Garet C Comer, MD | UniHealth

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5 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

2 plans · 2 carriers

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician

Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)	Alignment Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)	Santa Clara Family Health Plan	Listed	Sep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A116877 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2027-03-31 · University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

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.

El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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.

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Every scored measure at El Camino Health

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.291	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.393	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	1.02 (0.76 to 1.28)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	2.6 · 68 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	7.1 · 185 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	11.8 · 200 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	8.9 · 814 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	13 · 842 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	9.6 · 361 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	2.6 · 4,633 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	4.5 · 122 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.993	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections	0.706	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	1.376	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	15.5 · 218 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	19.5 · 962 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	3.8 · 200 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	-17 · 922 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	18.6 · 860 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	18.7 · 827 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	6.1 · 144 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	10.3 · 80 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	20.7 · 237 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at El Camino Health

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

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Share of patients giving the best answer at El Camino Health

Room was "always" clean	75%
Nurses "always" communicated well	79%
Doctors "always" communicated well	81%
Staff "always" explained	61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	86%
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)	76%
Staff "always" explained new medications	76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	87%
"Always" quiet at night	47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$145,891

Medicare paid this office $145,891 for 455 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Short return visit (20+ min)	208	$23,323	$83
New patient visit (30+ min)	208	$20,157	$97
Incision of tendon covering of finger	30	$19,445	$572
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	16	$7,269	$454
Injection into tendon or ligament	59	$3,817	$51

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Short return visit (20+ min)	208	$23,323	$83
New patient visit (30+ min)	208	$20,157	$97
Incision of tendon covering of finger	30	$19,445	$572
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	16	$7,269	$454
Injection into tendon or ligament	59	$3,817	$51
New patient visit (45+ min)	25	$3,605	$144
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	19	$3,119	$120
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	32	$2,109	$54
Injection of carpal tunnel	16	$1,542	$77
Return visit (30+ min)	14	$1,386	$99
Application of elbow to finger cast	15	$1,354	$90
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint	13	$997	$59
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes	12	$881	$73
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	116	$806	None
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	14	$261	$19

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Removal of nail tissue	1-10	None
Removal of tissue	1-10	None

Who their Medicare patients are

455 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 63% · Also on Medicaid 8% · Health risk score 0.94. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hand surgery clinician is at 1.08.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 65% · Diabetes 22% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Chronic kidney disease 17% · Depression 15% · Atrial fibrillation 14% · Cancer 13% · Heart failure 11% · COPD 8% · Dementia 4% · Stroke 4%.

The office billed $660,813, Medicare allowed $190,096 and paid $145,891; for 1,110 services of 70 kinds; $827 of it was for drugs given in the office and $145,064 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.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	455	1,110	76	0.94	$660,813	$145,891
2023	522	1,344	76	0.81	$756,998	$173,631
2022	482	1,486	76	0.92	$750,500	$178,204
2021	319	968	76	1.09	$548,807	$134,382
2020	286	778	75	0.93	$464,884	$104,825
2019	417	1,060	76	1.00	$626,845	$143,680
2018	296	787	75	1.04	$378,334	$89,773
2017	250	634	76	1.04	$369,806	$88,612
2016	127	291	76	1.07	$173,466	$33,489
2015	39	49	71	1.50	$83,597	$4,719

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: 13 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Short return visit (20+ min)	235	$24,867	$80
New patient visit (30+ min)	243	$22,968	$95
Incision of tendon covering of finger	33	$22,904	$603
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	23	$9,953	$415
New patient visit (45+ min)	57	$8,438	$148
Injection into tendon or ligament	93	$6,049	$50
Return visit (30+ min)	56	$5,985	$105
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	18	$2,292	$104
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	22	$1,452	$52
Application of elbow to finger cast	14	$1,210	$86
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	143	$921	None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint	13	$741	$49
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	13	$236	$18

2022: 15 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

New patient visit (30+ min)	208	$20,272	$97
Short return visit (20+ min)	174	$19,312	$81
Incision of tendon covering of finger	25	$18,822	$554
New patient visit (45+ min)	71	$10,641	$150
Return visit (30+ min)	79	$9,426	$112
Injection into tendon or ligament	83	$5,254	$47
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	12	$4,595	$383
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	17	$2,822	$128
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	25	$1,594	$53
Application of elbow to finger cast	18	$1,480	$82
Injection of carpal tunnel	15	$1,363	$80
Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint	14	$1,007	$67
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	133	$980	None
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	18	$303	$17
Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	13	$147	$10

