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Christina W L Tan, MD

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) · Santa Clara

NPI 1568715928

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Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
1

Offices

1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

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

Plan participation

Not verified

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State licence records

1 licence

  • Washington MD.MD.60763245Physician And Surgeon License · since 2017 · expires 2020-05-05
    ExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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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

$3,563

Medicare paid this office $3,563 for 11 people.

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

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Coronary angioplasty and stenting1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

11 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Health risk score 1.71. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical cardiology clinician is at 1.71.

The office billed $19,836, Medicare allowed $4,712 and paid $3,563; for 20 services of 16 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
20241120731.71$19,836$3,563
20231834702.64$47,412$5,079
20221214711.68$8,865$1,838
20204150682.78$12,737$2,608
20194052742.67$17,596$4,176
20182425812.04$6,649$2,570

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

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only12$66$5

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes13$801$62

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$14,004

Pharmacies billed $14,004 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 130) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical cardiology clinician is at 0%.

115 generic and 15 brand-name prescriptions · $14,004 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
Clopidogrel13$252$19
Metoprolol14$161$11
Atorvastatin11$130$12
Lisinopril11$128$12

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024130500% (0)12%$14,004
202397350% (0)15%$11,495
202230140% (0)None$526
202163260% (0)None$6,646
2020207660% (0)30%$27,683
201928200% (0)None$5,403
201854280% (0)None$1,903
2017147410% (0)24%$11,479
2016244490% (0)37%$28,784
201527659None39%$22,377
20149545None25%$5,944
201368240% (0)18%$2,566

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Metoprolol15$219$15
Clopidogrel11$211$19

2020: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Pradaxa18$12,088$672
Metoprolol47$1,224$26
Metoprolol18$249$14
Spironolactone16$196$12
Lisinopril16$188$12
Furosemide15$159$11

2018: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Clopidogrel31$467$15

2017: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Eliquis17$6,500$382
Metoprolol20$964$48
Atorvastatin31$468$15
Clopidogrel18$254$14

2016: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Xarelto32$15,921$498
Eliquis17$6,807$400
Metoprolol27$632$23
Atorvastatin22$383$17
Clopidogrel19$277$15
Amlodipine Besylate24$194$8
Furosemide17$101$6
Carvedilol13$98$8

2015: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Xarelto35$13,267$379
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er16$118$7
Amlodipine Besylate23$115$5
Metoprolol11$98$9
Furosemide22$68$3
Lisinopril15$62$4
Spironolactone12$45$4

Money from drug and device companies

$100 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202411None$100
202323None$548
202111None$20
201948None$1,150

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
Abbott LaboratoriesUltreon$100
1 payment
  • Meals for Ultreon · 2024-01-31 · $100
See the published payment
Every published payment
Abbott LaboratoriesMeals · 2024-01-31Ultreon$100
See earlier years (2023, 2021, 2019)

2023: $548

Payments by company in 2023
ShockWave MedicalShockwave Ivl System With the Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter$409
2 payments
  • Meals for Shockwave Ivl System With the Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter · 2023-10-24 · $208
  • Meals for Shockwave Ivl System With the Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter · 2023-03-30 · $201
Boston ScientificNone$139
1 payment
  • Meals · 2023-06-15 · $139

2021: $20

Payments by company in 2021
Shockwave MedicalVascular Lithotripsy$20
1 payment
  • Meals for Vascular Lithotripsy · 2021-08-10 · $20

2019: $1,150

Payments by company in 2019
Medtronic VascularCorevalve Evolut$445
4 payments
  • Meals for Corevalve Evolut · 2019-10-08 · $127
  • Meals for Corevalve Evolut · 2019-08-13 · $105
  • Meals for Corevalve Evolut · 2019-06-14 · $146
  • Grant for Corevalve Evolut · 2019-03-08 · $66
Cardiovascular SystemsCoronary Orbital Atherectomy System$306
2 payments
  • Meals for Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · 2019-11-08 · $185
  • Meals for Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · 2019-05-31 · $121
Edwards LifesciencesNone$297
1 payment
  • Travel · 2019-04-10 · $297
Boston ScientificWatchman$102
1 payment
  • Meals for Watchman · 2019-01-30 · $102

Professional record

NPI
1568715928
Licence
WA MD60763245Washington MD.MD.60763245: Expired
Trained
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2011
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
WA 1568715928
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RI0011X (207RI0011X)
Mailing address
Po Box 50095, Seattle, WA, 98145
NPI first listed
2012-10-23
NPI last updated
2021-12-17

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

Extra NPI addresses: 10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA, 92037

This office lists an electronic records connection.