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Sarah Nai-Hsuan Cheng, MD

Interventional Radiology · Stanford

NPI 1700319324

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Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · Stanford Health Care · Hawaii Permanente Medical Group Inc

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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital · Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A157692 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2028-08-31 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

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

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu, HIAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.253, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 5 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
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.253BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.99 (0 to 2.05) · 263 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1 (0.58 to 1.43)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 33 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.1 · 54 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 248 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 2,310 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,204 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.47) · 1,271 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.52 (1.04 to 5.99) · 310 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.58 (0 to 3.27) · 126 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.1 (0.46 to 3.75) · 298 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.17 (0.39 to 17.96) · 136 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.66 (0.56 to 8.76) · 128 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.7 (0.2 to 3.21) · 75 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.79 (0 to 1.81) · 929 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 52 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.498No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.305No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.342No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.217No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.6 · 223 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.2 · 436 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-8.6 · 36 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits98.9 · 59 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.6 · 715 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6 · 38 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 60 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 156 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.3 (9.7 to 17.9) · 61 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.5) · 30 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (416 patients answered, 26% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines4
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating5
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well84%
Staff "always" explained66%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge90%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand81%
Doctors "always" listened carefully84%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)81%
Staff "always" explained new medications78%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

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: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 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 Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$19,911

Medicare paid this office $19,911 for 140 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
X-ray of chest, 2 views15$170$11
X-ray of chest, 1 view20$149$6

Who their Medicare patients are

140 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 21% · 85 and older 14% · Women 46% · Also on Medicaid 28% · Health risk score 2.51. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical interventional radiology clinician is at 2.27.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 69% · Diabetes 46% · Chronic kidney disease 46% · Heart failure 26% · Cancer 25% · Coronary heart disease 21% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · COPD 15% · Dementia 9% · Depression 8%.

The office billed $438,028, Medicare allowed $26,960 and paid $19,911; for 1,121 services of 76 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
20241401,121702.51$438,028$19,911
202372462702.46$61,627$6,047
202299157752.07$11,585$3,282

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: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
X-ray of chest, 1 view22$127$6

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
X-ray of chest, 1 view54$460$7
Ct scan head or brain without contrast14$450$32
X-ray of chest, 2 views11$86$8

Medicaid work

$10,194 in 2024

Medicaid paid $10,194 for 26 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 12 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
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL12$9,962
Radiologic examination, chest; single view14$232
Medicaid work by year
202426212$10,194
202239121$193
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Radiologic examination, chest; single view39$193

Money from drug and device companies

$563 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202537None$563
202457None$620
2023413None$899

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

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Boston ScientificTherasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 Gbq (US Commercial)$264
4 payments
  • Meals for Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 Gbq (US Commercial) · 2025-11-06 · $26
  • Meals for Therasphere Administration Set · 2025-09-24 · $42
  • Meals for Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 Gbq (US Commercial) · 2025-07-24 · $166
  • Meals for Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 Gbq · 2025-03-05 · $30
Ethicon USCertus 140$151
2 payments
  • Meals for Certus 140 · 2025-08-02 · $9
  • Meals for Certus 140 · 2025-03-06 · $142
Sirtex MedicalLava Les (Liquid Embolic System)$148
1 payment
  • Meals for Lava Les (Liquid Embolic System) · 2025-02-19 · $148
See all 7 published payments
Every published payment
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-11-06Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 Gbq (US Commercial)$26
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-09-24Therasphere Administration Set$42
Ethicon USMeals · 2025-08-02Certus 140$9
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-07-24Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 7.0 Gbq (US Commercial)$166
Ethicon USMeals · 2025-03-06Certus 140$142
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-03-05Therasphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 Gbq$30
Sirtex MedicalMeals · 2025-02-19Lava Les (Liquid Embolic System)$148
See earlier years (2024, 2023)

2024: $620

Payments by company in 2024
PenumbraIndigo System$197
3 payments
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2024-07-24 · $21
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2024-05-01 · $28
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2024-02-16 · $148
Abbott LaboratoriesJeti Peripheral Catheter$167
1 payment
  • Meals for Jeti Peripheral Catheter · 2024-05-29 · $167
Terumo MedicalAzur Cx Detachable$131
1 payment
  • Meals for Azur Cx Detachable · 2024-09-16 · $131
AngioDynamicsNanoknife$110
1 payment
  • Meals for Nanoknife · 2024-09-13 · $110
Merit Medical SystemsAspira$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Aspira · 2024-01-03 · $14

2023: $899

Payments by company in 2023
PenumbraIndigo System$773
9 payments
  • Meals for Smart Coil · 2023-12-14 · $21
  • Meals for Smart Coil · 2023-11-09 · $17
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2023-10-25 · $148
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2023-09-26 · $112
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2023-06-27 · $13
  • Travel for Indigo System · 2023-05-19 · $185
  • Meals for Penumbra System · 2023-05-03 · $10
  • Meals for Penumbra System · 2023-04-27 · $124
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2023-04-05 · $143
Inari MedicalFlowtriever Catheter, S$48
2 payments
  • Meals for Flowtriever Catheter, S · 2023-10-25 · $25
  • Meals for Ct Thrombectomy System Kit · 2023-09-22 · $23
Sirtex MedicalSir-Spheres Microspheres$44
1 payment
  • Meals for Sir-Spheres Microspheres · 2023-04-25 · $44
TriSalus Life SciencesTrinav Infusion System$34
1 payment
  • Meals for Trinav Infusion System · 2023-03-30 · $34

Professional record

NPI
1700319324
Licence
CA A157692, HI MD-23432California A157692: Current · expires 2028-08-31
Trained
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2017
Group
Stanford Health Care · Hawaii Permanente Medical Group Inc
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 2085R0204X (2085R0204X); Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2017-04-10
NPI last updated
2024-04-05
NPI record certified
2024-04-05

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

Extra NPI addresses: 3288 Moanalua Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96819

This office lists an electronic records connection.