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Joseph T Cuenco, MD

Anesthesiology · Walnut Creek

NPI 1689610941

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Offices
5

Offices

5 locations · Cep America - Anesthesia PC · G2 Anesthesia PC

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Hospitals listed: John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus · John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A68217 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1999 · expires 2028-09-30 · Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

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.

  • John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of John Muir Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.235, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.675, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of John Muir Health, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate: 2.01 (1.17 to 2.85) · 2,206 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 222.42 (177.82 to 267.02) · 120 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.4 (0.91 to 1.9) · 9,764 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.734, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.536, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.341, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.455, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.245, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 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.

Every scored measure at John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.235BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.675BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.11 (0.21 to 2) · 1,612 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.77 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths184.13 (136.65 to 231.6) · 86 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.2 · 175 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.6 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.4 · 172 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8 · 537 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.5 · 434 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths13 · 215 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 3,208 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0.13 to 0.51) · 7,626 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.04 to 0.41) · 8,660 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.1 (1.29 to 4.91) · 2,723 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0 to 2.51) · 1,208 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths3 (1.7 to 4.3) · 2,355 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.77 (3.24 to 12.3) · 1,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths3.43 (0.43 to 6.43) · 1,253 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.93 (0.47 to 3.4) · 388 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.14 (0.58 to 1.69) · 6,288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.1 · 263 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.636No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.254No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.904No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.5 · 312 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.1 · 768 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-6.8 · 295 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-3.1 · 648 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits31.1 · 433 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.1 · 504 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.7 (5.1 to 8.8) · 476 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.9 (10.5 to 15.7) · 476 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.1 · 250 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits8.8 · 154 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.7 · 186 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.4 (9.9 to 17.9) · 192 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.2) · 546 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (521 patients answered, 23% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Room was "always" clean72%
Nurses "always" communicated well78%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)72%
Staff "always" explained new medications70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
"Always" quiet at night46%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital77%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms84%
See every measure and the patient survey for John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 2 the same, 2 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 5 the same, 2 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 John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths2.01 (1.17 to 2.85) · 2,206 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths222.42 (177.82 to 267.02) · 120 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.4 (0.91 to 1.9) · 9,764 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.734WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.536BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.341BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.455BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.245BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.14 (0.87 to 1.4)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 131 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 148 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.8 · 695 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 827 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths14.1 · 509 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.4 · 4,483 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.35 (0.18 to 0.53) · 11,630 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 11,793 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.33 (1.69 to 4.96) · 3,268 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.37 (0 to 2.94) · 1,631 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.76 (1.43 to 4.09) · 3,066 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.12 (0.22 to 12.02) · 1,580 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.43 (1.21 to 7.64) · 1,594 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.82 (0.4 to 3.24) · 685 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.9 · 615 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.88No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.7 · 93 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.9 · 729 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-30.1 · 91 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13 · 736 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits34.8 · 842 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.7 · 818 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.3 (3.3 to 8.4) · 28 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.8 (7.2 to 15.5) · 28 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits4.9 · 584 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.4 · 139 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.9) · 222 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) · 321 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (758 patients answered, 24% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Room was "always" clean65%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained55%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully75%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)69%
Staff "always" explained new medications68%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully72%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital77%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms87%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$33,829

Medicare paid this office $33,829 for 170 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope17$2,131$125
Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest11$1,743$158
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)11$656$60

Who their Medicare patients are

170 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 8% · 85 and older 11% · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 21% · Health risk score 1.39. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 36% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Cancer 26% · Coronary heart disease 24% · Atrial fibrillation 24% · Depression 24% · Heart failure 21% · COPD 14% · Stroke 14% · Dementia 10%.

The office billed $424,665, Medicare allowed $42,656 and paid $33,829; for 198 services of 54 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
2024170198741.39$424,665$33,829
2023138180731.81$357,286$29,029
2022179226731.37$492,919$34,741
2021183261721.42$577,252$38,535
2020150200721.44$460,880$32,240
2019164199741.21$456,773$33,124
2018189215701.63$491,840$34,567
2017184237731.67$483,205$33,203
2016184242721.41$466,368$31,518
2015147191721.07$342,390$25,908
2014145190741.13$270,011$26,695
2013159215721.10$216,702$30,861

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: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint14$2,982$199
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope14$1,917$137
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand14$1,470$105
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)18$1,085$60

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope17$2,048$120
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand17$1,766$104
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement20$542$27
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve)12$532$44

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones17$2,877$169
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint12$2,592$216
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)18$1,010$56
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement32$886$28

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for other procedure on top of arm bone and shoulder joint13$2,913$224
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope21$2,910$132
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)15$859$57
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement19$546$29

2019: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope15$1,940$129
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand12$1,369$114
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement14$436$29

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope13$1,704$131
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement12$347$29

2017: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Anesthesia for lens surgery24$3,030$126
Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt11$2,538$231
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope17$2,252$132
Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) through catheter21$1,337$61
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand11$1,187$108
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement33$969$29

2016: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for lens surgery30$3,740$125
Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones14$2,388$171
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope13$1,785$137
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement36$1,042$29
Continuous infusion of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) through catheter16$962$60

2015: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement11$3,265$297
Anesthesia for lens surgery14$1,589$114
Anesthesia for other procedure or exam of knee joint using an endoscope11$1,457$132
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand13$1,399$108
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement22$595$27

2014: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Anesthesia for lens surgery31$3,833$124
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement25$724$29

2013: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Anesthesia for lens surgery20$2,517$126
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand14$1,395$100
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement19$531$28

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$4,166

Pharmacies billed $4,166 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 388) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 0%.

380 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $4,166 in drug cost · 26 antibiotic prescriptions to 22 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
Pantoprazole308$2,175$7

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20243883510% (0)None$4,166
20234593600% (0)3%$7,655
20221581060% (0)None$2,105
202156480% (0)None$545
201511NoneNoneNone$500

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Pantoprazole397$3,651$9
Famotidine14$102$7

2022: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Pantoprazole140$1,276$9

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Pantoprazole47$456$10

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
61.2 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1689610941
Licence
CA A68217California A68217: Current · expires 2028-09-30
Trained
Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 1995
Group
Cep America - Anesthesia PC · G2 Anesthesia PC
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA 00A682170
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
Po Box 7793, San Francisco, CA, 94120
NPI first listed
2006-06-22
NPI last updated
2007-07-08

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