Lisa Ann Orloff, MD

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

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Plans that list them

5 plans · 2 carriers

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician

SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)	Santa Clara Family Health Plan	Listed	Sep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G71176 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1991 · expires 2027-03-31 · University of California, Los Angeles 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.

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.

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Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases	Worse	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases	Worse	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases	Better	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.317	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.446	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	0.241	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases	Better	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	0.86 (0.72 to 1)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	1.1 · 192 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	6.4 · 146 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	9.7 · 253 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	6.3 · 880 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	10.3 · 935 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	8.7 · 501 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	2.1 · 7,730 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	3.6 · 416 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.869	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.857	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections	0.368	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	16.2 · 247 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	20.5 · 1,021 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	47.8 · 258 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	-1.6 · 990 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	20.8 · 976 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	16.5 · 959 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	5.1 · 425 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	9.6 · 158 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	19.6 · 183 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

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

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Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care

Cleanliness	4
Nurse communication	4
Doctor communication	4
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	4
Overall hospital rating	4
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	5

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care

Room was "always" clean	75%
Nurses "always" communicated well	82%
Doctors "always" communicated well	81%
Staff "always" explained	63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	79%
Staff "always" explained new medications	76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	88%
"Always" quiet at night	53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$67,161

Medicare paid this office $67,161 for 127 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	13	$10,289	$791
New patient visit (60+ min)	54	$8,478	$157
Long return visit (40+ min)	30	$4,514	$129
Return visit (30+ min)	31	$2,870	$82
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	108	$2,799	$23

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	13	$10,289	$791
New patient visit (60+ min)	54	$8,478	$157
Long return visit (40+ min)	30	$4,514	$129
Return visit (30+ min)	31	$2,870	$82
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	108	$2,799	$23
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	18	$2,055	$108
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	38	$1,522	$39
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	18	$481	$27

Who their Medicare patients are

127 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 78% · Also on Medicaid 10% · Health risk score 1.03. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 1.19.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 61% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Diabetes 22% · Cancer 16% · Atrial fibrillation 14% · Chronic kidney disease 11% · Depression 10%.

The office billed $468,993, Medicare allowed $85,865 and paid $67,161; for 400 services of 27 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.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	127	400	74	1.03	$468,993	$67,161
2023	137	447	73	1.12	$454,522	$72,194
2022	113	365	73	1.18	$413,838	$65,255
2021	113	349	73	1.46	$364,717	$64,926
2020	115	394	71	1.31	$452,374	$76,377
2019	115	398	72	1.27	$373,701	$67,962
2018	95	363	71	1.44	$296,749	$55,927
2017	102	358	71	1.32	$322,293	$61,401
2016	87	369	71	1.33	$410,571	$65,971
2015	88	358	74	1.26	$376,672	$61,355
2014	73	319	70	1.03	$285,080	$48,365
2013	98	438	71	1.33	$413,542	$65,127

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.

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2023: 10 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	13	$11,580	$891
New patient visit (60+ min)	66	$10,622	$161
Long return visit (40+ min)	36	$5,273	$129
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	120	$3,298	$23
Return visit (30+ min)	29	$2,584	$83
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	19	$1,820	$91
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	32	$1,775	$54
Ultrasound guidance for tissue removal	15	$1,332	$89
Other procedure on nervous system	13	$976	$75
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	18	$499	$28

2022: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	13	$11,535	$887
New patient visit (60+ min)	48	$7,301	$152
Long return visit (40+ min)	31	$4,100	$121
Return visit (30+ min)	29	$2,513	$79
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	98	$2,486	$22
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	39	$2,105	$54
Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth	12	$702	$58

2021: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	16	$13,530	$846
New patient visit (60+ min)	41	$6,836	$167
Long return visit (40+ min)	41	$5,392	$120
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	94	$2,441	$23
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	37	$2,041	$55
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	13	$1,570	$112
Return visit (30+ min)	14	$1,358	$91

2020: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	13	$11,601	$892
New patient visit (60+ min)	58	$9,112	$157
Long return visit (40+ min)	48	$6,031	$101
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	97	$2,621	$24
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	40	$2,244	$56
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	20	$1,644	$78

