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George M Caudle, PA

Physician Assistant · Sacramento

NPI 1699431312

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
3
1 carrier
Offices
6
Since medical school
5 years
Touro Un Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, 2021

Offices

6 locations · Regents of the Univ of CA · Bass Medical Group · Brandon Mccutcheon MD PC

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: University of California Davis Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

3 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Imperial Courage Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026

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.

  • University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of University of California Health, which runs 12 hospitalsHome of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate: 1.94 (1.18 to 2.71) · 3,010 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 1.564, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Worse than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 6.7 (5.6 to 8) · 1,134 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 12.6 (10.9 to 14.5) · 1,134 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 127.46 (95.81 to 159.1) · 281 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.18 (0 to 0.57) · 12,625 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.677, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.713, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,436 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for University of California Davis Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 4 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 9 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.

Every scored measure at University of California Davis Medical Center
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.94 (1.18 to 2.71) · 3,010 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.564WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.7 (5.6 to 8) · 1,134 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (10.9 to 14.5) · 1,134 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths127.46 (95.81 to 159.1) · 281 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.57) · 12,625 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.677BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.713BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 2,436 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.98 (0.78 to 1.19)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.2 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.2 · 165 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 115 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 662 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 463 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 406 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 4,328 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 13,828 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.13 to 0.46) · 14,152 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.29 (2.92 to 5.66) · 4,920 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.78 (0.46 to 3.09) · 2,250 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.07 (1.06 to 3.09) · 4,696 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.46 (5.18 to 13.75) · 2,102 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.35 (3.74 to 8.96) · 2,191 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.48 (1.19 to 3.77) · 1,169 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.3 · 127 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.826No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.899No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.669No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.2 · 131 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.2 · 751 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-25.8 · 127 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits24.1 · 758 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits23.6 · 477 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.6 · 469 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 140 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 65 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.3 · 203 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.8 (9.4 to 14.9) · 2,643 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (2,768 patients answered, 18% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at University of California Davis Medical Center
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness1
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at University of California Davis Medical Center
Room was "always" clean61%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)68%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital74%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects47%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$3,176

Medicare paid this office $3,176 for 40 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes13$810$54

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)1-10None
Spinal fusion1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

40 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Women 63% · Also on Medicaid 40% · Health risk score 1.30. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 35% · Diabetes 33% · Stroke 28%.

The office billed $20,140, Medicare allowed $3,986 and paid $3,176; for 45 services of 9 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
20244045711.30$20,140$3,176
20235462691.50$34,944$5,103

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: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
New patient visit (60+ min)16$1,998$125
Long return visit (40+ min)12$1,139$95

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$3,207

Pharmacies billed $3,207 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 31% of their Part D prescriptions (25 of 80) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.

70 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $3,207 in drug cost.

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
Oxycodone19$41$2

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024803431% (25)None$3,207
20234713NoneNone$2,713

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

Professional record

NPI
1699431312
Licence
CA 60618
Trained
Touro Un Col of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, 2021 · 5 years ago
Group
Regents of the Univ of CA · Bass Medical Group · Brandon Mccutcheon MD PC
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant, surgical (363AS0400X)
Mailing address
2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817
NPI first listed
2021-11-17
NPI last updated
2022-11-04
NPI record certified
2022-11-04

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