 | 120 | 235 | 71 | 2.97 | $93,670 | $17,137 |
| 2016 | 136 | 293 | 72 | 2.45 | $122,479 | $23,204 |
| 2015 | 140 | 250 | 72 | 2.34 | $112,406 | $22,309 |
| 2014 | 83 | 148 | 74 | 2.45 | $73,086 | $14,436 |
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: 12 services
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 151 | $8,344 | $54 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 11 | $4,547 | $189 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 22 | $2,640 | $115 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 20 | $2,402 | $67 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 12 | $1,835 | $108 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 12 | $1,264 | $105 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 13 | $895 | $69 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 12 | $271 | $23 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 12 | $155 | $13 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 12 | $83 | $6 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 11 | $81 | $7 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 12 | $37 | $3 |
2022: 10 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 13 | $7,861 | $187 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 135 | $7,242 | $53 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 33 | $4,600 | $60 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 14 | $2,249 | $87 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 12 | $2,089 | $174 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 23 | $1,485 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 14 | $1,450 | $104 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 17 | $250 | $15 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 17 | $168 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 11 | $30 | $3 |
2021: 8 services
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 109 | $6,808 | $62 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 19 | $4,432 | $92 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 19 | $3,512 | $176 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 20 | $2,248 | $64 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 16 | $1,428 | $89 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 18 | $1,246 | $66 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 11 | $72 | $7 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 12 | $34 | $3 |
2020: 8 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 21 | $8,408 | $196 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 49 | $7,600 | $64 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 62 | $4,040 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 14 | $2,552 | $182 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 28 | $1,877 | $67 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 14 | $1,743 | $124 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 19 | $1,669 | $88 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 11 | $1,084 | $99 |
2019: 6 services
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 75 | $4,877 | $64 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 36 | $4,876 | $62 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 14 | $4,329 | $188 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 17 | $2,815 | $166 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 34 | $2,046 | $60 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 23 | $1,848 | $80 |
2018: 5 services
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 83 | $5,192 | $63 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 12 | $4,408 | $184 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 24 | $3,590 | $60 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 23 | $1,460 | $63 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 16 | $1,367 | $80 |
2017: 4 services
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 70 | $3,846 | $53 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 27 | $3,405 | $59 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 18 | $1,517 | $84 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 22 | $1,485 | $62 |
2016: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 33 | $4,784 | $62 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 11 | $2,833 | $189 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 16 | $2,771 | $173 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 22 | $2,700 | $117 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 44 | $2,431 | $55 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 33 | $2,355 | $64 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 24 | $2,157 | $86 |
2015: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 32 | $4,501 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 23 | $4,194 | $182 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 20 | $2,580 | $123 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 32 | $2,210 | $67 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 38 | $2,182 | $57 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 19 | $1,909 | $100 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 20 | $1,810 | $91 |
2014: 5 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 28 | $5,239 | $181 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 11 | $2,135 | $93 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 13 | $1,286 | $64 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 19 | $1,252 | $66 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 15 | $864 | $58 |
Medicaid work
$18,525 in 2024
Medicaid paid $18,525 for 390 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 42 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.
| Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography | 258 | $10,199 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 80 | $3,471 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 39 | $3,048 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 13 | $1,806 |
| 2024 | 390 | 4 | 42 | $18,525 |
| 2023 | 354 | 4 | 27 | $12,710 |
| 2022 | 319 | 3 | 34 | $9,855 |
| 2021 | 189 | 3 | 24 | $8,674 |
| 2020 | 171 | 2 | 24 | $4,769 |
| 2019 | 180 | 4 | 28 | $3,621 |
| 2018 | 269 | 4 | 26 | $5,251 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography | 249 | $8,601 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 72 | $2,102 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 16 | $1,438 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 17 | $569 |
2022
| Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography | 219 | $6,497 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 87 | $2,864 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 13 | $494 |
2021
| Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography | 129 | $5,396 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 41 | $1,943 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 19 | $1,335 |
2020
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 149 | $4,602 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 22 | $168 |
2019
| Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography | 56 | $1,465 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 77 | $1,333 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 27 | $502 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS SF/LOW 40 | 20 | $321 |
2018
| Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography | 96 | $2,959 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 134 | $1,772 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 22 | $334 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS SF/LOW 40 | 17 | $185 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$12,508
Pharmacies billed $12,508 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 108) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical cardiology clinician is at 0%.
83 generic and 25 brand-name prescriptions · $12,508 in drug cost.
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.
