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Mary Ann T Banez, MD

Ophthalmology · San Francisco

NPI 1558323360

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
12
2 carriers
Office
1
Since medical school
34 years
New York University School of Medicine, 1992

Offices

1 location

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

12 plans · 2 carriers

A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Banez’s office at (415) 285-5180 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.

12 of 12 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Imperial Courage Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

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

  • California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.224, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.325, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.373, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.224BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.325BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.373BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.14 (0.3 to 1.97) · 2,271 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.05 (0.81 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths192.86 (151.51 to 234.22) · 140 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.6 · 55 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 60 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 143 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.8 · 356 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.3 · 259 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 173 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.1 · 2,316 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.31 (0.12 to 0.49) · 6,430 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.09 to 0.47) · 7,168 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.3 (1.5 to 5.09) · 2,196 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.47 (1.21 to 3.74) · 925 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.63 (1.37 to 3.88) · 1,954 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.13 (6.06 to 14.2) · 1,112 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.26 (4.67 to 9.85) · 1,084 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.67 (0.31 to 3.03) · 832 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.33 (0 to 0.85) · 5,406 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.443No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.717No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 200 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.3 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits18.2 · 187 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits8.7 · 418 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits7.1 · 260 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.2 · 293 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (3.6 to 7.6) · 157 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.2 (7.7 to 13.5) · 157 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 33 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.2 · 66 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.5 (9.4 to 16.7) · 551 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) · 219 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (478 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well74%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained59%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully75%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$17,599

Medicare paid this office $17,599 for 68 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)33$10,898$118
Established patient complete exam of visual system44$3,325$68
New patient visit (45+ min)14$1,437$103
Exam of visual field with extended testing14$345$25
Imaging of optic nerve17$333$20

Who their Medicare patients are

68 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · 85 and older 29% · Women 68% · Also on Medicaid 63% · Health risk score 1.31. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 47% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Coronary heart disease 21% · Heart failure 16% · Cancer 16%.

The office billed $46,409, Medicare allowed $27,471 and paid $17,599; for 199 services of 10 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
202468199781.31$46,409$17,599
202372220791.31$50,614$21,397
202281237781.30$52,215$21,048
2021117267771.33$55,010$23,454
202073199771.39$35,199$16,517
201999274791.58$42,581$24,760
2018111327771.45$54,871$30,815
2017129482761.39$73,818$39,762
2016149425741.39$70,102$36,253
2015157455771.32$72,312$39,135
2014202524741.27$95,335$49,404
2013194598761.25$92,783$45,455

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: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)28$6,600$116
Established patient complete exam of visual system42$5,105$100
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system22$1,942$63
New patient complete exam of visual system15$1,762$117
Exam of visual field with extended testing15$434$27
Imaging of optic nerve19$360$19

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system32$6,359$72
Established patient complete exam of visual system53$6,114$99
New patient complete exam of visual system21$2,564$122
Exam of visual field with extended testing18$963$42
Imaging of optic nerve13$258$20

2021: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
New patient complete exam of visual system63$8,091$128
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system36$7,081$75
Established patient complete exam of visual system47$5,821$112
Exam of visual field with extended testing19$1,112$46
Imaging of optic nerve14$253$18

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system32$7,054$79
Established patient complete exam of visual system43$4,964$110
New patient complete exam of visual system15$1,809$121
Exam of visual field with extended testing17$1,049$48

2019: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system49$9,942$78
Established patient complete exam of visual system61$7,262$99
New patient complete exam of visual system33$3,989$121
Exam of visual field with extended testing19$1,160$53

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system64$12,300$75
Established patient complete exam of visual system69$8,329$103
New patient complete exam of visual system29$3,624$125
Exam of visual field with extended testing21$1,158$48

2017: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system81$21,012$74
Established patient complete exam of visual system81$8,232$97
New patient complete exam of visual system24$2,472$103
Exam of visual field with extended testing33$1,928$52
Imaging of optic nerve12$263$22

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system77$14,454$70
Established patient complete exam of visual system98$9,691$94
New patient complete exam of visual system38$4,300$113
Exam of visual field with extended testing24$1,432$46

2015: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system88$17,169$73
Established patient complete exam of visual system101$11,017$101
New patient complete exam of visual system33$3,423$104
Exam of visual field with extended testing27$1,830$52

2014: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system93$17,288$69
Established patient complete exam of visual system121$11,856$93
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens11$8,099$579
New patient complete exam of visual system54$5,812$108
Exam of visual field with extended testing29$1,782$57
Ultrasound scan to determine eye length and lens power15$584$28

2013: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system112$18,908$69
Established patient complete exam of visual system119$12,567$101
New patient complete exam of visual system45$4,445$99
Exam of visual field with extended testing35$2,062$50
Imaging of optic nerve39$955$24
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness37$306$8
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing15$261$17

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$72,453

Pharmacies billed $72,453 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 245) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 0%.

