Michael Northcutt, MD

Offices

1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

12 plans · 4 carriers

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician

Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)	Anthem Blue Cross	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS)	Anthem Blue Cross	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO)	Central Health Medicare Plan	Listed	Aug 15, 2026
Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP)	Central Health Medicare Plan	Listed	Aug 15, 2026
Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP)	Central Health Medicare Plan	Listed, may be out of date	Sep 15, 2025
Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP)	Central Health Medicare Plan	Listed	Aug 15, 2026
Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO)	Central Health Medicare Plan	Listed	Aug 15, 2026
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)	SCAN Health Plan	Listed	Oct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)	Santa Clara Family Health Plan	Listed	Sep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A167883 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2020 · expires 2028-02-29 · Marshall University Joan C Edwards School of Medicine.

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

State licence records

1 licence

Illinois 036143497Licensed Physician And Surgeon · since 2017 · expires 2020-09-30
Not RenewedNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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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.

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Every scored measure at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	2.572	Worse	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.563	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.256	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.369	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	2.8 · 41 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	6 · 141 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	10.2 · 124 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	8.3 · 501 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	14.9 · 653 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	10.1 · 348 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	3 · 4,502 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	5.4 · 94 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.735	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections	2.573	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	14.6 · 185 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	22.1 · 951 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	56.3 · 128 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	6.4 · 644 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	1.3 · 699 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	16.3 · 921 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	5.4 · 94 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	11.4 · 54 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	20.3 · 242 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

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

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Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Cleanliness	3
Nurse communication	3
Doctor communication	3
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	2
Overall hospital rating	3
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	4

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Room was "always" clean	70%
Nurses "always" communicated well	73%
Doctors "always" communicated well	76%
Staff "always" explained	57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	67%
Staff "always" explained new medications	71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	80%
"Always" quiet at night	43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$12,761

Medicare paid this office $12,761 for 63 people.

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

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	18	$2,116	$118
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	15	$1,490	$71
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	14	$1,436	$103
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes	17	$1,175	$69

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Colonoscopy	39	More than 59% of doctors who do this
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux	33	More than 57% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

63 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 22% · 85 and older 22% · Women 48% · Health risk score 3.21. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical gastroenterology clinician is at 1.42.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 51% · Diabetes 49% · Heart failure 49% · Depression 40% · Coronary heart disease 37% · COPD 30% · Atrial fibrillation 30% · Dementia 25% · Stroke 24%.

The office billed $157,453, Medicare allowed $16,079 and paid $12,761; for 131 services of 28 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.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	63	131	74	3.21	$157,453	$12,761
2023	96	238	74	2.76	$221,210	$21,660
2022	54	134	79	2.62	$121,193	$12,711
2021	233	480	75	1.25	$394,471	$54,818
2020	54	103	75	1.35	$78,171	$11,872

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: 6 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	35	$3,630	$74
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	14	$2,519	$180
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes	32	$2,412	$75
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	21	$2,196	$95
Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	14	$1,302	$93
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	34	$166	$5

2022: 4 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes	14	$2,968	$212
Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	16	$1,818	$114
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	17	$1,652	$69
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	25	$129	$5

2021: 12 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2021

Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	42	$9,314	$222
New patient visit (45+ min)	74	$9,293	$126
Return visit (30+ min)	41	$5,262	$120
Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	15	$3,139	$209
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	35	$3,053	$83
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes	30	$2,928	$64
Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	29	$2,871	$99
Short return visit (20+ min)	23	$2,342	$81
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes	19	$2,182	$115
New patient visit (30+ min)	21	$2,121	$101
Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	13	$1,446	$111
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	17	$94	$5

2020: 2 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2020

New patient visit (45+ min)	21	$3,098	$148
Return visit (30+ min)	14	$1,521	$101

Medicaid work

$1,416 in 2024

Medicaid paid $1,416 for 102 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 16 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.

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Largest Medicaid services in 2024

Service	27	$892
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy	14	$355
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST	47	$169
Medication list documented in medical record (COA)	14	$0

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Medicaid work by year

2024	102	4	16	$1,416
2023	57	3	13	$678

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Largest Medicaid services in 2023

SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES	32	$357
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy	13	$274
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing the diagnostic or therapeutic service that the sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monitoring of the patient's level of consciousness and physiological status; initial 15 minutes of intraservice time, patient age 5 years or older	12	$47

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$6,026

Pharmacies billed $6,026 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 54) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical gastroenterology clinician is at 0%.

42 generic and 12 brand-name prescriptions · $6,026 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.

