Vijan Joshi, MD
Internal Medicine · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 13
- 4 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · One Medical Group Inc · 330 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
13 plans · 4 carriers
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13 of 13 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Prime (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A137532 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2015 · expires 2027-07-31 · St. George'S University 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.
- Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center
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: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.139 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.242 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.81 (0.51 to 1.1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 82 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 188 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.8 · 342 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.4 · 485 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 3,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 192 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.215 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.263 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.74 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 300 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 702 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.2 · 207 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.6 · 531 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 24.3 · 343 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 449 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.6 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 58% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| 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 | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$11,856
Medicare paid this office $11,856 for 58 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $2,780 | $103 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $1,653 | $79 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 44 | $467 | $9 |
Who their Medicare patients are
58 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 52% · Health risk score 0.95. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 69% · Diabetes 26% · Atrial fibrillation 19%.
The office billed $66,791, Medicare allowed $14,319 and paid $11,856; for 170 services of 23 kinds; $2,814 of it was for drugs given in the office and $9,041 for care.
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 | 58 | 170 | 72 | 0.95 | $66,791 | $11,856 |
| 2023 | 45 | 150 | 71 | 0.81 | $63,838 | $11,855 |
| 2022 | 25 | 59 | 71 | 1.06 | $26,180 | $5,091 |
| 2021 | 28 | 56 | 70 | 0.60 | $23,260 | $4,578 |
| 2020 | 27 | 45 | 74 | 0.92 | $14,580 | $2,755 |
| 2019 | 21 | 44 | 72 | 1.03 | $16,946 | $3,088 |
| 2018 | 29 | 69 | 75 | 0.70 | $28,220 | $4,571 |
| 2017 | 32 | 76 | 73 | 1.06 | $32,040 | $6,196 |
| 2016 | 36 | 63 | 74 | 0.86 | $27,859 | $5,788 |
| 2015 | 13 | 22 | 75 | 1.02 | $8,531 | $2,109 |
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: 4 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $2,520 | $110 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $1,819 | $83 |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | 11 | $399 | $36 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 26 | $252 | $8 |
2022: 1 service
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $1,447 | $85 |
2019: 1 service
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,501 | $94 |
2018: 1 service
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,572 | $66 |
2017: 2 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 20 | $2,571 | $83 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $586 | $45 |
2016: 2 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $2,281 | $88 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $747 | $53 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$18,073
Pharmacies billed $18,073 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
174 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $18,073 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Metformin Hcl Er | 11 | $142 | $13 |
| Rosuvastatin | 14 | $121 | $9 |
| Losartan | 12 | $92 | $8 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 19 | $55 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 202 | 36 | None | None | $18,073 |
| 2023 | 202 | 28 | None | None | $18,494 |
| 2022 | 197 | 21 | 0% (0) | 8% | $14,065 |
| 2021 | 185 | 28 | None | 9% | $20,332 |
| 2020 | 179 | 25 | None | 11% | $12,817 |
| 2019 | 178 | 26 | None | 8% | $16,118 |
| 2018 | 156 | 29 | None | 13% | $8,092 |
| 2017 | 174 | 30 | 14% (24) | 12% | $7,532 |
| 2016 | 113 | 25 | None | None | $7,913 |
| 2015 | 25 | 12 | None | None | $1,106 |
| 2014 | 14 | None | None | None | $885 |
| 2013 | 15 | None | 0% (0) | None | $954 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 18 | $484 | $27 |
| Tamsulosin | 18 | $323 | $18 |
| Lisinopril | 15 | $230 | $15 |
| Rosuvastatin | 13 | $201 | $15 |
2022: 3 drugs
| Tamsulosin | 20 | $318 | $16 |
| Atorvastatin | 15 | $264 | $18 |
| Lisinopril | 17 | $64 | $4 |
2021: 5 drugs
| Finasteride | 12 | $337 | $28 |
| Atorvastatin | 12 | $333 | $28 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 16 | $222 | $14 |
| Tamsulosin | 14 | $194 | $14 |
| Rosuvastatin | 12 | $193 | $16 |
2020: 2 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 21 | $344 | $16 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 16 | $205 | $13 |
2019: 2 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 13 | $281 | $22 |
| Lisinopril | 15 | $149 | $10 |
2018: 2 drugs
| Atorvastatin | 16 | $259 | $16 |
| Tamsulosin | 13 | $249 | $19 |
2017: 3 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 12 | $229 | $19 |
| Atorvastatin | 11 | $226 | $21 |
| Lisinopril | 13 | $161 | $12 |
2016: 1 drug
| Atorvastatin | 13 | $186 | $14 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1649545062
- Licence
- CA A137532California A137532: Current · expires 2027-07-31
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1 Embarcadero Ctr Ste 1900, San Francisco, CA, 94111
- NPI first listed
- 2012-03-19
- NPI last updated
- 2021-09-27
- NPI record certified
- 2021-09-27
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 590 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94301