Syed Abdur-Rahman, MD
Internal Medicine · San Jose
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- Clear
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- Offices
- 7
Offices
7 locations · County of Santa Clara · Cep America-Illinois Hospitalists, LLP · Insight Chicago Inc · Inpatient Consultants of Illinois, P.C. · Hospitalist Physicians of Indiana PC
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Hospitals listed: Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago · Northwest Health-La Porte · Northwest Health- Porter · Northwest Health- Starke · St Joseph Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A177230 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2022 · expires 2028-03-31 · Windsor University School of Medicine.
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No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Illinois 036155249Licensed Physician And Surgeon · since 2021 · expires 2029-07-31ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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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.
- Insight Hospital and Medical Center ChicagoChicago, ILAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 46% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 1 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
- Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso, INAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Community Health Systems, which runs 81 hospitals in 15 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 48% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.187, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Northwest Health - StarkeKnox, INAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Community Health Systems, which runs 81 hospitals in 15 states77% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 1 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
- Northwest Health-La PorteLa Porte, INAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Community Health Systems, which runs 81 hospitals in 15 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 64% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
- St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington, ILAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Church · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of OSF Healthcare System, which runs 17 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.399, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 3 the same, 1 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.03 (0 to 2.11) · 134 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0.66 to 1.58) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.1 · 71 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.6 · 412 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 926 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 933 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.71 (1.17 to 6.24) · 122 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.62 (0 to 3.33) · 31 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.23 (0.54 to 3.93) · 126 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.98 (1.38 to 20.57) · 36 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.06 (0.79 to 9.32) · 29 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.76 (0.23 to 3.29) · 31 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.93 (0 to 2.04) · 689 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.811 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 88 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -30.9 · 61 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 27.6 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (9.3 to 17.4) · 88 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (167 patients answered, 15% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 1 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 1 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 1 |
| Room was "always" clean | 64% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 67% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained | 55% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 77% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 76% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 63% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 45% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 65% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 68% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 57% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 46% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 37% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 77% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Northwest Health - Porter
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 3 worse of 11 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 | 0.187 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0.08 to 2) · 1,143 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.72 (0.4 to 1.04) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 157.53 (110.34 to 204.72) · 94 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.5 · 193 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 497 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.6 · 587 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.9 · 221 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 5 · 2,992 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.39) · 7,144 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.06 to 0.44) · 7,152 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.38 (1.32 to 5.44) · 1,538 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.81 (0.22 to 3.4) · 600 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.91 (0.44 to 3.37) · 1,497 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.6 (0 to 12.46) · 589 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.5 (0.8 to 8.21) · 576 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0.14 to 3.05) · 300 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.84) · 5,891 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 151 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.5 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.505 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.885 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.1 · 204 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.7 · 685 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 54.2 · 197 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 8.7 · 568 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 604 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 757 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.7 (3.2 to 6.8) · 173 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.7 (8.9 to 15.4) · 173 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 164 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.2 · 52 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 276 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.6 (10.1 to 15.9) · 2,359 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) · 338 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (799 patients answered, 20% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 62% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained | 53% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 54% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 69% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 48% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 37% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Northwest Health - Starke
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 3 the same, 2 worse of 5 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 26 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 25 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.4 · 49 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.3 · 123 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.45) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.05 to 0.49) · 284 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0 to 1.91) · 197 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 28 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 101.9 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 64 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 40 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (10 to 18.4) · 84 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Room was "always" clean | 95% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 89% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 68% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 85% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 86% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 86% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 86% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 95% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 64% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Northwest Health-La Porte
