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Frances Xu, MD

Family Practice · San Mateo

NPI 1588161624

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Clear
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Offices
6

Offices

6 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A165683 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-09-30 · University of Southern California Keck School 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.

  • Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 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.

Every scored measure at Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$54,736

Medicare paid this office $54,736 for 169 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)121$26,028$108
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit75$11,674$156
Long return visit (40+ min)20$3,831$147
Short return visit (20+ min)30$2,214$69
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine15$544$36
See all 6 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)121$26,028$108
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit75$11,674$156
Long return visit (40+ min)20$3,831$147
Short return visit (20+ min)30$2,214$69
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine15$544$36
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's28$517$14

Who their Medicare patients are

169 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 62% · Health risk score 0.87. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Coronary heart disease 21% · Diabetes 20% · Atrial fibrillation 19% · Cancer 15% · Chronic kidney disease 13% · Heart failure 12% · Depression 11%.

The office billed $149,458, Medicare allowed $68,902 and paid $54,736; for 1,319 services of 32 kinds; $6,173 of it was for drugs given in the office and $48,563 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.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20241691,319760.87$149,458$54,736
20231784,075760.91$131,273$47,626
20221854,249770.90$111,706$41,736
20214173781.05$18,719$6,990

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: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)121$24,308$103
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit69$10,552$153
Short return visit (20+ min)50$4,106$71
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 15 valent (pcv15), for intramuscular use12$2,895$241
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage12$910$76
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine15$515$34
Administration of influenza virus vaccine13$472$36

2022: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)88$18,085$115
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit51$7,834$154
Short return visit (20+ min)73$6,434$70
New patient visit (30+ min)23$1,851$80
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage14$984$70
Administration of influenza virus vaccine16$578$36
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine12$401$33

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)14$2,084$123

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$118,174

Pharmacies billed $118,174 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 3% of their Part D prescriptions (55 of 2,050) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%. Long-acting opioids: 29% of their opioid prescriptions.

1,851 generic and 188 brand-name prescriptions · $118,174 in drug cost · 54 antibiotic prescriptions to 35 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
Jardiance14$22,809$1,629
Eliquis15$16,181$1,079
Trelegy Ellipta12$7,480$623
Fluticasone Propionate Hfa21$5,931$282
Atorvastatin169$1,949$12
See all 49 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Jardiance14$22,809$1,629
Eliquis15$16,181$1,079
Trelegy Ellipta12$7,480$623
Fluticasone Propionate Hfa21$5,931$282
Atorvastatin169$1,949$12
Wixela Inhub14$1,679$120
Losartan87$1,609$18
Levothyroxine106$1,370$13
Amlodipine Besylate109$918$8
Rosuvastatin51$860$17
Ezetimibe11$800$73
Pravastatin24$715$30
Lisinopril75$706$9
Allopurinol45$616$14
Cyclobenzaprine11$567$52
Gabapentin44$563$13
Alendronate61$535$9
Escitalopram31$518$17
Metoprolol29$513$18
Pantoprazole37$481$13
Metformin Hcl Er34$446$13
Buspirone19$432$23
Simvastatin29$415$14
Chlorthalidone18$373$21
Valacyclovir20$365$18
Spironolactone21$354$17
Metformin34$343$10
Finasteride22$343$16
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12$306$25
Tamsulosin19$290$15
Irbesartan13$255$20
Omeprazole21$231$11
Famotidine22$228$10
Trazodone18$223$12
Lovastatin18$213$12
Morphine Sulfate Er16$205$13
Carvedilol18$162$9
Sertraline16$154$10
Hydrochlorothiazide21$153$7
Zolpidem31$143$5
Montelukast11$114$10
Tramadol14$111$8
Furosemide19$95$5
Oxycodone12$95$8
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid13$83$6
Metoprolol15$81$5
Fluticasone Propionate11$76$7
Ramipril13$58$4
Temazepam12$47$4

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20242,0502823% (55)9%$118,174
20232,0322823% (53)9%$136,212
20221,1952673% (33)15%$141,088
202110154NoneNone$6,726

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 59 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Eliquis18$28,606$1,589
Flovent Hfa30$10,844$361
Advair Diskus14$5,899$421
Wixela Inhub16$2,836$177
Levothyroxine113$2,363$21
Atorvastatin163$2,346$14
Losartan77$1,937$25
Synthroid12$1,684$140
Ventolin Hfa19$1,672$88
Fluticasone-Salmeterol11$1,610$146
Rosuvastatin46$1,609$35
Sucralfate11$1,600$145
Gabapentin53$1,141$22
Pravastatin26$906$35
Allopurinol37$815$22
Amlodipine Besylate99$771$8
Lisinopril86$766$9
Famotidine29$707$24
Escitalopram35$645$18
Alendronate44$640$15
Metoprolol31$620$20
Potassium Chloride11$607$55
Tamsulosin27$570$21
Metformin Hcl Er24$566$24
Chlorthalidone19$500$26
Buspirone13$468$36
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)14$431$31
Sertraline23$408$18
Finasteride21$404$19
Metformin31$327$11
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17$321$19
Pantoprazole24$289$12
Simvastatin29$288$10
Trazodone14$284$20
Olmesartan Medoxomil14$273$19
Lovastatin17$270$16
Bisoprolol12$256$21
Clopidogrel12$232$19
Morphine Sulfate Er13$188$14
Omeprazole22$171$8
Glipizide12$167$14
Citalopram Hbr11$166$15
Paroxetine18$151$8
Cephalexin17$144$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$124$10
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide11$121$11
Fluticasone Propionate18$119$7
Hydrochlorothiazide19$119$6
Carvedilol14$114$8
Paxlovid (Eua)11$106$10
Triamcinolone Acetonide17$101$6
Tramadol16$101$6
Acyclovir14$92$7
Zolpidem23$90$4
Sotalol13$74$6
Metoprolol13$68$5
Ramipril11$43$4
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid11$42$4
Furosemide17$38$2

2022: 28 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Teriparatide12$32,403$2,700
Eliquis17$18,431$1,084
Flovent Hfa12$5,087$424
Rosuvastatin24$1,434$60
Levothyroxine51$1,089$21
Atorvastatin74$937$13
Ventolin Hfa13$811$62
Lisinopril66$651$10
Testosterone Cypionate11$603$55
Gabapentin33$603$18
Allopurinol20$453$23
Amlodipine Besylate61$443$7
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13$432$33
Hydrocortisone12$424$35
Escitalopram18$361$20
Losartan26$321$12
Tamsulosin21$303$14
Pravastatin13$288$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$283$15
Famotidine15$248$17
Fluticasone Propionate21$239$11
Finasteride16$205$13
Paxlovid (Eua)17$179$11
Simvastatin19$147$8
Hydrochlorothiazide20$135$7
Metformin16$123$8
Trazodone13$122$9
Zolpidem11$73$7

Professional record

NPI
1588161624
Licence
CA A165683California A165683: Current · expires 2027-09-30
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Family medicine (207Q00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2018-04-06
NPI last updated
2021-08-25
NPI record certified
2021-08-25

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