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Simon G Abramson, MD

Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose

NPI 1609106137

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2 locations · Osu Radiology LLC · Stanford Health Care

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California Medical Board record

Licence A130313 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2027-11-30 · 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.

  • 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

$8,145

Medicare paid this office $8,145 for 113 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast41$2,822$69
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast31$2,258$73
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast15$1,056$70

Who their Medicare patients are

113 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 48% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 2.67. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 48% · Cancer 47% · Diabetes 35% · Chronic kidney disease 33% · Depression 30% · Atrial fibrillation 29% · COPD 27% · Heart failure 23% · Stroke 14% · Dementia 12%.

The office billed $65,611, Medicare allowed $10,920 and paid $8,145; for 121 services of 14 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
2024113121742.67$65,611$8,145
2023129143752.24$71,945$10,252
2022225282732.36$80,981$14,906
2021319413742.58$91,773$17,780
2020305386723.02$78,306$14,400
2019377527742.64$98,355$16,299
2018219377741.88$39,834$6,437
2017146212722.13$37,664$6,112
20163855732.30$10,553$1,688
20151717722.06$1,026$143
20146974761.93$4,383$679

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: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast49$3,758$77
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast31$2,367$76
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast16$1,256$79

2022: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast45$3,829$80
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast35$2,626$75
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast16$1,273$80
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast16$1,231$77
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast12$861$72
Ct scan head or brain without contrast20$730$37
X-ray of chest, 1 view36$292$8

2021: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast39$3,175$81
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast24$1,997$83
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast18$1,415$79
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast17$1,363$80
Ct scan head or brain without contrast37$1,349$36
X-ray of chest, 1 view111$888$8
Ct scan of upper spine without contrast15$618$41

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast27$2,084$77
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast25$2,030$81
Ct scan head or brain without contrast46$1,765$38
X-ray of chest, 1 view119$1,017$8
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast11$912$83
Ct scan of upper spine without contrast17$782$46

2019: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast37$2,877$78
Ct scan head or brain without contrast67$2,560$37
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast29$2,361$81
X-ray of chest, 1 view157$1,320$8
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast16$1,295$81
Ct scan of upper spine without contrast24$1,133$47
Ct scan of chest without contrast17$871$51
X-ray of chest, 2 views13$127$10

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Ct scan head or brain without contrast15$536$36
X-ray of chest, 1 view29$232$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views26$225$9
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views12$111$9

2017: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast26$2,006$77
Ct scan head or brain without contrast31$1,134$37
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front69$568$8
Ct scan of upper spine without contrast12$551$46
Ct scan of chest without contrast11$491$45

2016: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Ct scan head or brain without contrast11$351$32
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front18$149$8

2015: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side13$118$9

2014: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side38$384$10
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front28$231$8

Medicaid work

$1,572 in 2018

Medicaid paid $1,572 for 116 billed services this clinician did in 2018, up to 21 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed14$547
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views40$440
Radiologic examination, chest; single view46$422
X-RAY EXAM OF FOOT16$163
Medicaid work by year
2018116421$1,572

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
95.3 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1609106137
Licence
CA A130313California A130313: Current · expires 2027-11-30
Trained
University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2009
Group
Osu Radiology LLC · Stanford Health Care
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
Mailing address
2825 Oak Lawn Ave Unit 192749, Dallas, TX, 75219
NPI first listed
2010-01-06
NPI last updated
2026-04-23
NPI record certified
2026-04-23

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

Extra NPI addresses: 2081 Shoreview Ave, San Mateo, CA, 94401 · 2125 Oak Grove Rd Ste 200, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598