Laura Alycia Battle, MD
Hospice/Palliative Care · Oakland
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 13 years
- Washington University School of Medicine, 2013
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
Looking this up.
Hospitals listed: California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal · California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Battle’s office at (510) 655-4000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| 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 |
Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- California Pacific Medical Center - Mission BernalSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Church · Has an emergency departmentPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 76% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.322, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus HospSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · No emergency departmentPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.187, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 3 the same, 3 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.322 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.24 (0.19 to 2.28) · 336 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.87 (0.47 to 1.27) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 163.19 (101.27 to 225.11) · 28 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 155 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.4 · 177 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11.6 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,281 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 2,912 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.45) · 2,681 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.07 (1.81 to 6.33) · 787 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.61 (0 to 3.31) · 425 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.46 (0.79 to 4.12) · 755 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.36 (0 to 16.38) · 431 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.47 (1.38 to 9.55) · 401 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.7 (0.2 to 3.2) · 105 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0 to 1.16) · 2,291 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 2.4 · 369 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.602 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.618 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.9 · 197 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 39.6 · 203 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.1 · 292 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 4.9 · 353 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.9 · 74 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 110 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (406 patients answered, 18% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 47% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
See every measure and the patient survey for California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 5 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.187 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0 to 2.09) · 232 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0.56 to 1.4) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 106 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.4 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.8 · 721 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.03 to 0.49) · 2,031 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.45) · 2,032 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.35 (0.94 to 5.76) · 419 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.41 (0 to 3) · 211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.84 (1.24 to 4.44) · 414 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.95 (2.91 to 20.98) · 218 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.61 (1.47 to 9.75) · 198 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 52 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0 to 1.28) · 1,461 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.6 · 58 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.756 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 91 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 65.3 · 84 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -26.6 · 115 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.4 · 142 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.5 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 25 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 312 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (602 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained | 59% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 78% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 85% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$63,087
Medicare paid this office $63,087 for 144 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 50 minutes | 98 | $28,417 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 127 | $20,295 | $146 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 108 | $9,610 | $66 |
| Advance care planning, each additional 30 minutes | 40 | $3,245 | $61 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $840 | $70 |
See all 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 98 | $28,417 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 127 | $20,295 | $146 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 108 | $9,610 | $66 |
| Advance care planning, each additional 30 minutes | 40 | $3,245 | $61 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $840 | $70 |
| Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th | 13 | $461 | $27 |
Who their Medicare patients are
144 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 80 · 85 and older 39% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 67% · Health risk score 3.14. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical hospice and palliative care clinician is at 2.98.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Dementia 56% · Diabetes 53% · Chronic kidney disease 53% · Heart failure 47% · Depression 44% · Atrial fibrillation 43% · Stroke 42% · Coronary heart disease 35% · COPD 34% · Cancer 24%.
The office billed $268,235, Medicare allowed $80,965 and paid $63,087; for 641 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
| 2024 | 144 | 641 | 80 | 3.14 | $268,235 | $63,087 |
| 2023 | 164 | 707 | 79 | 2.83 | $295,187 | $71,042 |
| 2022 | 204 | 646 | 79 | 2.83 | $270,066 | $68,138 |
| 2021 | 34 | 154 | 78 | 2.93 | $57,688 | $14,851 |
| 2019 | 20 | 33 | 64 | 4.49 | $12,239 | $2,513 |
| 2018 | 199 | 476 | 72 | 2.86 | $159,954 | $38,156 |
| 2017 | 32 | 69 | 68 | 3.25 | $19,317 | $5,019 |
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: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 116 | $29,867 | $104 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 144 | $22,760 | $149 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 106 | $10,563 | $67 |
| Advance care planning, each additional 30 minutes | 45 | $4,078 | $64 |
2022: 6 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 170 | $30,841 | $176 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 115 | $21,210 | $91 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 84 | $7,190 | $71 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 50 | $4,716 | $65 |
| Advance care planning, each additional 30 minutes | 30 | $2,579 | $68 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 17 | $620 | $34 |
2021: 4 services
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 29 | $5,727 | $179 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 29 | $3,172 | $70 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 17 | $3,070 | $93 |
| Advance care planning, each additional 30 minutes | 17 | $1,865 | $67 |
2018: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 77 | $11,938 | $79 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 68 | $10,903 | $154 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 45 | $4,111 | $60 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 48 | $3,864 | $55 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 31 | $3,023 | $98 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 35 | $1,686 | $37 |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | 14 | $900 | $60 |
2017: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 11 | $910 | $54 |
Medicaid work
$8,492 in 2024
Medicaid paid $8,492 for 72 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 19 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.
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 32 | $4,673 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 40 | $3,820 |
| 2024 | 72 | 2 | 19 | $8,492 |
| 2023 | 124 | 2 | 20 | $14,533 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 14 | $1,974 |
| 2018 | 49 | 1 | 17 | $2,700 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 90 | $8,451 |
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 34 | $6,082 |
2022
| 1ST HOSP IP/OBS HIGH 75 | 14 | $1,974 |
2018
| Return visit (30+ min) | 49 | $2,700 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 42% of their 215 Part D prescriptions in 2021. Long-acting opioids: 42% of their opioid prescriptions.
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
Year by year
| 2021 | 215 | 53 | 42% (91) | None | $13,021 |
| 2020 | 226 | 50 | 49% (111) | 15% | $15,636 |
| 2019 | 228 | 67 | 45% (102) | 15% | $11,690 |
| 2018 | 647 | 125 | 67% (435) | 8% | $44,650 |
| 2017 | 33 | 14 | 58% (19) | 0% | $1,170 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2021: 5 drugs
| Fentanyl | 17 | $2,497 | $147 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $388 | $22 |
| Oxycodone | 24 | $343 | $14 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 14 | $213 | $15 |
| Lorazepam | 12 | $93 | $8 |
2020: 9 drugs
| Movantik | 11 | $4,448 | $404 |
| Fentanyl | 15 | $1,838 | $123 |
| Hydromorphone | 20 | $677 | $34 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $302 | $19 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | 15 | $283 | $19 |
| Gabapentin | 14 | $274 | $20 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $198 | $13 |
| Oxycodone | 11 | $179 | $16 |
| Mirtazapine | 15 | $149 | $10 |
2019: 7 drugs
| Fentanyl | 22 | $2,480 | $113 |
| Oxycodone | 29 | $704 | $24 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $431 | $24 |
| Duloxetine | 17 | $428 | $25 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 18 | $208 | $12 |
| Mirtazapine | 13 | $130 | $10 |
| Pantoprazole | 15 | $80 | $5 |
2018: 11 drugs
| Fentanyl | 100 | $10,752 | $108 |
| Oxycontin | 11 | $4,592 | $417 |
| Oxycodone | 134 | $3,794 | $28 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 33 | $1,734 | $53 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er | 38 | $1,643 | $43 |
| Gabapentin | 54 | $1,570 | $29 |
| Duloxetine | 24 | $977 | $41 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 54 | $927 | $17 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 16 | $751 | $47 |
| Hydromorphone | 29 | $733 | $25 |
| Mirtazapine | 19 | $448 | $24 |
Money from drug and device companies
$97 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals | Linzess | $97 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2019-11-14 | Linzess | $97 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1770826869
- Licence
- CA 1096582
- Trained
- Washington University School of Medicine, 2013 · 13 years ago
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RH0002X (207RH0002X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2013-03-27
- NPI last updated
- 2022-07-01
- NPI record certified
- 2022-07-01
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94109 · 2324 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA, 94115