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 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.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.99) · 478 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0.45 to 1.25) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 191.28 (129.8 to 252.75) · 31 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 85 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.6 · 215 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 18.8 · 336 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13.6 · 121 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.3 · 1,221 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.4) · 2,655 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 2,648 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.99 (0.55 to 5.44) · 396 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.49 (0 to 3.12) · 80 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.09 (0.45 to 3.73) · 377 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.05 (0 to 14.22) · 113 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.68 (0.57 to 8.78) · 104 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 84 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.66 (0 to 1.59) · 2,030 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.765 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)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 | 14.6 · 114 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21 · 345 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 11.8 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 7.7 · 236 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 342 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 456 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.3 (3.5 to 8.1) · 65 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.2 (7.2 to 14.3) · 65 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 140 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.6 to 17.3) · 432 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) · 216 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (481 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 65% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 78% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 56% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 51% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
See every measure and the patient survey for St Joseph Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.399 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0 to 1.94) · 661 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.78 (0.42 to 1.13) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 185.96 (130.4 to 241.51) · 40 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 10.4 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 136 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.3 · 337 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 17.4 · 378 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 176 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 1,929 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.37) · 4,370 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.07 to 0.48) · 4,381 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.16 (0.95 to 5.36) · 957 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.5 (0 to 3.15) · 296 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.89 (1.35 to 4.42) · 927 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.63 (0 to 15.63) · 290 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.56 (0.51 to 8.61) · 296 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 165 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.94) · 3,608 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.9 · 63 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.233 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.514 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.119 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.8 · 233 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 24.3 · 463 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.5 · 155 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 26.8 · 385 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 9.3 · 378 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 475 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.1 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 131 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.6 to 17.4) · 31 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 269 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,179 patients answered, 26% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 63% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$103,503
Medicare paid this office $103,503 for 483 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 242 | $45,429 | $62 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 149 | $19,637 | $130 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 123 | $13,669 | $107 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 120 | $8,568 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 48 | $5,453 | $91 |
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| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 242 | $45,429 | $62 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 149 | $19,637 | $130 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 123 | $13,669 | $107 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 120 | $8,568 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 48 | $5,453 | $91 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 20 | $3,708 | $62 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 43 | $3,632 | $84 |
Who their Medicare patients are
483 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 13% · 85 and older 22% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 51% · Health risk score 2.38. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 53% · Coronary heart disease 52% · Heart failure 49% · Chronic kidney disease 49% · Depression 44% · COPD 42% · Atrial fibrillation 39% · Stroke 30% · Dementia 29% · Cancer 19%.
The office billed $457,658, Medicare allowed $130,752 and paid $103,503; for 1,354 services of 15 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 | 483 | 1,354 | 75 | 2.38 | $457,658 | $103,503 |
| 2023 | 492 | 1,611 | 76 | 2.50 | $455,359 | $121,597 |
| 2022 | 506 | 752 | 77 | 2.24 | $524,961 | $71,197 |
| 2021 | 229 | 241 | 74 | 2.02 | $257,757 | $30,678 |
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: 8 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 236 | $66,606 | $64 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 153 | $20,534 | $133 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 138 | $9,876 | $66 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 86 | $9,272 | $105 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 33 | $5,409 | $98 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 30 minutes | 21 | $4,107 | $89 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 17 | $1,576 | $93 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day 20 minutes or more | 13 | $1,192 | $52 |
2022: 11 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 204 | $32,095 | $147 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 70 | $8,215 | $59 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 59 | $7,707 | $128 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 92 | $6,733 | $73 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 21 | $2,519 | $79 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes | 26 | $1,752 | $67 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 30 minutes | 11 | $1,733 | $79 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 22 | $1,316 | $60 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 21 | $1,303 | $59 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 13 | $1,137 | $87 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes | 13 | $1,116 | $53 |
2021: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 130 | $20,259 | $151 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 35 | $4,938 | $137 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 34 | $2,531 | $74 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes | 20 | $1,485 | $74 |
Medicaid work
$37,896 in 2024
Medicaid paid $37,896 for 777 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 31 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.
