Scott R Ceresnak, MD
Pediatric Medicine · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 2
- 2 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Lpch Medical Group Div of Lucile · 332 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
2 plans · 2 carriers
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2 of 2 plans
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A103868 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2028-04-30 · Umdnj Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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 itOverall 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.
| 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)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| 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
$3,993
Medicare paid this office $3,993 for 35 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 18 | $238 | $7 |
Who their Medicare patients are
35 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 53 · Under 65 51% · Women 40% · Also on Medicaid 51% · Health risk score 2.51. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical pediatric medicine clinician is at 1.4.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 69% · Heart failure 69% · Chronic kidney disease 43% · Atrial fibrillation 43% · Coronary heart disease 31%.
The office billed $16,534, Medicare allowed $5,012 and paid $3,993; for 64 services of 15 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
| 2024 | 35 | 64 | 53 | 2.51 | $16,534 | $3,993 |
| 2023 | 30 | 44 | 55 | 2.18 | $17,947 | $5,048 |
| 2022 | 26 | 40 | 49 | 1.89 | $14,041 | $2,845 |
| 2020 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 2.58 | $2,464 | $470 |
| 2019 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 2.74 | $3,613 | $1,007 |
| 2018 | 16 | 45 | 30 | 3.02 | $5,047 | $1,195 |
| 2017 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 3.21 | $4,933 | $1,007 |
| 2016 | 17 | 36 | 28 | 4.07 | $14,598 | $3,755 |
| 2015 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 5.16 | $6,336 | $1,532 |
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: 1 service
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 12 | $2,044 | $170 |
2017: 1 service
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 11 | $171 | $7 |
2016: 1 service
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 11 | $146 | $6 |
Medicaid work
$15,594 in 2024
Medicaid paid $15,594 for 876 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 110 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.
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 863 | $13,899 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 13 | $1,695 |
| 2024 | 876 | 2 | 110 | $15,594 |
| 2023 | 770 | 2 | 81 | $13,726 |
| 2022 | 1,098 | 3 | 139 | $20,628 |
| 2021 | 956 | 2 | 105 | $15,581 |
| 2020 | 1,248 | 3 | 125 | $20,130 |
| 2019 | 1,417 | 3 | 114 | $23,943 |
| 2018 | 1,157 | 3 | 116 | $22,406 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 731 | $9,607 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 39 | $4,119 |
2022
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 1,026 | $13,054 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 56 | $7,244 |
| External electrocardiographic recording for more than 7 days up to 15 days by continuous rhythm recording and storage; review and interpretation | 16 | $330 |
2021
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 927 | $12,076 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 29 | $3,505 |
2020
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 1,196 | $17,168 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 12 | $1,534 |
| XTRNL ECG REC<48 HR R&I | 40 | $1,429 |
2019
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 1,361 | $19,236 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 29 | $3,700 |
| XTRNL ECG REC<48 HR R&I | 27 | $1,006 |
2018
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 1,075 | $15,727 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 48 | $5,467 |
| XTRNL ECG REC<48 HR R&I | 34 | $1,213 |
Money from drug and device companies
$280 in 2025
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | None | $280 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | None | $218 |
| 2023 | 7 | 29 | $37 | $2,802 |
| 2022 | 4 | 13 | None | $544 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $16 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $14 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | $1,408 | $1,453 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Biosense Webster | Carto 3 | $162 | 2 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Ensite Precision | $85 | 2 payments
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| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Lifevest | $19 | 1 payment
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| Stryker | Artix Mt | $14 | 1 payment
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See all 6 published payments
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-12-02 | Ensite Precision | $61 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-11-04 | Artix Mt | $14 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-07-29 | Ensite | $24 |
| Biosense Webster | Meals · 2025-06-02 | Carto 3 | $146 |
| Biosense Webster | Meals · 2025-04-18 | Carto 3 | $15 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | Meals · 2025-03-11 | Lifevest | $19 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $218
| Biosense Webster | Carto 3 | $191 | 4 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Ensite Precision | $28 | 1 payment
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2023: $2,802
| Medical Device Business Services | Carto 3 | $1,005 | 5 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Na | $860 | 6 payments
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| Medtronic | Selectsecure | $365 | 3 payments
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| Biosense Webster | Carto 3 | $318 | 4 payments
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| Baxter Healthcare | Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor | $164 | 7 payments
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| Cardiva Medical | Cardiva Vascade 6/7f Vcs | $69 | 3 payments
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| Atrility Medical | Atriamp | $22 | 1 payment
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2022: $544
| Abbott Laboratories | Vantageview | $235 | 4 payments
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| Medtronic | Diamondtemp Bidirectional Ablation Catheter | $166 | 1 payment
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| Bardy Diagnostics | Carnation Ambulatory Monitor | $125 | 7 payments
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| Biosense Webster | Carto 3 | $19 | 1 payment
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2021: $16
| Bardy Diagnostics | Carnation Ambulatory Monitor | $16 | 1 payment
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2020: $14
| Medtronic Vascular | Micra | $14 | 1 payment
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2019: $1,453
| Abbott Laboratories | Allure Quadra Rf Crt Pacemaker | $1,408 | 2 payments
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| Medtronic Vascular | Carelink | $45 | 1 payment
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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
- 1649396235
- Licence
- CA A103868California A103868: Current · expires 2028-04-30
- Trained
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 2002
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2080P0202X (2080P0202X); Federal specialty code 207RA0002X (207RA0002X); Cardiology (207RC0000X); Federal specialty code 207RC0001X (207RC0001X); Pediatrics (208000000X)
- Mailing address
- 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2007-03-22
- 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.