James Marvel, MD
Emergency Medicine · Stanford
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- Clear
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- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Stanford Health Care · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC
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California Medical Board record
Licence A144487 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2028-05-31 · Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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.
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$51,757
Medicare paid this office $51,757 for 356 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 271 | $39,009 | $142 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 53 | $5,065 | $96 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 27 | $5,006 | $185 |
Who their Medicare patients are
356 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 21% · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 43% · Health risk score 2.65. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 38% · Diabetes 37% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Atrial fibrillation 33% · Heart failure 32% · Depression 29% · Cancer 24% · Dementia 23% · Stroke 18% · COPD 17%.
The office billed $319,498, Medicare allowed $67,146 and paid $51,757; for 401 services of 26 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 | 356 | 401 | 74 | 2.65 | $319,498 | $51,757 |
| 2023 | 291 | 336 | 74 | 2.46 | $232,016 | $39,698 |
| 2022 | 393 | 426 | 76 | 1.89 | $267,152 | $50,139 |
| 2021 | 447 | 484 | 74 | 2.08 | $266,243 | $57,734 |
| 2020 | 419 | 496 | 75 | 2.19 | $319,005 | $59,214 |
| 2019 | 124 | 133 | 71 | 2.35 | $73,537 | $16,232 |
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: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 145 | $22,274 | $148 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 93 | $9,604 | $103 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 20 | $3,947 | $188 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 24 | $1,098 | $46 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 13 | $269 | $21 |
2022: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 125 | $20,246 | $161 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 169 | $19,327 | $114 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes | 18 | $1,831 | $102 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 31 | $1,169 | $37 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 11 | $917 | $83 |
2021: 6 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 196 | $23,744 | $120 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 127 | $21,227 | $165 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 16 | $3,101 | $194 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 39 | $2,992 | $77 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes | 17 | $1,847 | $109 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 31 | $1,229 | $40 |
2020: 7 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 208 | $33,447 | $159 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 89 | $9,801 | $108 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 20 | $4,294 | $215 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 35 | $2,447 | $68 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 39 | $2,285 | $57 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 30 minutes | 21 | $1,910 | $91 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 11 | $240 | $22 |
2019: 2 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 68 | $10,093 | $148 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 33 | $3,159 | $96 |
Medicaid work
$61,729 in 2024
Medicaid paid $61,729 for 561 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 55 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.
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 420 | $48,570 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 141 | $13,159 |
| 2024 | 561 | 2 | 55 | $61,729 |
| 2023 | 576 | 5 | 47 | $42,979 |
| 2022 | 428 | 3 | 53 | $30,730 |
| 2021 | 386 | 3 | 39 | $23,733 |
| 2020 | 264 | 3 | 27 | $17,878 |
| 2019 | 138 | 3 | 21 | $9,202 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 279 | $20,847 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 199 | $18,168 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 74 | $3,730 |
| COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | 12 | $135 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 12 | $99 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 338 | $25,433 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 51 | $4,443 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM | 39 | $855 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 269 | $16,806 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 77 | $6,113 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM | 40 | $813 |
2020
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 146 | $12,594 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 74 | $2,714 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 44 | $2,571 |
2019
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 71 | $4,353 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 47 | $3,942 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 20 | $908 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1558717983
- Licence
- CA A144487California A144487: Current · expires 2028-05-31
- Trained
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2015
- Group
- Stanford Health Care · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2016-05-04
- NPI last updated
- 2024-03-23
- NPI record certified
- 2024-03-23
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1520 Rodney Dr Apt 411, Los Angeles, CA, 90027