David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD

Offices

2 locations · County of Santa Clara · Stanford Health Care

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Hospitals listed: Dominican Hospital · Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

12 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician

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

Hospitals they work in

3 hospitals

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 it
Overall 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
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
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 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.

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Every scored measure at Dominican Hospital

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)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Dominican Hospital

Cleanliness	4
Nurse communication	4
Doctor communication	4
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	4
Overall hospital rating	3
Quietness	1
Recommend hospital	4

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Dominican Hospital

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%

See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 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.

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Every scored measure at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	2.572	Worse	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.563	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.256	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.369	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths	214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths	2.8 · 41 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	6 · 141 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	10.2 · 124 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	8.3 · 501 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	14.9 · 653 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	10.1 · 348 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	3 · 4,502 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths	5.4 · 94 cases	None	Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.735	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections	2.573	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	14.6 · 185 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	22.1 · 951 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits	56.3 · 128 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	6.4 · 644 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	1.3 · 699 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	16.3 · 921 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits	12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits	5.4 · 94 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits	11.4 · 54 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	20.3 · 242 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits	13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases	No different	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits	1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases	No different	Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Cleanliness	3
Nurse communication	3
Doctor communication	3
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	2
Overall hospital rating	3
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	4

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Room was "always" clean	70%
Nurses "always" communicated well	73%
Doctors "always" communicated well	76%
Staff "always" explained	57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	67%
Staff "always" explained new medications	71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	80%
"Always" quiet at night	43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	83%

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.

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Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care

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)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care

Cleanliness	4
Nurse communication	4
Doctor communication	4
Communication about medicines	3
Discharge information	4
Overall hospital rating	4
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	5

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care

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

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

Procedures Medicare counted

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Procedure volume Medicare published

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)	1-10	None
Spinal fusion	15	More than 32% of doctors who do this

Money from drug and device companies

$1,728 in 2025

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Industry payments by year

2025	5	13	None	$1,728
2024	5	25	None	$7,040
2023	2	2	None	$188
2022	1	3	None	$48
2019	1	1	None	$57

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

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Payments by company

Augmedics	Xvision	$1,185	7 payments Meals for Xvision · 2025-03-01 · $26 Meals for Xvision · 2025-03-01 · $4 Meals for Xvision · 2025-03-01 · $25 Travel for Xvision · 2025-02-28 · $678 Meals for Xvision · 2025-02-28 · $145 Travel for Xvision · 2025-02-28 · $175 Travel for Xvision · 2025-02-28 · $132
Stryker	N/A	$202	3 payments Meals for Universal Neuro 3 · 2025-01-28 · $24 Meals for N/A · 2025-01-15 · $46 Meals for N/A · 2025-01-06 · $132
GT Medical Technologies	Gammatile	$173	1 payment Meals for Gammatile · 2025-04-14 · $173
Medtronic	Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology	$97	1 payment Meals for Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology · 2025-02-14 · $97
Arteriocyte Medical Systems	Magellan	$72	1 payment Meals for Magellan · 2025-04-12 · $72

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Every published payment

GT Medical Technologies	Meals · 2025-04-14	Gammatile	$173
Arteriocyte Medical Systems	Meals · 2025-04-12	Magellan	$72
Augmedics	Meals · 2025-03-01	Xvision	$26
Augmedics	Meals · 2025-03-01	Xvision	$4
Augmedics	Meals · 2025-03-01	Xvision	$25
Augmedics	Travel · 2025-02-28	Xvision	$678
Augmedics	Meals · 2025-02-28	Xvision	$145
Augmedics	Travel · 2025-02-28	Xvision	$175
Augmedics	Travel · 2025-02-28	Xvision	$132
Medtronic	Meals · 2025-02-14	Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology	$97
Stryker	Meals · 2025-01-28	Universal Neuro 3	$24
Stryker	Meals · 2025-01-15	N/A	$46
Stryker	Meals · 2025-01-06	N/A	$132

See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019)

2024: $7,040

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Payments by company in 2024

Orthofix Medical	Mariner Deformity	$3,679	13 payments Travel for Mariner Deformity · 2024-12-03 · $67 Travel for Mariner Deformity · 2024-11-24 · $742 Travel for Mariner Deformity · 2024-11-23 · $78 Meals · 2024-11-23 · $126 Meals for Mariner Deformity · 2024-11-23 · $60 Meals for Mariner Deformity · 2024-11-23 · $66 Meals for 7d Surgical System · 2024-11-23 · $43 Meals for 7d Surgical System · 2024-11-23 · $77 Meals for Mariner Deformity · 2024-11-22 · $80 Meals for Mariner Deformity · 2024-11-22 · $192 Travel for 7d Surgical Flash Frame · 2024-10-17 · $1,029 Travel for Mariner Mis Tlif Retractor · 2024-08-26 · $756 Travel for Mariner Mis Tlif Retractor · 2024-08-23 · $363
Medtronic	Infuse Bone Graft	$1,500	1 payment Grant for Infuse Bone Graft · 2024-11-26 · $1,500
icotec Medical	Icotec Blackarmor Spine System	$1,374	7 payments Meals for Icotec Blackarmor Spine System · 2024-12-03 · $27 Meals for Icotec Blackarmor Spine System · 2024-12-03 · $27 Travel for Icotec Blackarmor Spine System · 2024-12-03 · $9 Travel for Icotec Blackarmor Spine System · 2024-11-28 · $245 Meals for Icotec Blackarmor Spine System · 2024-11-16 · $31 Meals for Vader Pedicle System · 2024-11-05 · $111 Travel for Icotec Blackarmor Spine System · 2024-10-04 · $923
Stryker	Na	$457	3 payments Meals for N/A · 2024-11-18 · $24 Education for Na · 2024-10-31 · $315 Meals for Core · 2024-10-17 · $119
Si-Bone	None	$30	1 payment Meals · 2024-08-17 · $30

2023: $188

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Payments by company in 2023

Medtronic	Cd Horizon Spinal System	$160	1 payment Meals for Cd Horizon Spinal System · 2023-11-29 · $160
Stryker	Direct Inject	$28	1 payment Meals for Direct Inject · 2023-08-31 · $28

2022: $48

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Payments by company in 2022

Stryker	Core	$48	3 payments Meals for Core · 2022-08-07 · $13 Meals for Core · 2022-08-01 · $12 Meals for Core · 2022-08-01 · $23

2019: $57

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Payments by company in 2019

Medtronic USA	Activa	$57	1 payment Meals for Activa · 2019-07-27 · $57

Professional record

NPI: 1740718881
Trained: Mayo Medical School, 2011
Group: County of Santa Clara · Stanford Health Care
Video visits: Lists video visits
Gender: Male

More record details

Sole proprietor: Yes
Taxonomy: Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X)
Mailing address: 525 East 68th Street, Starr 651 Box 99, New York, NY, 10065
NPI first listed: 2017-06-02
NPI last updated: 2026-07-09
NPI record certified: 2026-07-09

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

Extra NPI addresses: 20 York Street, New Haven, CT, 06510