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 426 | $15,572 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 153 | $10,150 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 134 | $5,548 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 46 | $5,367 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 18 | $1,259 |
| 2024 | 777 | 5 | 31 | $37,896 |
| 2023 | 1,151 | 4 | 49 | $35,922 |
| 2022 | 305 | 3 | 23 | $9,155 |
| 2021 | 167 | 2 | 29 | $4,714 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 717 | $18,597 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; 30 minutes or less on the date of the encounter | 280 | $7,376 |
| 1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES | 98 | $5,155 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 56 | $4,795 |
2022
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 102 | $8,647 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 28 | $508 |
| Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications | 175 | $0 |
2021
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 65 | $4,714 |
| Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications | 102 | $0 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$20,852
Pharmacies billed $20,852 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
303 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $20,852 in drug cost · 31 antibiotic prescriptions to 26 people.
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.
| Pantoprazole | 33 | $241 | $7 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 24 | $129 | $5 |
| Atorvastatin | 24 | $93 | $4 |
| Levothyroxine | 11 | $56 | $5 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 346 | 85 | None | None | $20,852 |
| 2023 | 795 | 140 | 5% (38) | None | $85,951 |
| 2022 | 302 | 85 | 4% (12) | None | $20,883 |
| 2021 | 196 | 45 | 0% (0) | None | $17,356 |
| 2020 | 186 | 53 | 0% (0) | 20% | $14,323 |
| 2019 | 268 | 75 | None | None | $17,194 |
| 2018 | 46 | 19 | None | None | $1,204 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 18 drugs
| Eliquis | 18 | $9,607 | $534 |
| Novolog | 13 | $4,043 | $311 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | 17 | $2,389 | $141 |
| Divalproex | 13 | $2,377 | $183 |
| Quetiapine | 29 | $1,099 | $38 |
| Atorvastatin | 38 | $605 | $16 |
| Gabapentin | 29 | $537 | $19 |
| Pantoprazole | 35 | $486 | $14 |
| Ipratropium-Albuterol | 15 | $358 | $24 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 30 | $356 | $12 |
| Carvedilol | 35 | $354 | $10 |
| Levothyroxine | 33 | $318 | $10 |
| Potassium Chloride | 19 | $275 | $14 |
| Losartan | 19 | $272 | $14 |
| Furosemide | 47 | $247 | $5 |
| Hydralazine | 14 | $203 | $15 |
| Metformin | 22 | $199 | $9 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $20 | $2 |
2022: 6 drugs
| Losartan | 15 | $235 | $16 |
| Pantoprazole | 14 | $216 | $15 |
| Hydralazine | 11 | $151 | $14 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 21 | $148 | $7 |
| Carvedilol | 12 | $145 | $12 |
| Levothyroxine | 12 | $130 | $11 |
2021: 3 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 15 | $183 | $12 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 16 | $119 | $7 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 11 | $110 | $10 |
2020: 2 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 14 | $154 | $11 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 12 | $150 | $13 |
2019: 5 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 21 | $291 | $14 |
| Metoprolol | 11 | $189 | $17 |
| Lisinopril | 20 | $100 | $5 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 13 | $49 | $4 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 11 | $43 | $4 |
Money from drug and device companies
$22 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $22 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $24 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Xarelto | $22 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2024-09-23 | Xarelto | $22 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $18
| Nevro | Senza | $18 | 1 payment
|
2022: $24
| Amarin Pharma | Vascepa | $24 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1538658729
- Licence
- CA 177230, IL 036155249, IN 01086051ACalifornia A177230: Current · expires 2028-03-31Illinois 036155249: Active
- Group
- County of Santa Clara · Cep America-Illinois Hospitalists, LLP · Insight Chicago Inc · Inpatient Consultants of Illinois, P.C. · Hospitalist Physicians of Indiana PC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Hospitalist (208M00000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1 Kish Hospital Dr, Dekalb, IL, 60115
- NPI first listed
- 2018-05-03
- NPI last updated
- 2025-05-06
- NPI record certified
- 2025-05-06
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 2525 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616 · 300 Canal St, King City, CA, 93930