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Taranjot Bajwa

Physician Assistant · Philadelphia

NPI 1649925967

Medicare standing
Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
4

Offices

4 locations · University of Penn-Medical Group · 3,433 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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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.

  • Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of Pennsylvania Health System, which runs 9 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Abramson Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.66 (0.51 to 0.81), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate: 0.79 (0.04 to 1.54) · 4,129 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.02 (1.65 to 6.39) · 3,737 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.25 (0 to 0.57) · 14,934 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.387, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.528, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 3.6 (3 to 4.3) · 2,803 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,133 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.66 (0.51 to 0.81)BetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.79 (0.04 to 1.54) · 4,129 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.02 (1.65 to 6.39) · 3,737 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0 to 0.57) · 14,934 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.387BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.528BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits3.6 (3 to 4.3) · 2,803 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,133 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.65 (0.02 to 1.28) · 4,557 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths179.18 (149.49 to 208.87) · 326 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.4 · 272 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths5.8 · 96 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 89 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 494 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths7.7 · 310 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.8 · 528 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2 · 5,552 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.09 to 0.4) · 14,207 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.13 to 0.45) · 16,673 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.22 (1.9 to 4.54) · 4,618 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.81 (1.94 to 3.69) · 5,517 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.16 (2.12 to 6.2) · 2,481 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.48 (0.36 to 2.59) · 1,920 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.984No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.891No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.144No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.091No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14 · 238 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.7 · 1,025 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits27.6 · 157 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.5 · 623 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.4 · 339 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.5 · 519 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.4 (9.3 to 11.7) · 2,803 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.3 · 233 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21 · 342 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.5 (9.3 to 14.2) · 4,438 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (689 patients answered, 24% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication5
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well84%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge90%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully81%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)82%
Staff "always" explained new medications77%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand79%
Nurses "always" listened carefully84%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
"Always" quiet at night61%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$4,108

Medicare paid this office $4,108 for 35 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes26$2,644$54

Who their Medicare patients are

35 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 67 · Women 57% · Health risk score 2.23. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Cancer 51% · Diabetes 43% · Heart failure 43% · Depression 40% · Coronary heart disease 37% · COPD 34% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Atrial fibrillation 31% · Stroke 31%.

The office billed $15,546, Medicare allowed $5,268 and paid $4,108; for 70 services of 6 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
20243570672.23$15,546$4,108
20234085703.90$17,345$5,042

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes33$3,805$55

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
85.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1649925967
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2022-02-15
NPI last updated
2026-08-17
NPI record certified
2026-08-17

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