2021: 10 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Short return visit (20+ min)	110	$13,206	$84
New patient visit (30+ min)	117	$11,838	$101
Incision of tendon covering of finger	17	$11,469	$573
Return visit (30+ min)	70	$8,427	$114
New patient visit (45+ min)	52	$8,063	$155
Injection into tendon or ligament	42	$2,815	$52
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement	12	$1,524	$127
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint	11	$776	$55
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	11	$728	$66
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	67	$529	None

2020: 10 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

Incision of tendon covering of finger	19	$12,220	$531
New patient visit (30+ min)	103	$8,905	$86
Short return visit (20+ min)	93	$7,375	$65
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	16	$6,674	$417
Return visit (30+ min)	72	$6,175	$85
Short return visit	53	$2,357	$37
Injection into tendon or ligament	37	$2,169	$45
Injection of carpal tunnel	12	$993	$76
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	70	$613	None
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint	11	$565	$47

2019: 14 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2019

New patient visit (30+ min)	165	$15,266	$93
Short return visit (20+ min)	139	$12,554	$67
Return visit (30+ min)	121	$11,963	$99
Incision of tendon covering of finger	19	$10,944	$521
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	15	$6,607	$413
Injection into tendon or ligament	46	$3,188	$47
Short return visit	31	$1,494	$44
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes	15	$1,368	$91
Application of elbow to finger cast	11	$1,035	$86
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	13	$931	$58
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	97	$816	None
Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle	12	$591	$42
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	11	$557	$43
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	11	$189	$16

2018: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2018

Return visit (30+ min)	106	$10,033	$94
Short return visit (20+ min)	102	$9,941	$64
New patient visit (30+ min)	113	$9,259	$82
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve	19	$8,532	$388
Application of elbow to finger cast	19	$1,924	$84
Injection into tendon or ligament	28	$1,405	$44
Short return visit	17	$767	$43
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	56	$558	None
Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	19	$353	$15

2017: 9 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2017

Return visit (30+ min)	92	$8,297	$90
New patient visit (30+ min)	88	$8,138	$92
Short return visit (20+ min)	81	$7,967	$63
Incision of tendon covering of finger	13	$7,306	$522
Injection into tendon or ligament	25	$1,355	$41
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	11	$1,342	$122
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes	12	$1,077	$90
Short return visit	16	$716	$42
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	44	$338	None

2016: 4 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2016

New patient visit (30+ min)	52	$5,016	$96
Short return visit (20+ min)	52	$4,459	$65
Return visit (30+ min)	41	$3,867	$94
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	22	$137	None

2015: 2 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2015

New patient visit (30+ min)	11	$749	$68
Short return visit (20+ min)	11	$548	$46

Money from drug and device companies

$68 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	2	2	None	$68
2024	1	1	None	$47
2020	1	1	None	$32
2019	3	4	None	$255

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

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Payments by company

Axogen	None	$55	1 payment Meals · 2025-09-29 · $55
Trice Medical	None	$13	1 payment Meals · 2025-05-02 · $13

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Every published payment

Axogen	Meals · 2025-09-29	None	$55
Trice Medical	Meals · 2025-05-02	None	$13

See earlier years (2024, 2020, 2019)

2024: $47

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Payments by company in 2024

Axogen	Avance Nerve Graft	$47	1 payment Meals for Avance Nerve Graft · 2024-07-22 · $47

2020: $32

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Payments by company in 2020

Axogen	Avance Nerve Graft	$32	1 payment Meals for Avance Nerve Graft · 2020-10-09 · $32

2019: $255

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Payments by company in 2019

Medical Device Business Services	Headless Compression Screws	$114	1 payment Meals for Headless Compression Screws · 2019-09-25 · $114
Acumed	Acutrak Headless Compression Screw System	$93	1 payment Meals for Acutrak Headless Compression Screw System · 2019-05-22 · $93
Axogen	Axoguard Nerve Connector	$49	2 payments Meals for Axoguard Nerve Protector · 2019-06-18 · $15 Meals for Axoguard Nerve Connector · 2019-03-08 · $34

Professional record

NPI: 1659507804
Licence: CA A116877California A116877: Current · expires 2027-03-31
Trained: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2009
Group: Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207XS0106X (207XS0106X)
Mailing address: 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed: 2009-06-02
NPI last updated: 2020-12-10
NPI record certified: 2020-12-10

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