Jenli Dawn Waters, MD
Neurosurgery · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 17
- 3 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Dominican Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
17 plans · 3 carriers
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17 of 17 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 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 A100917 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2007 · expires 2027-03-31 · Yale 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.
- Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.168, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.169, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.489, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Dominican Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.168 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.169 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.489 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.06 to 1.95) · 1,248 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.14 (0.85 to 1.43) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 134.37 (94.33 to 174.41) · 132 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 137 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12 · 228 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 534 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.8 · 491 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 278 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 2,973 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 7,510 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,695 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.42 (1.44 to 5.4) · 1,594 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.26 (0 to 2.76) · 436 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.85 (0.4 to 3.29) · 1,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.73 (3 to 14.46) · 437 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0.13 to 3.03) · 343 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.17) · 6,336 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.615 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.937 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 212 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22 · 505 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 45 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -13.5 · 594 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.9 · 510 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 473 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (3.4 to 7.8) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13 (9.4 to 17.7) · 126 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.7 · 43 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 143 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.1 (9.4 to 15.4) · 1,585 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 390 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (774 patients answered, 23% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 32% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$35,327
Medicare paid this office $35,327 for 83 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 17 | $2,410 | $142 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 12 | $1,732 | $96 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 21 | $1,529 | $66 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $1,485 | $78 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 13 | $1,376 | $106 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 13 | More than 38% of doctors who do this |
| Spinal fusion | 14 | More than 31% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
83 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 35% · Health risk score 1.87. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 1.46.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Stroke 36% · Atrial fibrillation 35% · Depression 30% · Coronary heart disease 27% · Heart failure 25% · Chronic kidney disease 25% · Diabetes 22% · COPD 20% · Dementia 19%.
The office billed $246,405, Medicare allowed $44,307 and paid $35,327; for 174 services of 27 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 | 83 | 174 | 76 | 1.87 | $246,405 | $35,327 |
| 2023 | 52 | 88 | 75 | 1.86 | $96,465 | $14,439 |
| 2022 | 59 | 113 | 77 | 1.86 | $151,551 | $22,513 |
| 2021 | 58 | 145 | 77 | 1.74 | $165,873 | $22,736 |
| 2020 | 44 | 95 | 76 | 1.51 | $119,891 | $17,537 |
| 2019 | 72 | 151 | 77 | 1.56 | $244,910 | $34,596 |
| 2018 | 77 | 183 | 77 | 1.67 | $209,170 | $29,990 |
| 2017 | 17 | 51 | 77 | 1.25 | $50,209 | $8,626 |
| 2016 | 191 | 411 | 73 | 1.32 | $432,576 | $58,357 |
| 2015 | 197 | 447 | 72 | 1.39 | $675,664 | $102,092 |
| 2014 | 46 | 96 | 73 | 1.16 | $111,841 | $17,624 |
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
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $1,913 | $147 |
2022: 3 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 18 | $3,074 | $171 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $1,463 | $73 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $645 | $50 |
2021: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 12 | $2,058 | $171 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $1,957 | $78 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 15 | $1,287 | $86 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $1,015 | $51 |
2020: 2 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 17 | $1,392 | $82 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $764 | $51 |
2019: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 43 | $3,591 | $84 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,403 | $64 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 16 | $1,329 | $60 |
| Short return visit | 11 | $412 | $34 |
2018: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 35 | $2,814 | $80 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 18 | $2,271 | $58 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 13 | $1,418 | $109 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $839 | $60 |
2016: 6 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 62 | $4,390 | $70 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 59 | $4,304 | $53 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 38 | $3,025 | $80 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 42 | $2,263 | $29 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 13 | $971 | $69 |
| Short return visit | 14 | $441 | $29 |
2015: 6 services
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 68 | $5,550 | $80 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 26 | $4,328 | $166 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 34 | $2,756 | $59 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 36 | $2,543 | $31 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 26 | $2,201 | $85 |
| Short return visit | 16 | $589 | $35 |
2014: 1 service
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 16 | $1,338 | $84 |
Money from drug and device companies
$29 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $29 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | None | $28 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| BK Medical Holding Company | Bk3000, Bk3500 & Bk5000 Ultrasound System | $29 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| BK Medical Holding Company | Meals · 2023-05-17 | Bk3000, Bk3500 & Bk5000 Ultrasound System | $29 |
See earlier years (2022)
2022: $28
| Integra LifeSciences | Codman Certas | $28 | 2 payments
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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
- 1720308166
- Licence
- CA A100917, NV 15342California A100917: Current · expires 2027-03-31
- Trained
- Yale University School of Medicine, 2006
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2010-06-08
- 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.