| Atorvastatin | 12 | $53 | $4 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 108 | 21 | 0% (0) | 23% | $12,508 |
| 2023 | 153 | 22 | 0% (0) | 28% | $23,156 |
| 2022 | 183 | 44 | 0% (0) | None | $35,879 |
| 2021 | 430 | 46 | 0% (0) | 22% | $90,741 |
| 2020 | 304 | 61 | None | None | $41,156 |
| 2019 | 261 | 53 | None | 30% | $27,064 |
| 2018 | 173 | 33 | 0% (0) | 10% | $9,564 |
| 2017 | 238 | 42 | 0% (0) | None | $12,086 |
| 2016 | 269 | 59 | None | None | $13,577 |
| 2015 | 185 | 48 | 0% (0) | 19% | $9,458 |
| 2014 | 179 | 27 | None | 19% | $6,000 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Jardiance | 16 | $9,637 | $602 |
| Atorvastatin | 16 | $183 | $11 |
| Spironolactone | 16 | $152 | $9 |
| Furosemide | 12 | $56 | $5 |
2022: 6 drugs
| Jardiance | 15 | $11,471 | $765 |
| Entresto | 13 | $10,442 | $803 |
| Metoprolol | 16 | $206 | $13 |
| Atorvastatin | 18 | $134 | $7 |
| Furosemide | 19 | $79 | $4 |
| Spironolactone | 11 | $70 | $6 |
2021: 17 drugs
| Jardiance | 26 | $32,907 | $1,266 |
| Entresto | 17 | $20,319 | $1,195 |
| Metoprolol | 40 | $826 | $21 |
| Atorvastatin | 51 | $747 | $15 |
| Gabapentin | 12 | $651 | $54 |
| Levetiracetam | 11 | $641 | $58 |
| Ezetimibe | 14 | $542 | $39 |
| Rosuvastatin | 11 | $487 | $44 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | 14 | $412 | $29 |
| Carvedilol | 27 | $410 | $15 |
| Clopidogrel | 23 | $241 | $10 |
| Furosemide | 31 | $218 | $7 |
| Nitroglycerin | 12 | $210 | $17 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 19 | $155 | $8 |
| Allopurinol | 11 | $106 | $10 |
| Lisinopril | 15 | $95 | $6 |
| Benazepril | 11 | $56 | $5 |
2020: 9 drugs
| Jardiance | 11 | $11,753 | $1,068 |
| Metoprolol | 25 | $502 | $20 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | 22 | $430 | $20 |
| Nitroglycerin | 19 | $272 | $14 |
| Atorvastatin | 17 | $183 | $11 |
| Furosemide | 33 | $179 | $5 |
| Carvedilol | 18 | $172 | $10 |
| Spironolactone | 17 | $125 | $7 |
| Lisinopril | 25 | $88 | $4 |
2019: 7 drugs
| Metoprolol | 27 | $948 | $35 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | 13 | $292 | $22 |
| Atorvastatin | 16 | $291 | $18 |
| Nitroglycerin | 17 | $262 | $15 |
| Furosemide | 35 | $247 | $7 |
| Carvedilol | 11 | $138 | $13 |
| Lisinopril | 15 | $104 | $7 |
2018: 3 drugs
| Metoprolol | 20 | $617 | $31 |
| Atorvastatin | 24 | $372 | $16 |
| Lisinopril | 15 | $99 | $7 |
2017: 8 drugs
| Metoprolol | 28 | $795 | $28 |
| Nitroglycerin | 15 | $452 | $30 |
| Atorvastatin | 24 | $419 | $17 |
| Clopidogrel | 16 | $170 | $11 |
| Spironolactone | 17 | $140 | $8 |
| Carvedilol | 13 | $121 | $9 |
| Lisinopril | 19 | $116 | $6 |
| Losartan | 13 | $103 | $8 |
2016: 7 drugs
| Metoprolol | 25 | $910 | $36 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | 23 | $760 | $33 |
| Carvedilol | 29 | $315 | $11 |
| Atorvastatin | 13 | $246 | $19 |
| Furosemide | 20 | $168 | $8 |
| Lisinopril | 19 | $115 | $6 |
| Losartan | 13 | $76 | $6 |
2015: 5 drugs
| Metoprolol | 17 | $967 | $57 |
| Nitrostat | 12 | $416 | $35 |
| Furosemide | 19 | $138 | $7 |
| Carvedilol | 14 | $93 | $7 |
| Lisinopril | 13 | $79 | $6 |
2014: 4 drugs
| Metoprolol | 31 | $1,184 | $38 |
| Atorvastatin | 15 | $346 | $23 |
| Clopidogrel | 15 | $135 | $9 |
| Carvedilol | 14 | $74 | $5 |
Money from drug and device companies
$8,282 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | $8,250 | $8,282 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | $11,283 | $11,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $1,856 | $1,856 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Eko Health | None | $8,250 | 2 payments
|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Leqvio | $32 | 2 payments
|
See all 4 published payments
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-08-26 | Leqvio | $16 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-08-26 | Leqvio | $16 |
| Eko Health | Consulting · 2025-04-24 | None | $1,250 |
| Eko Health | Consulting · 2025-04-01 | None | $7,000 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $11,712
| Eko Health | None | $11,712 | 3 payments
|
2022: $1,856
| Eko Devices | None | $1,856 | 1 payment
|
Research money
Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · Victorion-Inclusion: Evaluating Inclisiran As A Solution To Improve Ldl-C Management and Close Care Gaps in An Inclusive Ascvd and Ascvd Risk Equivalent Population · 2025 | Their institution | $74,813 |
| PFIZER INC. · Wi207763 Aspire Cardiovascular 2015 the Role of Pcsk9 Secretion and Its Required Mediators in Health and Disease · 2022 | Their institution | $15,000 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 91.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1538364138
- Licence
- MA L-232058
- Trained
- Harvard Medical School, 2007 · 19 years ago
- Group
- Banner-University Medical Group · Alameda Health System · University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Sonora Community Hospital
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Cardiology (207RC0000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 6261 N La Cholla Blvd Ste 277, Tucson, AZ, 85741
- NPI first listed
- 2007-06-15
- NPI last updated
- 2026-02-13
- NPI record certified
- 2026-02-13
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.