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Maria C Ramirez, MD

Internal Medicine · San Jose

NPI 1558449652

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
4

Offices

4 locations · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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California Medical Board record

Licence A73370 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2000 · expires 2026-09-30 · University of Minnesota Medical School.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

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.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.258, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.258BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.3 (0.22 to 2.37) · 181 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.89 (0.43 to 1.34)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.2 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 271 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 2,952 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.04 to 0.5) · 894 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 908 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 176 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.63 (0 to 3.34) · 61 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.23 (0.53 to 3.92) · 168 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.11 (0 to 17.58) · 68 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.85 (0.67 to 9.03) · 63 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 51 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.43 (0 to 1.53) · 630 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 48 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.843No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.88No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.611No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15 · 171 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.9 · 571 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits147.1 · 28 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21 · 639 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 48 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 157 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (1,294 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness1
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well70%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)61%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital66%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects41%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$3,242

Medicare paid this office $3,242 for 11 people.

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

Who their Medicare patients are

11 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Health risk score 4.33. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

The office billed $8,784, Medicare allowed $4,069 and paid $3,242; for 43 services of 5 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
20241143754.33$8,784$3,242
20231852703.92$8,666$3,885
20221844732.51$7,467$2,988
20201127695.46$4,558$1,878
20191232644.27$7,154$2,397
20181120673.84$4,204$1,441
20172442752.92$8,258$2,737
20163156753.42$12,525$3,562
20151841723.74$8,946$2,225
20142342722.16$9,383$2,634
20131330781.75$8,740$2,535

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: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes14$2,566$71
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less11$816$74

2016: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes12$1,474$61

2015: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes11$822$55

2014: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes11$1,594$61

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$17,572

Pharmacies billed $17,572 in 2024.

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

245 generic and 31 brand-name prescriptions · $17,572 in drug cost · 52 antibiotic prescriptions to 36 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
Cefpodoxime Proxetil12$477$40
Amlodipine Besylate13$120$9

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024290101None11%$17,572
202331899None17%$16,297
202229195NoneNone$26,196
202121782NoneNone$9,742
202020669NoneNone$15,159
201918477NoneNone$11,239
2018302994% (12)None$29,608
2017327114None27%$15,974
20163541185% (16)None$17,125
20152891124% (12)None$10,537
2014240886% (15)None$11,021
201317174NoneNone$10,786

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

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Hydralazine11$157$14
Furosemide13$150$12
Metoprolol15$142$9
Amlodipine Besylate11$112$10

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Lisinopril15$174$12
Famotidine13$115$9
Metoprolol12$115$10

2021: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Humulin R15$1,485$99
Furosemide12$138$12
Metoprolol14$132$9

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Furosemide12$126$10

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Furosemide15$161$11

2018: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Furosemide27$304$11
Metoprolol13$124$10

2017: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Humulin R14$1,642$117
Clopidogrel15$465$31
Atorvastatin12$390$33
Furosemide26$310$12
Metoprolol22$206$9
Lisinopril14$134$10
Levofloxacin13$96$7
Amlodipine Besylate11$76$7

2016: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Prednisone16$220$14
Metoprolol23$213$9
Furosemide22$212$10
Warfarin16$194$12
Ciprofloxacin15$132$9
Lisinopril14$127$9

2015: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Humulin R14$509$36
Losartan17$309$18
Warfarin19$256$13
Furosemide20$211$11
Lisinopril17$161$9
Metoprolol13$120$9

2014: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Furosemide12$134$11
Metoprolol13$101$8

Professional record

NPI
1558449652
Licence
CA A73370California A73370: Current · expires 2026-09-30
Trained
University of Minnesota Medical School, 1997
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA 00A733700
Taxonomy
Hospitalist (208M00000X)
Mailing address
1800 Harrison St Fl 7, Oakland, CA, 94612
NPI first listed
2006-11-02
NPI last updated
2021-12-13

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

This office lists an electronic records connection.