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Pauline Siao, MD

Family Practice · Palo Alto

NPI 1740356716

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2 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A66585 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1998 · expires 2028-08-31 · University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

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

Original Medicare doctor bills

$30,491

Medicare paid this office $30,491 for 91 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)65$10,552$82
Return visit (30+ min)38$5,278$110
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit33$5,175$157
Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im14$2,601$153
Influenza vaccine, inactivated18$1,473$82
See all 7 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Short return visit (20+ min)65$10,552$82
Return visit (30+ min)38$5,278$110
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit33$5,175$157
Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im14$2,601$153
Influenza vaccine, inactivated18$1,473$82
Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose14$886$52
Administration of influenza virus vaccine18$703$39

Who their Medicare patients are

91 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 0% · 85 and older 14% · Women 73% · Also on Medicaid 0% · Health risk score 0.79. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 52% · Diabetes 16% · Coronary heart disease 14% · Chronic kidney disease 14% · Cancer 14% · Depression 14%.

The office billed $75,659, Medicare allowed $36,200 and paid $30,491; for 313 services of 23 kinds; $5,637 of it was for drugs given in the office and $24,854 for care.

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
202491313770.79$75,659$30,491
202376225780.96$48,362$19,961
2022110183740.63$38,749$18,450
202191212730.55$40,059$19,041
202087197720.66$33,418$14,496
201991244730.63$49,617$20,337
201891210730.75$38,911$15,729
201773207730.77$40,775$15,426
201676193730.81$39,848$14,839
201593257720.85$46,905$20,423
201490218730.74$38,849$13,041
201379182710.87$33,210$10,962

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: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)56$8,104$83
Return visit (30+ min)24$3,950$120
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit20$3,191$160
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage15$1,137$76
Administration of influenza virus vaccine15$567$38

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit48$7,529$157
Short return visit (20+ min)64$6,017$73
Return visit (30+ min)19$2,367$113

2021: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit46$6,699$146
Short return visit (20+ min)57$6,598$77
Return visit (30+ min)21$2,644$106
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free12$783$65
Administration of influenza virus vaccine13$275$21

2020: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Short return visit (20+ min)55$4,547$58
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit32$4,503$141
Return visit (30+ min)16$1,552$86
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free17$1,037$61
Administration of influenza virus vaccine19$391$21

2019: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Short return visit (20+ min)61$6,070$60
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit36$5,027$140
Return visit (30+ min)33$3,926$93
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine19$383$20

2018: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Short return visit (20+ min)54$4,696$62
Return visit (30+ min)30$3,450$88
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit26$3,414$131
Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free17$750$44
Administration of influenza virus vaccine19$481$25

2017: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Short return visit (20+ min)50$5,851$59
Return visit (30+ min)23$2,829$88
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit21$2,675$127
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine12$365$30

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Short return visit (20+ min)54$5,523$60
Return visit (30+ min)26$2,770$96
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit20$2,535$127
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine12$365$30

2015: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit (20+ min)60$6,212$64
Return visit (30+ min)32$4,759$103
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent31$4,707$152
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit18$2,368$132
Administration of pneumococcal vaccine31$942$30

2014: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Short return visit (20+ min)71$6,623$54
Return visit (30+ min)21$2,670$92

2013: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Short return visit (20+ min)52$5,072$58
Return visit (30+ min)29$3,008$86
Administration of influenza virus vaccine11$336$31

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$29,766

Pharmacies billed $29,766 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 2% of their Part D prescriptions (12 of 722) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 2%.

642 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $29,766 in drug cost · 64 antibiotic prescriptions to 34 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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Synthroid15$1,468$98
Dicloxacillin14$901$64
Paroxetine Er11$736$67
Levothyroxine38$546$14
Atorvastatin47$531$11
See all 16 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Synthroid15$1,468$98
Dicloxacillin14$901$64
Paroxetine Er11$736$67
Levothyroxine38$546$14
Atorvastatin47$531$11
Gabapentin26$285$11
Losartan18$270$15
Amlodipine Besylate31$227$7
Zolpidem18$213$12
Trazodone14$212$15
Escitalopram14$209$15
Lorazepam17$185$11
Simvastatin12$126$11
Cephalexin17$95$6
Metformin13$9$1
Paxlovid16$0$0

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20247221282% (12)None$29,766
20237431622% (16)5%$36,591
20221,0781361% (14)10%$49,562
20211,1661161% (12)None$62,534
20201,0401092% (21)None$53,140
20199851004% (36)16%$51,319
20188991034% (35)13%$48,604
2017908975% (46)None$51,048
20169171026% (56)None$50,344
20158731015% (42)17%$42,012
2014967996% (59)17%$60,446
20139047710% (91)21%$65,962

