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Kathryn A Kvam, MD

Neurology · Redwood City

NPI 1760625412

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Plans that list them
18
4 carriers
Offices
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2 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

18 plans · 4 carriers

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18 of 18 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A116421 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2027-04-30 · University of Michigan Medical School.

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.

  • 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 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.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$48,866

Medicare paid this office $48,866 for 264 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes139$16,087$114
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes94$15,753$103
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes55$8,481$149
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes57$5,793$68
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less25$1,754$70
See all 6 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes139$16,087$114
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes94$15,753$103
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes55$8,481$149
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes57$5,793$68
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less25$1,754$70
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes11$805$73

Who their Medicare patients are

264 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 15% · 85 and older 14% · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 33% · Health risk score 2.25. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical neurology clinician is at 1.61.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Depression 41% · Dementia 40% · Diabetes 35% · Coronary heart disease 34% · Chronic kidney disease 34% · Stroke 32% · Atrial fibrillation 29% · Heart failure 27% · Cancer 21% · COPD 17%.

The office billed $215,174, Medicare allowed $62,614 and paid $48,866; for 476 services of 8 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

Original Medicare by year
2024264476732.25$215,174$48,866
2023230474722.19$203,063$50,063
2022256443722.60$209,071$48,603
2021225424722.26$185,375$47,217
2020211401712.50$171,515$44,371
2019213421712.27$193,685$44,576
2018243498702.21$211,432$51,706
2017265536712.25$222,301$56,644
2016185438712.03$170,675$44,868
2015175470712.35$174,695$47,407
2014171383701.93$175,343$38,880
20134164702.37$50,278$8,124

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
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes88$19,119$109
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes84$9,955$117
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes62$9,916$157
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes56$7,223$73
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less33$2,505$74

2022: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes110$19,035$92
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes99$12,894$123
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes45$8,415$179
Return visit (30+ min)17$1,710$90
New patient visit (45+ min)12$1,522$127
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less22$1,471$67

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes94$21,159$95
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes108$13,663$125
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes37$7,014$185
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less26$1,783$69

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes100$19,855$96
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes109$14,094$128
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes28$5,545$185
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less29$2,046$68

2019: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes93$18,599$91
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes94$11,880$124
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes26$4,956$184
New patient visit (45+ min)27$3,141$116
Long return visit (40+ min)18$1,918$101
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less25$1,756$68

2018: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes116$25,226$93
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes103$12,710$122
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes28$5,094$182
New patient visit (45+ min)20$2,234$112
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less30$2,140$67
Long return visit (40+ min)19$1,895$100
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes11$784$65

2017: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes99$22,203$93
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes109$13,312$121
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes41$7,433$181
New patient visit (45+ min)25$2,872$115
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less37$2,518$66
Long return visit (40+ min)16$1,594$100
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes11$1,036$58

2016: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes89$22,188$92
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes66$8,261$121
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes32$5,768$180
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less37$2,498$66
New patient visit (45+ min)22$2,457$112

2015: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes75$21,031$93
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes69$8,664$122
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes33$6,153$181
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes35$4,076$65
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less30$2,056$66
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes12$1,460$122

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes48$8,228$92
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes45$8,086$180
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes67$7,530$62
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes15$5,490$196
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes29$3,548$118
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes16$1,252$78
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less15$957$64

2013: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes13$3,609$190
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes12$2,028$169

Medicaid work

$1,129 in 2024

Medicaid paid $1,129 for 13 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 12 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
IP/OBS CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 60 MINUTES13$1,129
Medicaid work by year
202413112$1,129
202317112$1,052
202254116$2,503
202141213$1,611
202038215$1,862
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES17$1,052

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES54$2,503

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES29$1,083
1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES12$528

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES23$1,094
1ST HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MODERATE MDM 55 MINUTES15$768

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
1760625412
Licence
CA A116421California A116421: Current · expires 2027-04-30
Trained
University of Michigan Medical School, 2009
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Neurology (2084N0400X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2009-04-10
NPI last updated
2023-11-10
NPI record certified
2023-11-10

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