Manish K Aghi, MD
Neurosurgery · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 5
Offices
5 locations · UCSF Medical Group Business Services · 1,533 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
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| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A101651 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2007 · expires 2027-05-31 · Harvard Medical School.
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.
- UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.622, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.626, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.491, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for UCSF Medical Center
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: 3 better, 5 the same, 3 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.9 (3.79 to 6.02) · 7,590 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.8 (11.3 to 14.4) · 2,019 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 139.4 (110.22 to 168.58) · 452 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.622 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.626 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.491 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,336 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.24 (0.58 to 1.9) · 4,689 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.05 (0.89 to 1.2) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 85 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 132 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.6 · 454 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 618 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 380 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.7 · 5,000 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.06 to 0.38) · 15,965 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.05 to 0.35) · 17,859 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0 to 1.83) · 4,184 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2 (1.1 to 2.9) · 6,516 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.35 (4.49 to 10.21) · 3,989 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5 (3.22 to 6.77) · 4,087 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.95 (0.74 to 3.15) · 2,034 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0.63 to 1.28) · 15,431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4 · 399 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.899 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.689 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.224 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 156 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20 · 564 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 60.3 · 160 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -9.7 · 550 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 44.1 · 660 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 667 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (4.8 to 6.7) · 2,019 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6 · 421 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.5 · 53 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 107 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.9 (11.3 to 17.1) · 3,247 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,181 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 50% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$96,035
Medicare paid this office $96,035 for 118 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 15 | $28,309 | $1,887 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 28 | $5,328 | $190 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 58 | $5,043 | $84 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 30 | $2,011 | $67 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
118 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 10% · 85 and older 11% · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 1.61. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 1.46.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 74% · Diabetes 27% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Cancer 25% · Coronary heart disease 22% · Depression 21% · Stroke 19% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Heart failure 15% · COPD 10%.
The office billed $648,512, Medicare allowed $120,805 and paid $96,035; for 236 services of 30 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
| 2024 | 118 | 236 | 73 | 1.61 | $648,512 | $96,035 |
| 2023 | 67 | 174 | 70 | 1.36 | $863,636 | $123,630 |
| 2022 | 73 | 160 | 70 | 1.36 | $802,481 | $117,102 |
| 2021 | 78 | 162 | 69 | 1.21 | $675,686 | $104,149 |
| 2020 | 75 | 165 | 71 | 1.73 | $595,658 | $98,777 |
| 2019 | 81 | 149 | 68 | 1.69 | $564,046 | $87,233 |
| 2018 | 55 | 138 | 69 | 1.89 | $488,398 | $73,052 |
| 2017 | 97 | 203 | 70 | 1.77 | $584,197 | $101,875 |
| 2016 | 134 | 283 | 68 | 1.64 | $650,244 | $107,123 |
| 2015 | 133 | 254 | 68 | 1.59 | $524,346 | $90,324 |
| 2014 | 144 | 307 | 69 | 1.42 | $624,762 | $109,882 |
| 2013 | 151 | 346 | 68 | 1.62 | $719,341 | $139,747 |
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: 5 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 18 | $34,310 | $1,906 |
| Removal of growth of pituitary using an endoscope | 16 | $13,432 | $839 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 48 | $9,312 | $194 |
| Self soft tissue graft | 15 | $3,361 | $224 |
| Use of operating microscope | 12 | $2,147 | $179 |
2022: 4 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 18 | $35,844 | $1,887 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 43 | $8,666 | $193 |
| Use of operating microscope | 11 | $1,950 | $177 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $615 | $56 |
2021: 3 services
| Removal of growth of pituitary using an endoscope | 11 | $9,852 | $821 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 34 | $6,892 | $197 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,070 | $71 |
2020: 4 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 18 | $34,753 | $1,931 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 31 | $6,188 | $200 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,090 | $68 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $818 | $68 |
2019: 3 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 11 | $20,845 | $1,895 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 26 | $5,165 | $199 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $465 | $36 |
2018: 2 services
| Removal of growth of pituitary using an endoscope | 11 | $9,090 | $826 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 24 | $4,892 | $196 |
2017: 4 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 20 | $39,603 | $1,886 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 32 | $6,542 | $198 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 34 | $3,134 | $90 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $663 | $55 |
2016: 7 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 15 | $28,385 | $1,892 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 20 | $4,163 | $198 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 36 | $3,379 | $89 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 37 | $2,305 | $62 |
| Tissue graft | 11 | $2,138 | $194 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 35 | $1,734 | $43 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $222 | $16 |
2015: 5 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 14 | $25,658 | $1,833 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 37 | $3,299 | $89 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 37 | $1,858 | $41 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 23 | $1,459 | $63 |
| Short return visit | 23 | $555 | $21 |
2014: 7 services
| Removal of growth of pituitary gland | 17 | $22,573 | $1,328 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 24 | $4,744 | $198 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 34 | $2,979 | $88 |
| Tissue graft | 12 | $2,443 | $204 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 31 | $1,929 | $62 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 28 | $1,463 | $42 |
| Short return visit | 30 | $694 | $20 |
2013: 11 services
| Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | 16 | $31,789 | $1,870 |
| Removal of growth of pituitary gland | 19 | $24,976 | $1,315 |
| Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, first growth | 11 | $10,490 | $874 |
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | 45 | $8,908 | $194 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 48 | $4,328 | $87 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 43 | $2,723 | $63 |
| Tissue graft | 11 | $2,253 | $205 |
| Computer-assisted radiosurgery application of headframe | 12 | $1,691 | $130 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 23 | $1,022 | $41 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 11 | $481 | $44 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $259 | $20 |
Money from drug and device companies
$2,276 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,276 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $99 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Telix Pharmaceuticals | Illuccix | $2,276 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| Telix Pharmaceuticals | Honoraria · 2023-10-02 | Illuccix | $2,000 |
| Telix Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2023-08-23 | Illuccix | $276 |
See earlier years (2021)
2021: $99
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Viper | $99 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 75.0 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1689647778
- Licence
- CA A101651California A101651: Current · expires 2027-05-31
- Trained
- Harvard Medical School, 2000
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X)
- Mailing address
- UCSF Neurosurgery, 400 Parnassus Avenue Room A808, San Francisco, CA, 94143
- NPI first listed
- 2006-02-09
- NPI last updated
- 2009-03-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.