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Shazia Dharssi, MD

Ophthalmology · Stanford

NPI 1669838553

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2 carriers
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1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Johns Hopkins Hospital, the · Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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13 plans · 2 carriers

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13 of 13 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital, theBaltimore, MDAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Johns Hopkins Health System, which runs 6 hospitals in 3 statesHome of Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate: 1.84 (1.19 to 2.49) · 4,951 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.17 (1.01 to 1.32), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 13.3 (11.7 to 15.1) · 1,609 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.605, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.358, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.302, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 4 (3.2 to 5) · 1,609 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
  • 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 it
    Overall 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 Johns Hopkins Hospital, the

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 2 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 3 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 Johns Hopkins Hospital, the
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.84 (1.19 to 2.49) · 4,951 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.17 (1.01 to 1.32)WorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.3 (11.7 to 15.1) · 1,609 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.605BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.358BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.302BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4 (3.2 to 5) · 1,609 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths160.59 (131.83 to 189.35) · 409 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths3.4 · 266 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths5.7 · 173 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 96 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.8 · 563 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 377 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.1 · 283 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.5 · 4,532 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.36 (0.2 to 0.51) · 17,508 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.14 to 0.45) · 19,518 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (3.36 to 5.72) · 6,562 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.87 (1 to 2.74) · 4,318 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.32 (1.41 to 3.23) · 5,830 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.82 (7.25 to 12.39) · 4,056 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.01 (3.33 to 6.69) · 4,266 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.42 (0.26 to 2.59) · 2,087 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.85 (0.52 to 1.18) · 17,435 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.819No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.654No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.829No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.4 · 182 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.9 · 682 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.6 · 189 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-15.5 · 647 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits45.6 · 396 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.3 · 406 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.6 · 168 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 245 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.1 (9.4 to 15.4) · 1,351 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,483 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (3,167 patients answered, 17% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained62%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information90%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)80%
Staff "always" explained new medications78%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night63%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects47%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%
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.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$29,530

Medicare paid this office $29,530 for 106 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Tying or biopsy of artery on side of skull18$4,562$253
Tying or biopsy of artery on side of skull14$2,387$171
Short return visit (20+ min)18$1,431$72
Return visit (30+ min)11$951$79

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision1-10None
Removal or shaving of skin growth1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

106 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 16% · Women 64% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 1.23. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 33% · Coronary heart disease 33% · Depression 26% · Chronic kidney disease 24% · Cancer 22% · Stroke 21% · Atrial fibrillation 20% · Heart failure 19% · COPD 14%.

The office billed $137,647, Medicare allowed $37,616 and paid $29,530; for 190 services of 46 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
2024106190741.23$137,647$29,530
20232433711.07$30,476$7,060

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.

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$21,196

Pharmacies billed $21,196 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 20% of their Part D prescriptions (147 of 720) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 0%.

598 generic and 122 brand-name prescriptions · $21,196 in drug cost · 63 antibiotic prescriptions to 58 people.

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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Tobradex13$3,867$258
Erythromycin175$2,698$11
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth137$1,562$11
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone19$940$45
Cephalexin39$192$5
See all 8 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Tobradex13$3,867$258
Erythromycin175$2,698$11
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth137$1,562$11
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone19$940$45
Cephalexin39$192$5
Methylprednisolone27$175$6
Tramadol114$172$1
Oxycodone26$100$4

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202472037120% (147)17%$21,196
202337318912% (44)21%$22,841
20223941350% (0)33%$27,571
2021181730% (0)36%$20,567
202013356NoneNone$15,035
201954160% (0)None$2,964

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Erythromycin98$1,092$11
Prednisolone Acetate23$889$39
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth56$744$13
Latanoprost24$502$21
Moxifloxacin11$148$13
Tramadol32$60$2
Oxycodone11$29$3

2022: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Prednisolone Acetate77$2,716$35
Dorzolamide-Timolol31$1,720$55
Latanoprost73$1,230$17
Moxifloxacin28$1,036$37
Ketorolac Tromethamine26$699$27
Dorzolamide22$620$28
Brimonidine30$265$9
Timolol Maleate16$215$13
Ofloxacin13$206$16
Erythromycin22$196$9
Bacitracin-Polymyxin15$176$12

2021: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Brimonidine16$1,006$63
Dorzolamide-Timolol20$923$46
Prednisolone Acetate19$819$43
Latanoprost38$679$18
Dorzolamide12$324$27

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Prednisolone Acetate14$476$34

Money from drug and device companies

$46 in 2024

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
StrykerCore$33
1 payment
  • Meals for Core · 2024-08-08 · $33
CooperVisionOnefit Contact Lens$13
1 payment
  • Meals for Onefit Contact Lens · 2024-08-20 · $13
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
CooperVisionMeals · 2024-08-20Onefit Contact Lens$13
StrykerMeals · 2024-08-08Core$33

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
74.4 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1669838553
Licence
MD D96693
Trained
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2019
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207WX0200X (207WX0200X); Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2016-01-07
NPI last updated
2025-10-06
NPI record certified
2025-10-06

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

Extra NPI addresses: 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287