69 generic and 176 brand-name prescriptions · $72,453 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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Lumigan49$23,619$482
Restasis16$19,983$1,249
Simbrinza24$5,607$234
Travoprost14$2,509$179
Latanoprost54$582$11
See all 7 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Lumigan49$23,619$482
Restasis16$19,983$1,249
Simbrinza24$5,607$234
Travoprost14$2,509$179
Latanoprost54$582$11
Dorzolamide12$221$18
Brimonidine11$202$18

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024245420% (0)72%$72,453
2023262470% (0)78%$69,177
2022206330% (0)81%$68,196
2021217380% (0)79%$58,539
2020248400% (0)75%$56,672
2019264430% (0)75%$52,877
2018310590% (0)75%$54,086
2017424750% (0)72%$56,319
2016441720% (0)69%$48,909
2015463760% (0)79%$49,679
2014397850% (0)77%$41,764
2013423920% (0)80%$49,654

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Restasis12$17,373$1,448
Lumigan32$12,329$385
Rocklatan19$7,440$392
Simbrinza21$5,309$253
Ilevro12$4,742$395
Latanoprost82$1,740$21

2022: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Restasis22$24,852$1,130
Xiidra16$10,875$680
Lumigan16$7,778$486
Rocklatan15$6,048$403
Vyzulta12$5,840$487
Simbrinza19$5,047$266
Travoprost11$1,774$161
Latanoprost43$754$18

2021: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Restasis39$28,809$739
Lumigan43$17,766$413
Simbrinza18$3,439$191
Latanoprost49$953$19

2020: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Restasis32$23,208$725
Lumigan53$18,920$357
Travatan Z13$3,728$287
Travoprost21$3,459$165
Dorzolamide-Timolol15$750$50
Latanoprost44$629$14
Dorzolamide11$236$21

2019: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Restasis37$23,560$637
Lumigan62$15,036$243
Travatan Z25$5,243$210
Zioptan11$2,314$210
Latanoprost52$932$18
Timolol Maleate11$91$8

2018: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Restasis42$22,420$534
Lumigan52$10,346$199
Travatan Z40$7,546$189
Latanoprost57$848$15
Prednisolone Acetate16$476$30
Dorzolamide-Timolol17$466$27
Ketorolac Tromethamine12$266$22
Timolol Maleate17$114$7

2017: 12 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Restasis32$17,068$533
Lumigan68$11,321$166
Travatan Z48$8,391$175
Azopt17$4,738$279
Pazeo19$3,168$167
Latanoprost72$1,050$15
Prednisolone Acetate21$957$46
Dorzolamide-Timolol24$551$23
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth19$316$17
Ketorolac Tromethamine13$197$15
Timolol Maleate19$176$9
Erythromycin16$176$11

2016: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Lumigan57$9,314$163
Travatan Z47$8,324$177
Restasis11$7,313$665
Azopt19$5,403$284
Pataday23$3,704$161
Pazeo23$3,575$155
Latanoprost69$959$14
Prednisolone Acetate18$793$44
Ketorolac Tromethamine24$506$21
Dorzolamide17$323$19
Timolol Maleate32$241$8
Dorzolamide-Timolol14$208$15
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth11$196$18
Erythromycin15$173$12

2015: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Lumigan104$15,826$152
Azopt35$8,093$231
Travatan Z57$7,805$137
Pataday39$6,046$155
Latanoprost71$1,012$14
Ketorolac Tromethamine17$388$23
Dorzolamide-Timolol22$380$17
Erythromycin12$150$12
Timolol Maleate11$79$7

2014: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Lumigan94$13,877$148
Pataday57$8,278$145
Travatan Z30$3,541$118
Nevanac16$2,674$167
Latanoprost48$782$16
Prednisolone Acetate15$740$49
Dorzolamide-Timolol21$617$29
Ketorolac Tromethamine17$367$22
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16$285$18

2013: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Lumigan78$13,780$177
Pataday90$11,457$127
Travatan Z46$5,946$129
Azopt22$2,931$133
Bromday13$2,628$202
Alphagan P11$1,907$173
Dorzolamide-Timolol23$653$28
Latanoprost40$639$16
Timolol Maleate15$254$17

Money from drug and device companies

$109 in 2022

Industry payments by year
202211None$109
202022None$33

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Alcon VisionClareon$109
1 payment
  • Meals for Clareon · 2022-10-25 · $109
See the published payment
Every published payment
Alcon VisionMeals · 2022-10-25Clareon$109
See earlier years (2020)

2020: $33

Payments by company in 2020
Carl Zeiss Meditec AGNone Specified$19
1 payment
  • Gift for None Specified · 2020-04-26 · $19
AkornZioptan$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Zioptan · 2020-11-25 · $14

Professional record

NPI
1558323360
Licence
CA G842181
Trained
New York University School of Medicine, 1992 · 34 years ago
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA 00G842181
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X)
Mailing address
2186 Geary Blvd Ste 312, San Francisco, CA, 94115
NPI first listed
2006-04-05
NPI last updated
2018-09-26

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