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Wilma Nathalie Briones, MD

Emergency Medicine · Coronado

NPI 1699263400

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Plans that list them
Not verified
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Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · Emergency Services Medical Corporation Coronado · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC

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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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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.

  • Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 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 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.572WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.563BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.256BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6 · 141 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 501 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 653 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 4,502 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 94 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.735No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.573No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 951 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.3 · 128 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.4 · 644 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.3 · 699 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 921 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 242 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$25,421

Medicare paid this office $25,421 for 184 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making98$13,057$129
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes41$6,836$167
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making43$3,918$89

Who their Medicare patients are

184 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 19% · 85 and older 28% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 34% · Health risk score 2.43. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 42% · Heart failure 41% · Coronary heart disease 40% · Chronic kidney disease 40% · Depression 36% · Atrial fibrillation 35% · COPD 32% · Stroke 26% · Dementia 24% · Cancer 15%.

The office billed $316,973, Medicare allowed $32,810 and paid $25,421; for 205 services of 16 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
2024184205742.43$316,973$25,421
2023184201722.24$291,729$24,422
20228086692.32$124,318$12,179
2021111123722.55$175,661$18,492

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: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making120$16,547$133
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making44$4,071$93
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes17$2,771$163

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making67$10,199$148

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making94$15,369$160

Medicaid work

$5,088 in 2024

Medicaid paid $5,088 for 91 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 17 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM74$4,300
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM17$788
Medicaid work by year
202491217$5,088
2023520759$25,870
20226731442$20,163
2021154336$9,312
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM281$14,003
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM137$9,893
Service36$1,336
Service22$188
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL15$180
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only15$147
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count14$123

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM102$6,977
Service70$5,743
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM43$2,036
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM84$2,035
Service28$1,032
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL65$646
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report25$625
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count70$384
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only13$256
Service20$238
Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, with microscopy31$111
ASSAY OF LIPASE12$39

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM115$7,768
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM26$1,203
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM13$341

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$8,400

Pharmacies billed $8,400 in 2024.

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

122 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $8,400 in drug cost · 57 antibiotic prescriptions to 47 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
Cefpodoxime Proxetil22$1,249$57

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202413075NoneNone$8,400
2023238132None5%$4,856
2022185124NoneNone$4,074
20217246NoneNone$2,063
20205739NoneNone$1,406
20198362NoneNone$1,325

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Cefpodoxime Proxetil13$1,051$81
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11$472$43
Cefdinir22$415$19
Sucralfate13$178$14
Famotidine23$171$7
Ondansetron Odt20$126$6
Ibuprofen16$73$5
Methocarbamol13$73$6
Azithromycin17$65$4
Prednisone16$39$2

2022: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Cefpodoxime Proxetil16$1,600$100
Cefdinir16$329$21
Azithromycin13$63$5
Prednisone21$46$2
Ibuprofen16$45$3

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Ibuprofen19$129$7

Professional record

NPI
1699263400
Licence
NY 311406
Group
Emergency Services Medical Corporation Coronado · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
5645 Main St, Flushing, NY, 11355
NPI first listed
2018-04-26
NPI last updated
2021-07-29
NPI record certified
2021-07-29

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