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Largest Part D drug costs

Famotidine	15	$103	$7
Pantoprazole	11	$58	$5

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Part D prescribing by year

2024	54	18	0% (0)	22%	$6,026
2023	53	22	0% (0)	21%	$7,361
2022	26	17	0% (0)	None	$2,279
2021	268	155	None	47%	$29,307
2020	48	36	0% (0)	48%	$5,944
2019	17	None	0% (0)	None	$10,168
2018	50	17	0% (0)	None	$3,692
2017	157	33	None	25%	$10,376
2016	803	73	4% (35)	23%	$59,529
2015	149	49	None	None	$7,211
2014	40	14	None	33%	$5,574

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2021: 3 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2021

Suprep	108	$11,927	$110
Cholestyramine	12	$1,254	$105
Omeprazole	34	$483	$14

2020: 1 drug

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2020

Suprep	20	$2,116	$106

2018: 2 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2018

Omeprazole	13	$155	$12
Pantoprazole	11	$104	$9

2017: 3 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2017

Atorvastatin	15	$147	$10
Lisinopril	16	$63	$4
Furosemide	15	$35	$2

2016: 23 drugs

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2016

Ventolin Hfa	22	$1,149	$52
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	23	$788	$34
Bd Ultra-Fine Pen Needle	19	$772	$41
Proair Hfa	13	$693	$53
Atorvastatin	64	$545	$9
Metoprolol	22	$307	$14
Trazodone	11	$291	$26
Polyethylene Glycol 3350	14	$235	$17
Warfarin	20	$146	$7
Lisinopril	55	$133	$2
Omeprazole	18	$114	$6
Pioglitazone	15	$105	$7
Gabapentin	13	$90	$7
Amlodipine Besylate	28	$77	$3
Metformin	28	$74	$3
Ranitidine	11	$71	$6
Hydrochlorothiazide	25	$68	$3
Pantoprazole	16	$61	$4
Clopidogrel	11	$60	$5
Furosemide	18	$52	$3
Famotidine	17	$46	$3
Losartan	12	$36	$3
Glipizide	17	$32	$2

2015: 1 drug

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Part D drugs prescribed in 2015

Warfarin	12	$96	$8

Money from drug and device companies

$22 in 2024

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Industry payments by year

2024	1	1	None	$22
2022	1	1	None	$29
2021	4	20	None	$532
2020	1	2	None	$57
2019	1	1	None	$65

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

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Payments by company

Echosens North America	Fibroscan	$22	1 payment Meals for Fibroscan · 2024-05-15 · $22

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Every published payment

Echosens North America	Meals · 2024-05-15	Fibroscan	$22

See earlier years (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2022: $29

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Payments by company in 2022

Abbvie	Rinvoq	$29	1 payment Meals for Rinvoq · 2022-04-25 · $29

2021: $532

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Payments by company in 2021

AbbVie	Humira	$443	15 payments Meals for Creon · 2021-11-11 · $6 Meals for Humira · 2021-10-21 · $25 Meals for Linzess · 2021-10-13 · $24 Meals · 2021-09-28 · $25 Meals · 2021-09-02 · $125 Meals for Humira · 2021-07-21 · $29 Meals for Humira · 2021-06-24 · $30 Meals for Humira · 2021-06-03 · $26 Meals for Humira · 2021-05-13 · $29 Meals for Humira · 2021-04-22 · $22 Meals for Humira · 2021-03-25 · $22 Meals for Humira · 2021-03-10 · $29 Meals for Humira · 2021-01-27 · $28 Meals for Humira · 2021-01-27 · $0 Meals for Humira · 2021-01-13 · $21
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition	Zenpep	$39	2 payments Meals for Zenpep · 2021-08-25 · $19 Meals for Zenpep · 2021-04-03 · $20
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.	Entyvio	$31	2 payments Meals for Entyvio · 2021-07-15 · $14 Meals for Entyvio · 2021-04-29 · $17
Braintree Laboratories	Sutab	$19	1 payment Meals for Sutab · 2021-01-11 · $19

2020: $57

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Payments by company in 2020

AbbVie	Humira	$57	2 payments Meals for Humira · 2020-10-29 · $29 Meals for Humira · 2020-10-08 · $28

2019: $65

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Payments by company in 2019

Covidien LP	None	$65	1 payment Education · 2019-01-19 · $65

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score: 80.6 / 100; Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI: 1700204443
Licence: CA A167883, IL 036.143497, OH 57.024637California A167883: Current · expires 2028-02-29Illinois 036143497: Not Renewed
Trained: Jc Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, 2014
Group: County of Santa Clara
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: No
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207RG0100X (207RG0100X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address: 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed: 2014-03-31
NPI last updated: 2020-08-27
NPI record certified: 2020-08-26

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

Extra NPI addresses: 234 Goodman St, Cincinnati, OH, 45219 · 2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1304, Evanston, IL, 60201