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Michael Peter Fischbein, MD

Thoracic Surgery · Stanford

NPI 1700811411

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Plans that list them
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3 carriers
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17 of 17 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A63291 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1997 · expires 2027-04-30 · Boston 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.

  • 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 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

$162,064

Medicare paid this office $162,064 for 70 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction18$36,041$2,002
Repair of aortic arch with graft on heart-lung machine11$27,834$2,530
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery16$9,876$617
Exposure of underarm or upper chest artery with creation of conduit23$6,766$294
New patient visit (30+ min)12$875$73

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

70 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 36% · Also on Medicaid 23% · Health risk score 1.59. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical thoracic surgery clinician is at 1.74.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Heart failure 70% · Coronary heart disease 66% · Atrial fibrillation 63% · Chronic kidney disease 53% · Diabetes 36% · COPD 29% · Cancer 19% · Stroke 19% · Depression 16%.

The office billed $1,317,582, Medicare allowed $202,995 and paid $162,064; for 157 services of 31 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
202470157741.59$1,317,582$162,064
202383194741.39$1,534,284$200,284
202292199731.56$1,501,754$186,099
2021144276751.60$1,528,365$182,449
2020177308741.48$1,550,302$167,154
2019203366751.47$1,917,880$204,520
2018246407761.95$2,417,569$223,712
2017268406761.81$2,991,014$267,992
2016275414771.46$2,942,165$268,833
2015220338791.92$2,927,964$256,996
2014246375791.78$2,668,402$240,910
2013232370791.64$2,283,439$218,430

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction18$38,530$2,141
Repair of aortic arch with graft on heart-lung machine13$32,824$2,525
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery22$14,096$641
Repair of aortic arch with graft15$11,528$769
Exposure of underarm or upper chest artery with creation of conduit33$10,379$315
New patient visit (30+ min)17$1,288$76

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction14$30,971$2,212
Repair of aortic arch with graft on heart-lung machine13$30,702$2,362
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery21$13,678$651
Exposure of underarm or upper chest artery with creation of conduit29$9,051$312
New patient visit (30+ min)11$834$76

2021: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction11$26,064$2,369
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery35$22,825$652
Exposure of underarm or upper chest artery with creation of conduit17$5,429$319
New patient visit (45+ min)19$2,465$130
New patient visit (30+ min)28$2,089$75
Short return visit26$879$28
New patient visit (15+ min)14$618$44

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery52$35,002$673
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft13$19,226$1,479
New patient visit (30+ min)42$2,837$68
New patient visit (45+ min)21$2,526$120
Short return visit35$906$22
New patient visit (15+ min)17$749$44

2019: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery48$34,904$727
Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine19$33,489$1,763
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft17$22,773$1,340
Repair of aortic arch with graft11$9,823$893
New patient visit (30+ min)72$4,518$63
Short return visit37$901$23
New patient visit (15+ min)18$829$46
Short return visit (20+ min)13$650$46
Harvest of vein using an endoscope18$250$14

2018: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery82$57,139$697
Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine12$31,837$2,653
Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine17$30,113$1,771
Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine17$17,771$1,045
New patient visit (30+ min)71$4,642$65
Short return visit (20+ min)30$1,279$40
New patient visit (15+ min)23$968$42
Short return visit34$706$19

2017: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery107$78,480$720
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction15$40,291$2,686
Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine21$35,284$1,680
Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine23$24,898$1,083
New patient visit (30+ min)33$2,240$68
New patient visit (15+ min)29$1,314$45
Short return visit (20+ min)25$1,095$41
Short return visit35$750$20
New patient visit (10+ min)12$216$18

2016: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery110$79,838$719
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction16$43,069$2,692
Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine18$33,173$1,843
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft11$16,106$1,464
Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine12$12,981$1,082
New patient visit (15+ min)41$1,838$45
Short return visit61$1,188$19
New patient visit (30+ min)12$814$68
Short return visit (20+ min)13$592$46
Harvest of vein using an endoscope14$192$14

2015: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Replacement of aortic valve by through femoral artery90$70,930$788
Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine22$42,007$1,909
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction13$35,078$2,698
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft13$14,536$1,118
Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine13$14,090$1,084
Short return visit35$794$23
New patient visit (10+ min)27$642$24
Harvest of vein using an endoscope11$150$14

