David F Goldman, DO
Anesthesiology · Santa Cruz
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · Anesthesia Medical Group of Santa Cruz Inc · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
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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.
- Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.168, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.169, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.489, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Dominican Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.168 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.169 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.489 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.06 to 1.95) · 1,248 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.85 to 1.43) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 134.37 (94.33 to 174.41) · 132 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 137 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12 · 228 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 534 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 491 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 278 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 2,973 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 7,510 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.42 (1.44 to 5.4) · 1,594 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.26 (0 to 2.76) · 436 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.85 (0.4 to 3.29) · 1,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.73 (3 to 14.46) · 437 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0.13 to 3.03) · 343 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.17) · 6,336 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.615 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.937 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 212 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22 · 505 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 45 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.5 · 594 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.9 · 510 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.4 to 7.8) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13 (9.4 to 17.7) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 43 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 143 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.1 (9.4 to 15.4) · 1,585 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 390 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (774 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 32% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$56,583
Medicare paid this office $56,583 for 199 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 14 | $3,942 | $282 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 11 | $3,143 | $286 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 22 | $2,913 | $127 |
| Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | 12 | $1,456 | $121 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 17 | $831 | $49 |
See all 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 14 | $3,942 | $282 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 11 | $3,143 | $286 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 22 | $2,913 | $127 |
| Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | 12 | $1,456 | $121 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 17 | $831 | $49 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 24 | $824 | $34 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 12 | $290 | $24 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 18 | $250 | $11 |
Who their Medicare patients are
199 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 9% · 85 and older 15% · Women 51% · Also on Medicaid 19% · Health risk score 1.40. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 73% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Atrial fibrillation 38% · Heart failure 33% · Diabetes 31% · Depression 31% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Cancer 21% · COPD 12% · Stroke 9% · Dementia 7%.
The office billed $460,495, Medicare allowed $70,646 and paid $56,583; for 349 services of 75 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 | 199 | 349 | 75 | 1.40 | $460,495 | $56,583 |
| 2023 | 202 | 377 | 75 | 1.35 | $460,338 | $58,795 |
| 2022 | 206 | 400 | 75 | 1.54 | $481,890 | $66,681 |
| 2021 | 225 | 412 | 75 | 1.58 | $490,680 | $67,496 |
| 2020 | 198 | 401 | 75 | 1.54 | $490,849 | $67,876 |
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: 9 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 22 | $2,945 | $134 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 16 | $1,407 | $88 |
| Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | 11 | $1,328 | $121 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 29 | $1,105 | $36 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 15 | $1,056 | $70 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 13 | $326 | $25 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 26 | $308 | $11 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 16 | $236 | $15 |
| 3d ultrasound imaging of heart for evaluation of heart structure performed during ultrasound imaging of congenital heart defects | 11 | $217 | $20 |
2022: 9 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 19 | $2,618 | $138 |
| Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | 12 | $1,611 | $134 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 35 | $1,319 | $37 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $1,290 | $92 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 13 | $947 | $73 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 13 | $913 | $70 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 21 | $548 | $26 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 34 | $438 | $12 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 11 | $169 | $15 |
2021: 11 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 13 | $6,092 | $469 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 29 | $4,154 | $143 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 18 | $2,431 | $135 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 15 | $1,392 | $93 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 16 | $1,177 | $74 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 31 | $1,153 | $37 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 25 | $661 | $26 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 24 | $351 | $12 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 13 | $202 | $16 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 11 | $91 | $8 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 13 | $35 | $3 |
2020: 13 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 11 | $9,483 | $862 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 18 | $2,693 | $150 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,931 | $161 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $1,811 | $139 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $1,793 | $94 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 18 | $1,349 | $75 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 35 | $954 | $27 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 23 | $864 | $38 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 15 | $642 | $43 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 26 | $344 | $12 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 14 | $221 | $16 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 11 | $93 | $8 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 15 | $41 | $3 |
Money from drug and device companies
$119 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $119 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2019-03-21 | Bridion | $119 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1649662131
- Licence
- CA 20A17176
- Group
- Anesthesia Medical Group of Santa Cruz Inc · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 49168, San Jose, CA, 95161
- NPI first listed
- 2015-02-20
- NPI last updated
- 2026-06-01
- NPI record certified
- 2026-06-01
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.