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Albert K Luo, MD

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) · San Jose

NPI 1700166840

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1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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4 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A114179 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2010 · expires 2028-08-31 · Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

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.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.258, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.258BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.3 (0.22 to 2.37) · 181 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.89 (0.43 to 1.34)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.2 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 271 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 2,952 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.04 to 0.5) · 894 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 908 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 176 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.63 (0 to 3.34) · 61 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.23 (0.53 to 3.92) · 168 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.11 (0 to 17.58) · 68 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.85 (0.67 to 9.03) · 63 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 51 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.43 (0 to 1.53) · 630 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 48 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.843No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.88No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.611No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15 · 171 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.9 · 571 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits147.1 · 28 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21 · 639 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 48 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 157 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (1,294 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness1
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well70%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)61%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital66%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects41%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$3,108

Medicare paid this office $3,108 for 76 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function11$677$62
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only49$340$6

Who their Medicare patients are

76 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 20% · 85 and older 14% · Women 45% · Also on Medicaid 50% · Health risk score 2.24. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical cardiology clinician is at 1.71.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 51% · Coronary heart disease 41% · Heart failure 41% · Chronic kidney disease 36% · Atrial fibrillation 32% · Dementia 26% · COPD 20% · Depression 18% · Stroke 18%.

The office billed $15,239, Medicare allowed $4,325 and paid $3,108; for 98 services of 17 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
20247698712.24$15,239$3,108
2023112174702.20$14,787$2,655
2022101151682.44$17,903$3,718
20216277743.07$8,935$2,218
202071108693.10$10,425$2,781
201996133703.03$11,173$2,495
2018114166702.69$14,135$3,203
2017111169722.63$14,759$3,813
2016103152722.27$12,152$3,108
20151318733.84$1,295$237

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
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only86$809$7
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function14$621$44
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing12$84$6
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only11$79$7

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only70$664$7

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only50$420$7

2020: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function11$683$62
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only57$531$7

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only81$714$7

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only89$759$6

2017: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function22$1,220$55
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only84$739$7

2016: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function16$842$53
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only90$774$7

2015: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only12$90$7

Medicaid work

$5,483 in 2024

Medicaid paid $5,483 for 533 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 75 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
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only533$5,483
Medicaid work by year
2024533175$5,483
2023740286$1,403
2022615176$1,315
2021299155$673
2020280155$557
2019303152$680
2018310142$954
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only715$1,403
Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography25$0

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only615$1,315

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only299$673

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only280$557

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only303$680

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only310$954

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$458,893

Pharmacies billed $458,893 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 1,544) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical cardiology clinician is at 0%.

1,250 generic and 294 brand-name prescriptions · $458,893 in drug cost · 14 antibiotic prescriptions to 12 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
Entresto136$166,457$1,224
Jardiance71$34,544$487
Eliquis21$26,450$1,260
Pradaxa34$9,945$292
Diltiazem 12hr Er11$4,251$386
See all 26 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Entresto136$166,457$1,224
Jardiance71$34,544$487
Eliquis21$26,450$1,260
Pradaxa34$9,945$292
Diltiazem 12hr Er11$4,251$386
Flecainide Acetate100$3,945$39
Metoprolol163$2,117$13
Amiodarone76$1,953$26
Propafenone11$1,248$113
Furosemide91$1,245$14
Atorvastatin84$1,045$12
Metoprolol89$955$11
Sotalol41$890$22
Carvedilol76$855$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er52$769$15
Spironolactone71$707$10
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)21$573$27
Losartan48$569$12
Lisinopril41$539$13
Hydralazine23$473$21
Amlodipine Besylate35$442$13
Clopidogrel21$398$19
Atenolol17$198$12
Nitroglycerin16$183$11
Ezetimibe15$175$12
Hydrochlorothiazide15$154$10

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241,5443640% (0)19%$458,893
20231,4103400% (0)20%$246,212
20221,149265None20%$155,269
20218302190% (0)15%$78,540
20208892130% (0)16%$252,201
2019800211None20%$53,530
20188121910% (0)28%$50,238
20176571740% (0)21%$35,508
20164031143% (11)25%$20,376
20156128None21%$2,700

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 23 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Entresto108$124,748$1,155
Eliquis28$31,202$1,114
Jardiance40$24,801$620
Pradaxa64$22,124$346
Flecainide Acetate120$4,571$38
Metoprolol111$2,006$18
Amiodarone63$1,877$30
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)42$1,199$29
Metoprolol99$1,059$11
Atorvastatin74$1,022$14
Sotalol55$1,012$18
Furosemide58$951$16
Carvedilol75$851$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er43$622$14
Lisinopril51$621$12
Hydralazine22$556$25
Losartan39$518$13
Spironolactone48$517$11
Torsemide24$448$19
Amlodipine Besylate34$437$13
Clopidogrel21$406$19
Hydrochlorothiazide20$227$11
Ezetimibe15$175$12

