Swati Didonato, MD
Internal Medicine · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 4
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 2
- Since medical school
- 9 years
- Stanford University School of Medicine, 2017
Offices
2 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
4 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Didonato’s office to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| 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 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A156955 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2028-07-31 · Stanford University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
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.
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 itOverall 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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| 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) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$15,203
Medicare paid this office $15,203 for 44 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 36 | $9,230 | $69 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 12 | $1,841 | $153 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 13 | $1,350 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 11 | $1,271 | $116 |
Who their Medicare patients are
44 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · 85 and older 25% · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 48% · Health risk score 3.96. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Heart failure 57% · Diabetes 52% · Coronary heart disease 50% · Chronic kidney disease 50% · Atrial fibrillation 43% · Dementia 39% · COPD 36% · Depression 27%.
The office billed $63,645, Medicare allowed $19,274 and paid $15,203; for 187 services of 6 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 | 44 | 187 | 76 | 3.96 | $63,645 | $15,203 |
| 2023 | 153 | 531 | 75 | 3.35 | $185,303 | $45,752 |
| 2022 | 69 | 271 | 75 | 3.12 | $104,052 | $25,696 |
| 2021 | 248 | 802 | 73 | 2.81 | $340,799 | $84,725 |
| 2020 | 106 | 335 | 74 | 3.09 | $143,400 | $36,318 |
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
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 115 | $24,851 | $73 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 56 | $5,998 | $107 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 37 | $5,917 | $160 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 37 | $4,530 | $119 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 17 | $2,852 | $110 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 17 | $1,355 | $45 |
2022: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 50 | $13,961 | $92 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 25 | $4,496 | $180 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 17 | $2,505 | $64 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 24 | $2,392 | $96 |
2021: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 170 | $39,047 | $93 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 113 | $21,277 | $183 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 108 | $10,788 | $98 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 49 | $6,525 | $63 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes | 11 | $1,134 | $103 |
2020: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 74 | $18,220 | $97 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 41 | $8,213 | $196 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 43 | $4,429 | $103 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 23 | $2,475 | $67 |
Medicaid work
$1,377 in 2024
Medicaid paid $1,377 for 55 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 17 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.
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 55 | $1,377 |
| 2024 | 55 | 1 | 17 | $1,377 |
| 2023 | 255 | 2 | 19 | $6,839 |
| 2022 | 101 | 2 | 16 | $3,226 |
| 2021 | 547 | 4 | 28 | $16,601 |
| 2020 | 204 | 3 | 28 | $7,415 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 243 | $6,148 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 12 | $692 |
2022
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 74 | $2,379 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 27 | $847 |
2021
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 421 | $11,642 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 57 | $2,794 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 50 | $1,721 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 19 | $444 |
2020
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 159 | $5,599 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 33 | $1,182 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 12 | $634 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$3,005
Pharmacies billed $3,005 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 23) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to judge: with under about 50 a year, a handful of patients can swing this share.
20 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $3,005 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.
Year by year
| 2024 | 23 | None | 0% (0) | None | $3,005 |
| 2023 | 102 | 37 | 0% (0) | None | $20,577 |
| 2022 | 24 | 15 | 0% (0) | None | $3,163 |
| 2021 | 134 | 53 | None | None | $12,995 |
| 2020 | 96 | 35 | None | None | $8,770 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1730613969
- Licence
- CA A156955California A156955: Current · expires 2028-07-31
- Trained
- Stanford University School of Medicine, 2017 · 9 years ago
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2017-04-14
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-18
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-18
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.