Natalie Drucker, PA
Physician Assistant · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location
Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Natalie Drucker’s office at (408) 838-3070 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| 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) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$24,855
Medicare paid this office $24,855 for 100 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 39 | $4,855 | $101 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 32 | $2,623 | $73 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 14 | $2,476 | $177 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 21 | $1,914 | $91 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 19 | $1,619 | $85 |
See all 10 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 39 | $4,855 | $101 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 32 | $2,623 | $73 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 14 | $2,476 | $177 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 21 | $1,914 | $91 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 19 | $1,619 | $85 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 11 | $1,062 | $44 |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's | 54 | $914 | $13 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 14 | $910 | $54 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 15 | $731 | $29 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 16 | $65 | None |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Knee replacement | 16 | More than 46% of doctors who do this |
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 1-10 | None |
| Prostate resection | 1-10 | None |
| Removal of the uterus | 1-10 | None |
| Spinal fusion | 1-10 | None |
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
100 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 15% · Health risk score 1.03. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 30% · Coronary heart disease 30% · Chronic kidney disease 21% · Cancer 21% · Heart failure 17% · Depression 17% · Atrial fibrillation 13%.
The office billed $551,497, Medicare allowed $32,070 and paid $24,855; for 458 services of 39 kinds; $65 of it was for drugs given in the office and $24,790 for care.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$1,584
Pharmacies billed $1,584 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 20% of their Part D prescriptions (29 of 149) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.
149 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $1,584 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.
| Gabapentin | 50 | $518 | $10 |
| Celecoxib | 13 | $244 | $19 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 16 | $108 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $90 | $7 |
| Tramadol | 12 | $43 | $4 |
Money from drug and device companies
$318 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | None | $318 |
| 2024 | 3 | 18 | None | $3,150 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Coloplast | Titan | $172 | 1 payment
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| Medical Device Business Services | Ethicon | $147 | 1 payment
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See all 2 published payments
| Coloplast | Meals · 2025-12-02 | Titan | $172 |
| Medical Device Business Services | Meals · 2025-08-06 | Ethicon | $147 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $3,150
| Medical Device Business Services | Stratafix | $2,054 | 10 payments
|
| Globus Medical | Xlif | $636 | 7 payments
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| Si-Bone | Ifuse Implant System | $460 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1568245736
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant, surgical (363AS0400X); Physician assistant (363A00000X); Physician assistant, medical (363AM0700X)
- Mailing address
- 6520 Hirabayashi Dr, San Jose, CA, 95120
- NPI first listed
- 2023-08-14
- NPI last updated
- 2025-02-25
- NPI record certified
- 2025-02-25
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 2495 Hospital Dr Ste 460, Mountain View, CA, 94040