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 19 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Atorvastatin57$867$15
Divalproex Sodium Er12$693$58
Losartan29$564$19
Levothyroxine22$467$21
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate12$434$36
Gabapentin18$381$21
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13$251$19
Fluoxetine19$251$13
Amlodipine Besylate24$247$10
Paxlovid (Eua)24$234$10
Metformin Hcl Er17$188$11
Simvastatin20$175$9
Omeprazole15$169$11
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide14$145$10
Zolpidem18$134$7
Lisinopril15$114$8
Azithromycin14$89$6
Escitalopram19$69$4
Metformin12$63$5

2022: 22 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Dexilant11$3,669$334
Atorvastatin85$1,134$13
Levothyroxine52$921$18
Losartan62$914$15
Divalproex Sodium Er12$693$58
Amlodipine Besylate60$574$10
Fluoxetine38$544$14
Lisinopril61$543$9
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid25$403$16
Alendronate25$333$13
Escitalopram26$302$12
Metformin Hcl Er26$271$10
Simvastatin37$266$7
Omeprazole14$245$18
Metoprolol15$219$15
Metformin26$203$8
Pravastatin14$202$14
Fluticasone Propionate11$187$17
Sertraline11$174$16
Lorazepam23$155$7
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide17$124$7
Hydrochlorothiazide22$53$2

2021: 28 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Levothyroxine63$1,257$20
Losartan73$1,238$17
Atorvastatin86$1,229$14
Ezetimibe12$1,101$92
Amlodipine Besylate79$767$10
Diclofenac15$762$51
Divalproex Sodium Er13$750$58
Lisinopril73$682$9
Metoprolol24$665$28
Potassium Chloride11$489$44
Fluoxetine24$458$19
Simvastatin35$385$11
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid24$376$16
Omeprazole14$331$24
Escitalopram33$313$9
Metformin Hcl Er23$312$14
Gabapentin14$277$20
Pravastatin15$266$18
Fluticasone Propionate11$175$16
Allopurinol13$174$13
Sertraline11$171$16
Alendronate18$137$8
Quetiapine13$125$10
Hydrochlorothiazide35$114$3
Lorazepam24$108$5
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide17$106$6
Metformin24$106$4
Zolpidem15$95$6

2020: 27 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Estradiol12$2,680$223
Levothyroxine69$1,996$29
Atorvastatin68$1,331$20
Losartan61$1,225$20
Acetaminophen-Codeine12$705$59
Amlodipine Besylate69$689$10
Divalproex Sodium Er11$613$56
Metoprolol24$533$22
Lisinopril54$482$9
Simvastatin42$447$11
Fluoxetine15$371$25
Warfarin11$343$31
Trazodone17$300$18
Fluticasone Propionate11$299$27
Pravastatin12$276$23
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid25$274$11
Omeprazole13$243$19
Sertraline12$223$19
Allopurinol11$191$17
Metformin Hcl Er19$172$9
Escitalopram18$166$9
Alendronate20$151$8
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide15$126$8
Hydrochlorothiazide28$124$4
Metformin12$100$8
Lorazepam13$73$6
Quetiapine11$34$3

2019: 27 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Levothyroxine69$1,854$27
Synthroid14$1,481$106
Valsartan13$1,041$80
Atorvastatin49$1,029$21
Oxybutynin Chloride Er16$943$59
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$890$44
Fluoxetine18$822$46
Losartan42$809$19
Bupropion Xl11$682$62
Metoprolol20$632$32
Diclofenac12$626$52
Lisinopril47$532$11
Acetaminophen-Codeine15$460$31
Simvastatin43$415$10
Amlodipine Besylate45$377$8
Escitalopram21$363$17
Sertraline15$359$24
Trazodone17$335$20
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid27$291$11
Allopurinol12$291$24
Metformin Hcl Er12$190$16
Diazepam18$164$9
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide18$163$9
Hydrochlorothiazide25$117$5
Zolpidem15$114$8
Lorazepam13$112$9
Metformin11$77$7

2018: 23 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Levothyroxine70$1,634$23
Paroxetine Er12$1,285$107
Oxybutynin Chloride Er19$1,062$56
Losartan46$917$20
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$815$41
Bupropion Xl17$776$46
Metoprolol25$769$31
Atorvastatin39$751$19
Acetaminophen-Codeine12$469$39
Amlodipine Besylate39$429$11
Omeprazole16$376$24
Simvastatin49$303$6
Escitalopram19$294$15
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid22$262$12
Lisinopril25$249$10
Trazodone12$165$14
Metformin Hcl Er13$155$12
Lorazepam19$121$6
Zolpidem14$115$8
Metformin13$87$7
Alprazolam11$81$7
Hydrochlorothiazide17$75$4
Azithromycin11$58$5