2022: 26 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Entresto81$72,676$897
Pradaxa33$20,876$633
Eliquis11$17,866$1,624
Jardiance17$10,630$625
Flecainide Acetate86$3,429$40
Metoprolol90$1,941$22
Amiodarone40$1,406$35
Metoprolol112$1,219$11
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)30$983$33
Furosemide64$959$15
Atorvastatin67$908$14
Carvedilol72$778$11
Sotalol31$777$25
Lisinopril57$739$13
Hydralazine19$660$35
Eplerenone11$628$57
Bumetanide12$577$48
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er40$568$14
Potassium Chloride13$526$40
Spironolactone36$383$11
Amlodipine Besylate32$383$12
Losartan24$315$13
Clopidogrel15$312$21
Torsemide12$309$26
Rosuvastatin15$246$16
Hydrochlorothiazide11$128$12

2021: 19 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Pradaxa27$19,863$736
Entresto12$9,838$820
Flecainide Acetate62$2,891$47
Metoprolol67$1,754$26
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Xr)21$1,298$62
Amiodarone36$1,092$30
Metoprolol91$959$11
Atorvastatin69$898$13
Sotalol22$825$37
Lisinopril58$770$13
Carvedilol65$730$11
Furosemide52$712$14
Hydralazine11$548$50
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er23$352$15
Losartan25$312$12
Clopidogrel15$309$21
Spironolactone21$222$11
Amlodipine Besylate18$203$11
Rosuvastatin12$193$16

2020: 20 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Pradaxa30$20,274$676
Eliquis12$13,518$1,126
Dilt-Xr28$2,401$86
Flecainide Acetate53$2,315$44
Amiodarone43$1,274$30
Metoprolol53$1,246$24
Atorvastatin73$1,102$15
Hydralazine16$971$61
Carvedilol80$936$12
Bumetanide11$847$77
Sotalol18$834$46
Metoprolol79$812$10
Lisinopril57$729$13
Furosemide55$683$12
Clopidogrel25$600$24
Losartan34$377$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er23$325$14
Amlodipine Besylate28$316$11
Spironolactone18$255$14
Atenolol16$169$11

2019: 16 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Pradaxa19$12,509$658
Metoprolol66$2,395$36
Flecainide Acetate36$1,707$47
Atorvastatin55$1,341$24
Amiodarone36$917$25
Lisinopril74$914$12
Furosemide61$885$15
Metoprolol85$868$10
Carvedilol69$835$12
Sotalol19$760$40
Clopidogrel22$533$24
Hydralazine15$500$33
Amlodipine Besylate41$454$11
Spironolactone27$380$14
Losartan31$354$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er14$258$18

2018: 18 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Eliquis24$16,565$690
Pradaxa21$11,820$563
Metoprolol43$2,049$48
Hydralazine32$1,812$57
Atorvastatin65$1,728$27
Flecainide Acetate23$1,245$54
Amiodarone26$1,121$43
Carvedilol80$982$12
Metoprolol86$880$10
Furosemide72$864$12
Lisinopril58$711$12
Losartan35$545$16
Clopidogrel19$533$28
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er17$475$28
Spironolactone26$287$11
Amlodipine Besylate39$283$7
Sotalol12$213$18
Cephalexin11$84$8

2017: 17 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Eliquis14$8,704$622
Pradaxa11$5,685$517
Atorvastatin60$2,031$34
Carvedilol99$1,200$12
Flecainide Acetate22$1,138$52
Hydralazine24$958$40
Amiodarone25$899$36
Clopidogrel21$665$32
Lisinopril55$642$12
Metoprolol59$613$10
Furosemide44$560$13
Losartan27$511$19
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er20$483$24
Nitroglycerin11$266$24
Atenolol17$197$12
Amlodipine Besylate24$188$8
Spironolactone17$185$11

2016: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Nitrostat14$863$62
Torsemide14$748$53
Carvedilol59$710$12
Atorvastatin20$700$35
Amiodarone15$402$27
Metoprolol44$395$9
Furosemide28$323$12
Lisinopril27$316$12
Amlodipine Besylate19$276$15
Losartan11$217$20
Meloxicam15$80$5

Professional record

NPI
1700166840
Licence
CA A114179California A114179: Current · expires 2028-08-31
Trained
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2009
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
900 Blake Wilbur Dr, Room W2080, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
NPI first listed
2011-08-21
NPI last updated
2022-02-11

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

This office lists an electronic records connection.