Marcelina Behnam-Curry, MD
Emergency Medicine · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Cep America - California · 1,278 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A109776 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2009 · expires 2027-05-31 · University of Virginia 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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$24,385
Medicare paid this office $24,385 for 155 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 109 | $17,236 | $158 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 42 | $4,815 | $109 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 31 | $246 | $8 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 19 | $152 | $8 |
Who their Medicare patients are
155 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 79 · 85 and older 34% · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 25% · Health risk score 1.53. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Diabetes 34% · Chronic kidney disease 32% · Atrial fibrillation 30% · Depression 26% · Heart failure 24% · Dementia 22% · Cancer 19% · Stroke 18% · COPD 17%.
The office billed $190,957, Medicare allowed $30,224 and paid $24,385; for 228 services of 23 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
| 2024 | 155 | 228 | 79 | 1.53 | $190,957 | $24,385 |
| 2023 | 137 | 240 | 79 | 1.63 | $159,107 | $20,900 |
| 2022 | 133 | 209 | 78 | 1.90 | $136,619 | $21,125 |
| 2021 | 99 | 179 | 77 | 1.60 | $96,632 | $15,840 |
| 2020 | 41 | 75 | 77 | 1.44 | $37,088 | $5,876 |
| 2019 | 186 | 301 | 77 | 1.78 | $158,351 | $25,090 |
| 2018 | 119 | 176 | 76 | 1.52 | $74,584 | $16,247 |
| 2017 | 107 | 166 | 76 | 1.63 | $64,345 | $20,507 |
| 2016 | 117 | 189 | 78 | 1.65 | $64,370 | $14,338 |
| 2015 | 37 | 59 | 74 | 1.64 | $20,070 | $4,621 |
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
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 81 | $12,925 | $158 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 53 | $5,650 | $103 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 33 | $258 | $8 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 33 | $244 | $7 |
2022: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 90 | $15,974 | $176 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 21 | $2,260 | $108 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 21 | $1,365 | $65 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 30 | $246 | $8 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 22 | $166 | $7 |
2021: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 59 | $10,938 | $179 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 14 | $1,646 | $110 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 24 | $1,488 | $62 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 31 | $271 | $8 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 25 | $188 | $8 |
2020: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 22 | $3,659 | $166 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 11 | $1,170 | $106 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 14 | $111 | $8 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 12 | $104 | $9 |
2019: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 109 | $16,352 | $149 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 44 | $4,718 | $103 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 33 | $1,787 | $54 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 38 | $320 | $8 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 39 | $301 | $8 |
2018: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 69 | $11,096 | $161 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 23 | $2,631 | $110 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 28 | $1,749 | $60 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 26 | $224 | $9 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 19 | $178 | $9 |
2017: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 66 | $14,675 | $216 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 21 | $3,105 | $148 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 17 | $1,164 | $68 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 26 | $315 | $12 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 23 | $289 | $11 |
2016: 5 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 63 | $9,500 | $146 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 32 | $1,698 | $51 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 19 | $1,693 | $89 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 33 | $258 | $8 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view, front | 20 | $165 | $8 |
2015: 2 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 16 | $2,390 | $149 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 12 | $1,217 | $101 |
Medicaid work
$1,063 in 2024
Medicaid paid $1,063 for 25 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 13 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.
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 13 | $636 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 12 | $427 |
| 2024 | 25 | 2 | 13 | $1,063 |
| 2023 | 38 | 1 | 14 | $1,503 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 14 | $722 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 38 | $1,503 |
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 26 | $722 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$873
Pharmacies billed $873 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
72 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $873 in drug cost · 31 antibiotic prescriptions to 28 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.
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | 12 | $56 | $5 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 78 | 61 | None | None | $873 |
| 2023 | 92 | 62 | 16% (15) | None | $8,662 |
| 2022 | 88 | 60 | None | None | $1,792 |
| 2021 | 76 | 45 | None | None | $2,068 |
| 2020 | 32 | 19 | None | None | $3,889 |
| 2019 | 86 | 55 | 13% (11) | None | $919 |
| 2018 | 54 | 35 | None | None | $1,727 |
| 2017 | 44 | 32 | None | None | $845 |
| 2016 | 64 | 43 | 22% (14) | None | $932 |
| 2015 | 117 | 75 | 27% (32) | None | $8,175 |
| 2014 | 90 | 55 | 36% (32) | None | $2,125 |
| 2013 | 132 | 82 | 21% (27) | None | $2,309 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2015: 2 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 22 | $126 | $6 |
| Cephalexin | 11 | $71 | $6 |
2014: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 24 | $124 | $5 |
2013: 1 drug
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 21 | $110 | $5 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1710198262
- Licence
- CA A109776, KS 04-44449, MN 2683, NY 320700California A109776: Current · expires 2027-05-31
- Trained
- University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2006
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X); Family medicine (207Q00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 1147 Fairfield Ave, Santa Clara, CA, 95050
- NPI first listed
- 2007-05-25
- NPI last updated
- 2023-09-12
- NPI record certified
- 2023-09-12
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.