Amanda Chao, CNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) · Alexandria
- Medicare standing
- 1 flag on the record
- Listed below.
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
On the public record
- Medicare does not list them as allowed to order and refer
Offices
2 locations · Northstar Anesthesia of Virginia, LLC · 407 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Inova Fairfax Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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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.
- Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Inova Health System, which runs 5 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.8 (11.1 to 14.7) · 1,314 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.08 (0 to 0.42) · 18,592 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.556, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.574, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.491, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.499, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Inova Fairfax Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 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.
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.8 (11.1 to 14.7) · 1,314 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.08 (0 to 0.42) · 18,592 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.556 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.574 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.491 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.499 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.17 (0.5 to 1.84) · 4,823 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.7 to 1.02) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 149.1 (122.38 to 175.82) · 436 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 367 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.9 · 205 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 370 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 1,423 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.6 · 1,212 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.9 · 847 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 8,297 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.28) · 21,070 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.09 to 0.39) · 22,620 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.55 (2.34 to 4.75) · 7,218 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.78 (0.87 to 2.69) · 3,681 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.45 (1.53 to 3.37) · 6,582 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.72 (5.02 to 10.42) · 3,557 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.14 (5.1 to 9.18) · 3,672 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.7 (0.43 to 2.97) · 1,556 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.969 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.672 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 12.5 · 546 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 1,625 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -12.5 · 521 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.3 · 1,633 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 16.6 · 1,273 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 1,266 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.7 (3.8 to 5.9) · 1,314 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.2 · 270 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 17.7 · 255 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.3 (8.6 to 15) · 1,020 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 1,648 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (877 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 56% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$12,509
Medicare paid this office $12,509 for 103 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 13 | $2,475 | $190 |
Who their Medicare patients are
103 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 54% · Health risk score 1.80. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical certified registered nurse anesthetist (crna) clinician is at 1.45.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 45% · Chronic kidney disease 45% · Diabetes 38% · Atrial fibrillation 32% · Heart failure 30% · Depression 29% · Cancer 28% · Stroke 15% · COPD 13% · Dementia 11%.
The office billed $441,069, Medicare allowed $15,687 and paid $12,509; for 103 services of 38 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.
Money from drug and device companies
$80 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | None | $80 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $19 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Becton Dickinson and | Hemosphere | $54 | 2 payments
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $26 | 1 payment
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See all 3 published payments
| Becton Dickinson and | Meals · 2025-07-16 | Hemosphere | $27 |
| Becton Dickinson and | Meals · 2025-02-14 | Hemosphere | $27 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2025-01-23 | Bridion | $26 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $19
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $19 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1689263253
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 367500000X (367500000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2021-01-18
- 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.