2019: 5 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

New patient visit (60+ min)	49	$7,272	$148
Long return visit (40+ min)	57	$6,720	$100
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	55	$6,503	$107
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	93	$2,433	$25
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	37	$1,993	$54

2018: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

New patient visit (60+ min)	43	$6,444	$150
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	54	$5,523	$97
Long return visit (40+ min)	42	$4,970	$96
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	79	$2,062	$24
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	25	$1,350	$54
Fine needle aspiration using imaging guidance	14	$879	$55
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	17	$467	$27

2017: 5 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

New patient visit (60+ min)	50	$7,364	$147
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	51	$5,472	$105
Long return visit (40+ min)	41	$4,402	$94
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	84	$2,086	$24
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	33	$1,835	$54

2016: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	12	$9,665	$805
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	42	$6,091	$127
New patient visit (60+ min)	39	$4,891	$125
Long return visit (40+ min)	41	$4,396	$88
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	75	$1,966	$24
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	37	$1,885	$51

2015: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	13	$11,031	$849
New patient visit (60+ min)	45	$6,312	$140
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	45	$6,141	$125
Long return visit (40+ min)	31	$3,496	$92
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	78	$2,120	$24
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	33	$1,781	$54

2014: 7 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2014

New patient visit (60+ min)	33	$4,847	$147
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	30	$4,179	$131
Long return visit (40+ min)	26	$2,664	$95
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	64	$1,909	$25
Return visit (30+ min)	13	$1,328	$70
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	16	$1,250	$69
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	21	$1,144	$54

2013: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2013

Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	12	$9,016	$751
Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope	40	$5,707	$130
New patient visit (60+ min)	32	$4,524	$141
Return visit (30+ min)	41	$3,581	$65
Release and/or relocation of cranial nerve	11	$3,532	$252
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	88	$3,346	$24
Long return visit (40+ min)	13	$1,327	$83
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement	19	$869	$29
Fine needle aspiration using imaging guidance	12	$678	$56

Money from drug and device companies

$220 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	1	2	None	$220
2023	2	8	$8,136	$8,908
2022	1	2	None	$65
2020	1	1	None	$146
2019	1	3	None	$129

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

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Payments by company

Pulse Biosciences	Cellfx	$220	2 payments Meals for Cellfx · 2025-08-21 · $85 Meals for Cellfx · 2025-01-31 · $135

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Every published payment

Pulse Biosciences	Meals · 2025-08-21	Cellfx	$85
Pulse Biosciences	Meals · 2025-01-31	Cellfx	$135

See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2020, 2019)

2023: $8,908

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Payments by company in 2023

Ascendis Pharma	None	$8,829	7 payments Paid to speak or teach · 2023-05-13 · $8,136 Travel · 2023-05-13 · $238 Meals · 2023-05-13 · $175 Meals · 2023-05-13 · $60 Meals · 2023-05-13 · $75 Travel · 2023-05-13 · $86 Meals · 2023-05-13 · $60
Medtronic	Nim Vital	$79	1 payment Meals for Nim Vital · 2023-04-20 · $79

2022: $65

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Payments by company in 2022

Medtronic	Mazor X System	$65	2 payments Meals for Mazor X System · 2022-12-10 · $29 Meals for Mazor X System · 2022-12-09 · $36

2020: $146

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Payments by company in 2020

Intersect ENT	Sinuva	$146	1 payment Meals for Sinuva · 2020-03-04 · $146

2019: $129

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Payments by company in 2019

Medtronic USA	Nim	$129	3 payments Meals for Nim · 2019-09-30 · $73 Meals for Nim · 2019-05-29 · $35 Meals for Nim · 2019-05-29 · $21

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: 1619934122
Licence: CA G71176California G71176: Current · expires 2027-03-31
Trained: University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 1982
Group: Stanford Health Care
Gender: Female

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Medicaid ID: CA 0G7117600
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207YX0905X (207YX0905X); Otolaryngology (207Y00000X)
Mailing address: 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed: 2006-04-27
NPI last updated: 2024-04-29
NPI record certified: 2024-04-29

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