2017: 21 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Levothyroxine49$1,529$31
Paroxetine Er12$1,420$118
Oxybutynin Chloride Er15$1,265$84
Atorvastatin42$987$24
Fluoxetine22$926$42
Bupropion Xl22$869$40
Metoprolol24$820$34
Losartan38$669$18
Valsartan13$627$48
Amlodipine Besylate41$473$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$388$17
Acetaminophen-Codeine12$379$32
Fluticasone Propionate14$349$25
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid14$295$21
Metformin Hcl Er13$178$14
Lisinopril20$147$7
Simvastatin17$131$8
Diazepam13$117$9
Lorazepam20$92$5
Hydrochlorothiazide19$89$5
Alprazolam23$68$3

2016: 26 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Valsartan11$1,779$162
Paroxetine Er13$1,557$120
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25$1,454$58
Levothyroxine42$1,275$30
Atorvastatin31$912$29
Metoprolol22$729$33
Bupropion Xl20$646$32
Losartan37$618$17
Fluoxetine20$548$27
Acetaminophen-Codeine15$499$33
Zolpidem18$457$25
Synthroid13$449$35
Fluticasone Propionate18$442$25
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid14$388$28
Amlodipine Besylate35$381$11
Metformin Hcl Er20$315$16
Pravastatin12$270$23
Simvastatin23$217$9
Lisinopril17$213$13
Diazepam21$151$7
Hydrochlorothiazide25$141$6
Atenolol16$137$9
Omeprazole11$113$10
Lorazepam26$100$4
Alprazolam18$95$5
Clonazepam11$49$4

2015: 27 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Valsartan18$3,128$174
Zetia11$2,757$251
Crestor11$2,343$213
Fenofibrate11$1,608$146
Levothyroxine39$1,236$32
Atorvastatin46$882$19
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18$802$45
Bupropion Xl16$798$50
Metoprolol16$765$48
Losartan41$567$14
Fluticasone Propionate20$486$24
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid19$453$24
Synthroid12$435$36
Lansoprazole13$349$27
Metformin Hcl Er17$272$16
Amlodipine Besylate33$239$7
Hydrochlorothiazide30$171$6
Alendronate13$151$12
Simvastatin20$146$7
Glimepiride11$142$13
Atenolol16$140$9
Zolpidem13$105$8
Benazepril12$101$8
Lisinopril17$89$5
Metformin12$83$7
Alprazolam17$82$5
Diazepam16$81$5

2014: 28 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Zetia13$2,692$207
Atorvastatin51$1,334$26
Bupropion Xl14$1,043$75
Levothyroxine34$966$28
Fluticasone Propionate18$684$38
Losartan25$607$24
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24$561$23
Metoprolol12$553$46
Simvastatin40$407$10
Metformin Hcl Er23$331$14
Pioglitazone12$322$27
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid17$315$19
Synthroid11$307$28
Amlodipine Besylate44$304$7
Benazepril18$256$14
Lisinopril37$251$7
Alendronate14$214$15
Tamsulosin12$194$16
Hydrochlorothiazide34$179$5
Acetaminophen-Codeine17$175$10
Omeprazole11$169$15
Zolpidem18$158$9
Trazodone15$128$9
Glimepiride12$124$10
Hydroxyzine11$124$11
Tramadol12$74$6
Diazepam11$46$4
Ibuprofen11$37$3

2013: 29 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Diovan22$5,182$236
Zetia12$2,079$173
Fentanyl11$1,600$145
Atorvastatin39$1,361$35
Bupropion Xl17$941$55
Fluticasone Propionate16$837$52
Metoprolol16$667$42
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42$578$14
Levothyroxine31$516$17
Losartan20$481$24
Omeprazole11$466$42
Simvastatin34$460$14
Sumatriptan12$418$35
Amlodipine Besylate36$366$10
Metformin Hcl Er16$310$19
Zolpidem51$305$6
Alendronate14$268$19
Tamsulosin11$205$19
Benazepril17$186$11
Synthroid12$151$13
Lovastatin11$150$14
Lisinopril24$148$6
Triamterene-Hctz11$141$13
Acetaminophen-Codeine12$136$11
Hydrochlorothiazide25$131$5
Citalopram Hbr15$123$8
Trazodone18$100$6
Diazepam20$100$5
Tramadol13$73$6

Money from drug and device companies

$121 in 2019

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Boston ScientificWatchman$121
1 payment
  • Meals for Watchman · 2019-01-10 · $121
See the published payment
Every published payment
Boston ScientificMeals · 2019-01-10Watchman$121

Professional record

NPI
1740356716
Licence
CA A66585California A66585: Current · expires 2028-08-31
Trained
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1997
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Family medicine (207Q00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2006-11-28
NPI last updated
2020-03-04
NPI record certified
2020-03-04

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