2014: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Replacement of aortic valve by through femoral artery83$65,904$794
Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine19$33,955$1,787
Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction11$29,800$2,709
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft12$17,833$1,486
Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve11$10,396$945
New patient visit (15+ min)51$2,146$42
Short return visit47$1,137$21
New patient visit (10+ min)35$796$23

2013: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine28$53,051$1,895
Replacement of aortic valve by through femoral artery41$31,517$769
Replacement of aortic valve with prosthetic valve19$17,592$926
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft15$17,528$1,169
Implantation prosthetic aortic heart valve via catheter through chest12$11,084$924
New patient visit (30+ min)53$3,471$65
New patient visit (15+ min)55$2,366$43
Short return visit (20+ min)28$1,279$44
Short return visit24$559$22
Harvest of vein using an endoscope13$175$13

Money from drug and device companies

$398 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202513None$398
202411None$172
201922None$179

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
Edwards LifesciencesNone$398
3 payments
  • Meals · 2025-06-28 · $85
  • Meals · 2025-06-28 · $267
  • Meals · 2025-06-27 · $47
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
Edwards LifesciencesMeals · 2025-06-28None$85
Edwards LifesciencesMeals · 2025-06-28None$267
Edwards LifesciencesMeals · 2025-06-27None$47
See earlier years (2024, 2019)

2024: $172

Payments by company in 2024
Abbott LaboratoriesEpic$172
1 payment
  • Meals for Epic · 2024-06-11 · $172

2019: $179

Payments by company in 2019
Bolton MedicalRelay Plus$149
1 payment
  • Meals for Relay Plus · 2019-09-16 · $149
Edwards LifesciencesNone$30
1 payment
  • Meals · 2019-01-27 · $30

Research money

Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.

Research payments by company and study
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Early-Tavr Trial #2016-07 · 2023Their institution$232,900
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Early-Tavr Trial #2016-07 · 2020Their institution$149,066
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Early-Tavr Trial 2016-07 · 2019Their institution$128,885
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Early-Tavr Trial #2016-07 · 2024Their institution$75,045
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Early-Tavr Trial #2016-07 · 2025Their institution$54,059
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Early-Tavr Trial #2016-07 · 2022Their institution$53,013
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Partner3 2015-08 · 2022Their institution$29,227
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Partner3 2015-08 · 2023Their institution$24,296
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Tssb Lsa Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Proximal Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms · 2021Their institution$21,280
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Tssb-Lsa Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Proximal Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms · 2019Their institution$18,688
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Partner3 2015-08 · 2025Their institution$16,400
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Partner3 2015-08 · 2024Their institution$13,858
Abbott Laboratories · Portico Re-Sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US Ide Trial (Portico) · 2019Their institution$13,720
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Tbe Device) in the Treatment of Lesions of the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta · 2022Their institution$11,264
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Tssb-Lsa Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Proximal Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms · 2020Their institution$10,504
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Tssb Bca Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Aortic Arch Aneurysms · 2021Their institution$9,280
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Tbe Device) in the Treatment of Lesions of the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta · 2023Their institution$8,928
Abbott Laboratories · Portico Re-Sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US Ide Trial (Portico) · 2020Their institution$5,261
Medtronic, Inc. · Perigon · 2021Their institution$5,120
Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2021Their institution$3,693
Abbott Laboratories · Portico Re-Sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US Ide Trial (Portico) · 2021Their institution$3,350
Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2023Their institution$1,890
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Partner II (2010-12) · 2024Their institution$1,638
Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2025Their institution$1,369
Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2024Their institution$1,280
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Tssb Bca Endoprothesis in the Treatment of Aortic Arch Aneurysms · 2022Their institution$1,280
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Tbe Device) in the Treatment of Lesions of the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta · 2024Their institution$1,216
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Great Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment · 2023Their institution$768
Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2022Their institution$640
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Evaluation of the Gore Tag Tssb-Bca Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Aortic Arch Aneurysms · 2019Their institution$64
Abbott Laboratories · Portico Re-Sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US Ide Trial (Portico) · 2022Their institution$38

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1700811411
Licence
CA A63291California A63291: Current · expires 2027-04-30
Trained
Boston University School of Medicine, 1995
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Thoracic surgery (208G00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
NPI first listed
2006-07-11
NPI last updated
2024-04-27
NPI record certified
2024-04-27

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