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Original Medicare doctor bills
$35,862
Medicare paid this office $35,862 for 279 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
180
$24,000
$133
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
88
$8,259
$92
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
11
$1,845
$168
Who their Medicare patients are
279 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · Under 65 5% · 85 and older 28% · Women 60% · Also on Medicaid 25% · Health risk score 1.66. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
The office billed $333,238, Medicare allowed $44,928 and paid $35,862; for 307 services of 20 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
Original Medicare by year
2024
279
307
78
1.66
$333,238
$35,862
2023
298
342
77
1.47
$331,351
$36,676
2022
264
295
77
1.43
$260,967
$33,842
2021
266
299
76
1.72
$248,522
$34,093
2020
169
195
76
1.93
$150,597
$19,702
2019
254
281
76
1.76
$204,877
$27,517
2018
317
375
77
1.62
$220,730
$41,618
2017
331
391
76
1.94
$205,441
$38,166
2016
307
359
76
1.83
$176,935
$33,887
2015
360
425
77
1.77
$199,704
$39,450
2014
317
387
78
1.75
$171,257
$33,987
2013
349
412
77
1.62
$167,735
$34,143
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 3 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
142
$18,782
$131
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
134
$11,814
$88
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
23
$3,903
$170
2022: 3 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
148
$22,198
$149
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
59
$5,679
$93
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
44
$2,294
$52
2021: 4 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
139
$20,910
$147
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
65
$6,039
$93
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
14
$2,901
$207
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
49
$2,818
$55
2020: 4 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
76
$10,187
$134
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
42
$3,768
$90
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
17
$3,002
$177
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
34
$1,570
$46
2019: 4 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
122
$15,866
$128
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
53
$4,621
$87
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
19
$3,058
$161
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
54
$2,440
$45
2018: 4 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
189
$27,616
$141
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
71
$6,700
$94
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
18
$3,396
$189
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
44
$2,157
$49
2017: 3 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
182
$23,735
$126
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
95
$8,198
$85
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
50
$2,096
$41
2016: 3 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
170
$21,384
$124
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
70
$5,803
$82
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
58
$2,409
$42
2015: 3 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
208
$27,052
$126
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
71
$6,286
$85
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
74
$3,084
$41
2014: 4 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
184
$23,402
$124
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
59
$4,902
$79
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
68
$3,014
$42
Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional
12
$201
$15
2013: 3 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
156
$18,903
$120
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
94
$7,831
$82
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
89
$3,962
$43
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$4,853
Pharmacies billed $4,853 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 9% of their Part D prescriptions (24 of 276) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.
258 generic and 18 brand-name prescriptions · $4,853 in drug cost · 79 antibiotic prescriptions to 69 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.
Largest Part D drug costs
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
11
$270
$23
Cefdinir
12
$208
$17
Fluticasone Propionate
18
$169
$9
Cephalexin
15
$110
$6
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
18
$95
$5
See all 8 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
11
$270
$23
Cefdinir
12
$208
$17
Fluticasone Propionate
18
$169
$9
Cephalexin
15
$110
$6
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
18
$95
$5
Ondansetron Odt
20
$71
$4
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
16
$56
$3
Ibuprofen
28
$50
$2
Year by year
Part D prescribing by year
2024
276
165
9% (24)
7%
$4,853
2023
246
161
16% (40)
—None
$3,656
2022
193
129
15% (29)
—None
$3,118
2021
183
120
21% (39)
—None
$3,234
2020
98
65
24% (23)
—None
$1,241
2019
148
93
22% (32)
—None
$1,546
2018
192
120
19% (37)
7%
$4,254
2017
189
129
29% (54)
7%
$2,596
2016
194
120
31% (60)
8%
$3,727
2015
175
108
25% (43)
—None
$2,815
2014
138
94
37% (51)
—None
$1,326
2013
128
94
27% (34)
—None
$2,261
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 7 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
11
$354
$32
Cefdinir
14
$245
$17
Fluticasone Propionate
13
$162
$12
Cephalexin
15
$141
$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
24
$91
$4
Ondansetron Odt
20
$89
$4
Ibuprofen
13
$29
$2
2022: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Fluticasone Propionate
15
$253
$17
Cephalexin
24
$231
$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
16
$56
$3
2021: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Cephalexin
23
$115
$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
21
$110
$5
Ibuprofen
13
$36
$3
2020: 1 drug
Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
14
$59
$4
2019: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Cephalexin
18
$144
$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
21
$110
$5
Ondansetron Odt
13
$60
$5
2018: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Cephalexin
19
$147
$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
22
$136
$6
Ondansetron Odt
17
$67
$4
2017: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Cephalexin
22
$159
$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
25
$90
$4
Tramadol
11
$34
$3
2016: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
25
$154
$6
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
13
$88
$7
Acetaminophen-Codeine
15
$67
$4
2015: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
22
$99
$5
Ondansetron Odt
12
$64
$5
Famotidine
12
$39
$3
2014: 1 drug
Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
28
$156
$6
2013: 3 drugs
Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
15
$91
$6
Cephalexin
12
$75
$6
Acetaminophen-Codeine
12
$65
$5
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
Medicare’s overall office score
94.6 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
NPI
1548408578
Licence
CA PA20181
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X)
Mailing address
2100 Powell St, Suite 900, Emeryville, CA, 94608
NPI first listed
2009-01-29
NPI last updated
2009-04-09
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.