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Albert G Tsai

Pathology · Pleasanton

NPI 1619294048

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Offices

2 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A118638 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2027-10-31 · University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

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

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

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
  • Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.178, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.237, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
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%
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

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: 2 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 9 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 Tri-Valley
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.178BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.237BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.79 (0 to 1.73) · 1,041 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.79 (0.5 to 1.08)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths145.81 (96.5 to 195.12) · 72 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.9 · 55 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.6 · 92 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 96 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 395 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 391 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 162 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 1,736 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.37) · 4,425 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.02 to 0.41) · 4,771 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.45 (1.46 to 5.44) · 1,403 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.5 (0.05 to 2.94) · 645 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.81 (0.38 to 3.24) · 1,279 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.53 (3.2 to 13.85) · 639 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.15 (1.89 to 8.41) · 648 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.14 to 3.07) · 370 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.83) · 4,160 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 74 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.369No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.112No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.1 · 110 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.1 · 437 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-5.8 · 94 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-19.3 · 456 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-0.3 · 402 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.8 · 358 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 198 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.1 (7.5 to 13.6) · 198 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.3 · 80 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 46 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.3 · 92 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.4 (9.6 to 16.2) · 1,532 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 929 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,268 patients answered, 26% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Room was "always" clean65%
Nurses "always" communicated well77%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night42%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital74%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$29,641

Medicare paid this office $29,641 for 156 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers98$7,024$71
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity77$4,142$34
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure51$4,031$25
Bone marrow, smear interpretation77$3,379$43
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual40$2,577$37
See all 13 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers98$7,024$71
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity77$4,142$34
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure51$4,031$25
Bone marrow, smear interpretation77$3,379$43
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual40$2,577$37
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure62$2,079$31
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers31$1,731$52
Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure31$1,272$39
Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure29$1,033$30
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present77$839$11
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report45$785$11
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique18$384$20
Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report14$301$22

Who their Medicare patients are

156 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 8% · 85 and older 11% · Women 42% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 2.44. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical pathology clinician is at 1.55.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 67% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Diabetes 29% · Cancer 24% · Heart failure 23% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · Depression 23% · COPD 14% · Dementia 11% · Stroke 11%.

The office billed $327,677, Medicare allowed $37,807 and paid $29,641; for 881 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
2024156881742.44$327,677$29,641
2023148571752.12$192,520$21,981
2022137442741.92$129,832$17,047
2021113424741.94$114,669$16,604
2020111577712.75$147,503$20,376
201988272732.76$76,934$10,744
201882416702.45$101,937$13,445
201787373702.40$98,332$14,301
2016104496682.02$124,737$18,579
201551224692.52$54,115$7,782

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: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers93$7,491$77
Bone marrow, smear interpretation51$2,339$45
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity50$2,120$35
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure27$2,112$26
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers32$1,980$57
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual31$1,556$39
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure37$1,333$33
Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure17$723$40
Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure16$603$32
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report35$589$11
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present50$587$12
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique12$251$21

2022: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers79$5,941$74
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure21$2,054$26
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers31$1,905$56
Bone marrow, smear interpretation38$1,707$45
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity36$1,267$35
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual20$1,012$39
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure28$911$33
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present36$419$12
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report22$405$11
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique15$339$21

2021: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers77$6,033$78
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure24$1,984$27
Bone marrow, smear interpretation36$1,640$46
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual25$1,602$40
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity36$1,336$35
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure29$970$33
Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure15$623$42
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present36$417$12
Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure11$364$33
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique14$344$22
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report15$286$11
Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report12$260$22

2020: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers55$4,496$80
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual44$2,760$41
Bone marrow, smear interpretation57$2,695$46
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure27$2,574$28
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity58$2,360$37
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure37$1,380$34
Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure16$766$43
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present58$723$12
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report29$676$12
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique25$575$22
Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure11$369$34
Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report11$233$21

2019: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers34$2,789$80
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers22$1,741$60
Bone marrow, smear interpretation17$836$46
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity19$799$36
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual11$568$41
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure14$510$34
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique19$452$22
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 2 to 8 markers12$424$35
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present18$225$12

2018: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Bone marrow, smear interpretation47$2,283$46
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers26$2,034$78
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity48$1,862$36
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure21$1,684$27
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual30$1,449$43
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure30$1,071$33
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique28$675$21
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present48$608$12
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report25$524$11
Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure11$451$41

2017: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers38$3,247$83
Bone marrow, smear interpretation43$2,070$46
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual30$1,823$52
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity44$1,623$36
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure18$1,139$27
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers12$1,108$69
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure23$811$34
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present43$528$12
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report24$416$11
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique17$366$22

2016: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers43$4,227$98
Bone marrow, smear interpretation60$2,712$45
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual25$1,997$51
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity53$1,995$35
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure25$1,549$25
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure35$1,194$33
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 9 to 15 markers13$1,106$79
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique30$676$20
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present52$639$12
Genetic sequencing localization, initial procedure14$581$41
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report26$528$11
Genetic sequencing localization, each additional procedure12$411$32

2015: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers18$1,856$98
Bone marrow, smear interpretation28$1,210$43
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity27$962$36
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual17$960$51
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure12$575$20
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure14$467$33
Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique16$388$22
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report13$304$11
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present25$291$12

Medicaid work

$6,431 in 2024

Medicaid paid $6,431 for 194 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 25 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 2024
IMHCHEM/IMCYTCHM EA ADD ANTB21$1,382
Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (eg, Saccomanno technique)46$1,091
Blood smear, peripheral, interpretation by physician with written report56$927
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST15$875
Bone marrow, smear interpretation17$762
Flow cytometry, interpretation; 16 or more markers12$676
Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; initial single antibody stain procedure13$600
DECALCIFICATION PROCEDURE14$118
Medicaid work by year
2024194825$6,431
202362218$1,226
202246218$1,300
202048126$1,143
201971317$1,977
201860127$1,770
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (eg, Saccomanno technique)26$680
Blood smear, peripheral, interpretation by physician with written report36$546

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (eg, Saccomanno technique)34$752
Bone marrow, smear interpretation12$548

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (eg, Saccomanno technique)48$1,143

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (eg, Saccomanno technique)47$1,190
Bone marrow, smear interpretation12$604
Blood smear, peripheral, interpretation by physician with written report12$183

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (eg, Saccomanno technique)60$1,770

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
1619294048
Licence
CA A118638California A118638: Current · expires 2027-10-31
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207ZP0102X (207ZP0102X); Federal specialty code 207ZH0000X (207ZH0000X); Federal specialty code 207ZP0101X (207ZP0101X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2010-04-25
NPI last updated
2024-03-13
NPI record certified
2024-03-13

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