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Ethan C Jackson, MD

Anesthesiology · Stanford

NPI 1588684641

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
Since medical school
31 years
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1995

Offices

1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A62485 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1997 · expires 2027-04-30 · Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

School, training and certification

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Specialty certification

  • American Board of Anesthesiology - Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology - Pediatric Anesthesiology

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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$67,802

Medicare paid this office $67,802 for 153 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)20$17,757$888
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels28$13,531$483
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest19$6,839$360
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy33$6,204$188
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm28$3,100$111
See all 11 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)20$17,757$888
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels28$13,531$483
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest19$6,839$360
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy33$6,204$188
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm28$3,100$111
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report31$2,920$94
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin57$2,250$37
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)22$1,724$72
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring13$963$74
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers17$270$16
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function23$63$3

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure201920202021202220232024
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin1068575636360
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)905761402724

Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.

Who their Medicare patients are

153 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 37% · Also on Medicaid 19% · Health risk score 1.82. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Atrial fibrillation 75% · Heart failure 67% · Coronary heart disease 58% · Chronic kidney disease 58% · Diabetes 41% · Cancer 27% · COPD 22% · Depression 17% · Stroke 15% · Dementia 10%.

The office billed $571,841, Medicare allowed $85,336 and paid $67,802; for 340 services of 32 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
2024153340751.82$571,841$67,802
2023168392752.07$680,274$85,164
2022149391732.03$634,364$78,505
2021120392731.95$622,985$72,739
2020132445722.05$783,689$86,004
2019152520731.91$843,402$95,708
2018136604721.95$813,638$93,967
2017119422731.94$595,011$69,775
2016136364712.15$606,216$75,128
201591325692.30$494,332$60,313
201494292672.04$547,810$73,116
201375213672.14$380,755$49,468

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: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)25$21,193$848
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels40$20,932$523
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy40$7,907$198
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest17$6,977$410
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report35$3,525$98
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin63$2,459$39
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm19$2,368$113
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)25$2,005$74
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring19$1,465$77
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers26$427$16
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function34$100$3

2022: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)18$14,955$831
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels29$14,324$494
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy29$6,184$213
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest13$4,937$380
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)30$2,991$75
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report27$2,685$99
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin62$2,458$39
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm17$2,053$121
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring22$1,711$78
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access21$396$12
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up25$165$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function27$78$3

2021: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)18$16,205$900
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels17$9,370$551
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)33$4,640$76
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy19$3,894$205
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report34$3,536$101
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin69$2,983$40
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm17$2,171$128
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring27$2,123$79
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up33$228$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function34$103$3

2020: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)17$16,082$946
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels32$14,676$459
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest15$6,691$418
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report46$4,940$103
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)33$4,419$78
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin81$3,420$40
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring23$1,845$80
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm12$1,543$129
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up41$295$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function44$138$3

2019: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)25$20,049$802
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels36$16,986$472
Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine16$13,308$832
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)59$6,845$76
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin102$4,208$40
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report40$4,015$100
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm33$3,797$112
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring48$3,785$79
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up37$248$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function40$118$3

2018: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)28$22,805$814
Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine22$18,733$852
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)58$7,915$89
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels13$6,225$479
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report55$5,434$99
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring51$4,811$94
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm35$4,224$114
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin84$3,368$39
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access54$949$13
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up52$344$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function53$154$3

2017: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)19$13,128$691
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)34$5,916$106
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest14$4,704$336
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm37$4,547$114
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin68$3,248$44
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report28$2,861$99
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring24$2,670$111
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access40$666$13
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up24$165$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function27$81$3

2016: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine and stopping blood flow12$15,170$1,167
Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine15$11,563$771
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)12$10,712$893
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)28$4,990$106
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm42$4,632$103
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report26$2,832$109
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin49$2,274$45
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring17$1,908$112
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access27$435$13
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up22$145$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function24$69$3

2015: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)19$15,106$795
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)28$5,424$106
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report25$2,726$109
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm20$2,511$120
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring16$1,793$112
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin37$1,696$45
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access28$646$13
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up23$152$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function25$75$3

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)23$21,262$924
Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine13$10,705$823
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)36$6,403$107
Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring23$2,591$113
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin41$1,917$45
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm14$1,379$99
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access33$678$13

2013: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)23$4,359$104
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin36$1,597$43
Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm13$1,242$96
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access24$533$13

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1588684641
Licence
CA A62485California A62485: Current · expires 2027-04-30
Trained
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1995 · 31 years ago
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA 00A624850
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Federal specialty code 207LP3000X (207LP3000X)
Mailing address
1804 Embarcadero Rd, Ste 100, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
NPI first listed
2006-07-20
NPI last updated
2024-04-11
NPI record certified
2024-04-11

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