James Allen Stewart, MD
Anesthesiology · Los Gatos
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- Clear
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- 1
Offices
1 location · El Camino Anesthesia · 61 clinicians in this group
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California Medical Board record
Licence G159600 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2026-11-30 · University of Illinois College of Medicine.
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.
- 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
$39,166
Medicare paid this office $39,166 for 166 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt | 17 | $4,496 | $250 |
| Anesthesia for removal of prostate including use of an endoscope | 12 | $2,501 | $208 |
| Anesthesia for fragmenting, manipulation and/or removal of kidney stone including use of an endoscope | 11 | $2,071 | $188 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 12 | $1,709 | $131 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,603 | $134 |
Who their Medicare patients are
166 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 45% · Also on Medicaid 18% · Health risk score 1.94. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 36% · Coronary heart disease 36% · Chronic kidney disease 35% · Cancer 29% · Heart failure 22% · Atrial fibrillation 20% · Depression 17% · COPD 14% · Dementia 10% · Stroke 8%.
The office billed $489,730, Medicare allowed $49,464 and paid $39,166; for 181 services of 52 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 | 166 | 181 | 75 | 1.94 | $489,730 | $39,166 |
| 2023 | 153 | 163 | 75 | 1.62 | $437,176 | $35,597 |
| 2022 | 114 | 140 | 75 | 2.22 | $278,788 | $25,893 |
| 2021 | 100 | 142 | 75 | 2.50 | $256,210 | $25,115 |
| 2020 | 78 | 122 | 77 | 1.78 | $202,852 | $20,924 |
| 2019 | 209 | 238 | 74 | 1.86 | $417,066 | $43,799 |
| 2018 | 234 | 264 | 72 | 1.84 | $427,630 | $42,618 |
| 2017 | 261 | 284 | 70 | 1.47 | $461,680 | $46,169 |
| 2016 | 259 | 281 | 72 | 1.41 | $446,880 | $48,133 |
| 2015 | 301 | 331 | 72 | 1.24 | $557,480 | $61,811 |
| 2014 | 222 | 258 | 71 | 1.17 | $443,380 | $49,680 |
| 2013 | 224 | 252 | 73 | 1.28 | $349,052 | $40,557 |
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
| Anesthesia for fragmenting, manipulation and/or removal of kidney stone including use of an endoscope | 16 | $3,093 | $193 |
| Anesthesia for removal of prostate including use of an endoscope | 12 | $2,590 | $216 |
2022: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 17 | $2,319 | $129 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 16 | $1,990 | $124 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 21 | $2,814 | $134 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $472 | $39 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 11 | $162 | $12 |
2020: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $1,622 | $147 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | $595 | $40 |
2019: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 15 | $4,005 | $250 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone | 12 | $3,110 | $259 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 18 | $2,243 | $125 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $2,026 | $135 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 12 | $1,281 | $92 |
2018: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 23 | $4,949 | $215 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 11 | $3,659 | $333 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 33 | $2,847 | $84 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen | 11 | $2,293 | $208 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $860 | $78 |
2017: 7 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 36 | $8,347 | $232 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 11 | $4,005 | $364 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 27 | $2,676 | $99 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 27 | $2,393 | $85 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 17 | $1,860 | $109 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 15 | $1,566 | $98 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back | 11 | $1,271 | $116 |
2016: 5 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 35 | $8,171 | $233 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 37 | $3,754 | $101 |
| Anesthesia for other repair of lower abdomen hernia (1 year or older) | 13 | $1,910 | $147 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 14 | $1,468 | $105 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 15 | $1,209 | $81 |
2015: 7 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 36 | $8,175 | $227 |
| Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | 14 | $7,496 | $535 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 48 | $5,142 | $107 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen | 15 | $2,914 | $194 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 17 | $1,815 | $107 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 16 | $1,355 | $85 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $705 | $39 |
2014: 6 services
| Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | 18 | $8,651 | $455 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large blood vessel of neck | 13 | $4,559 | $351 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 30 | $3,250 | $108 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 15 | $1,581 | $105 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 26 | $1,018 | $39 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 11 | $888 | $81 |
2013: 8 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen | 13 | $3,012 | $232 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 13 | $2,665 | $205 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 23 | $2,316 | $101 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid | 11 | $1,489 | $135 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 13 | $1,463 | $113 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 13 | $1,239 | $95 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | 15 | $1,165 | $73 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $454 | $38 |
Money from drug and device companies
$34 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $34 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $35 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $14 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Lundbeck | Rexulti | $34 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Lundbeck | Meals · 2024-01-10 | Rexulti | $34 |
See earlier years (2023, 2020)
2023: $35
| Lundbeck | Rexulti | $35 | 1 payment
|
2020: $14
| Avanos Medical | On-Q* Pump and Accessories | $14 | 1 payment
|
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 61.2 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1568448256
- Licence
- CA G159600, IA 30535California G159600: Current · expires 2026-11-30
- Group
- El Camino Anesthesia
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- IA 1134072
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 2441, Davenport, IA, 52809
- NPI first listed
- 2005-12-15
- NPI last updated
- 2019-05-31
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.