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Abid Amirali Fazal, MD

Anesthesiology · Atlanta

NPI 1770010050

Medicare standing
Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · The Emory Clinic Inc · Physician Specialists in Anesthesia, P.C.

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Saint Joseph'S Hospital of Atlanta, Inc. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

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California Medical Board record

Licence A171411 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2021 · expires 2029-01-31 · University of Virginia School of Medicine.

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

State licence records

1 licence

  • Illinois 125070131Temporary Medical Permit · since 2020 · expires 2021-06-23Specialty on the licence: Anesthesiology
    ExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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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.

  • Saint Joseph'S Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Emory Healthcare, which runs 9 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.352, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.279, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Saint Joseph'S Hospital of Atlanta, Inc

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 3 the same, 1 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 5 the same, 2 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Saint Joseph'S Hospital of Atlanta, Inc
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.352BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.279BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.95 (0.03 to 1.87) · 1,519 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.78 to 1.27)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths183.48 (133.97 to 232.98) · 81 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.4 · 224 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.4 · 87 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 119 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 541 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.7 · 449 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 237 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.7 · 4,822 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.03 to 0.4) · 7,265 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.09 to 0.47) · 8,053 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.16 (2.28 to 6.05) · 2,297 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.43 (0.15 to 2.71) · 1,096 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths3.37 (2.1 to 4.63) · 2,005 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.36 (3.31 to 11.41) · 1,084 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.69 (2.71 to 8.66) · 1,096 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.86 (0.42 to 3.3) · 403 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.73 (0.18 to 1.27) · 6,464 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.2 · 72 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.533No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.025No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.478No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14 · 336 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.8 · 1,132 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits28.9 · 162 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits25.6 · 671 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits11.1 · 464 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.3 · 786 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.8 · 68 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits14 · 355 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 181 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.5 (9.6 to 16.5) · 808 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 788 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (543 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Saint Joseph'S Hospital of Atlanta, Inc
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Saint Joseph'S Hospital of Atlanta, Inc
Room was "always" clean69%
Nurses "always" communicated well74%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained59%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect81%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital75%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$27,545

Medicare paid this office $27,545 for 210 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity12$1,720$143
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope26$1,664$64
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest11$1,426$130
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope24$1,266$53

Who their Medicare patients are

210 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 7% · 85 and older 13% · Women 44% · Also on Medicaid 12% · Health risk score 2.07. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 50% · Atrial fibrillation 43% · Chronic kidney disease 40% · Diabetes 34% · Heart failure 33% · Cancer 25% · COPD 22% · Depression 22% · Stroke 17% · Dementia 14%.

The office billed $241,115, Medicare allowed $34,423 and paid $27,545; for 275 services of 69 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
2024210275752.07$241,115$27,545
20235876741.84$67,333$7,780

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.

Money from drug and device companies

$11 in 2021

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AbbVieCreon$11
1 payment
  • Meals for Creon · 2021-09-01 · $11
See the published payment
Every published payment
AbbVieMeals · 2021-09-01Creon$11

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
85.3 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1770010050
Licence
CA A171411, IL 125070131California A171411: Current · expires 2029-01-31Illinois 125070131: Expired
Trained
University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2017
Group
The Emory Clinic Inc · Physician Specialists in Anesthesia, P.C.
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Drive #H3580, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2017-05-17
NPI last updated
2021-06-15
NPI record certified
2021-06-15

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