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Krishna Pakanati, MD

Hospitalist · Phoenix

NPI 1770870867

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
1
1 carrier
Offices
7

Offices

7 locations · Vituity - Arizona Hospitalists PC · Leading Healthcare PLLC · Mt Graham Regional Medical Center Inc · County of Santa Clara · Carolinas Physicians Network Inc · Ihc Health Services Inc

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center · Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center · Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital · Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

1 plan · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence C175506 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2021 · expires 2027-11-30 · Ntr University of Health Sciences, Osmania Medical College.

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

State licence records

1 licence

  • Tennessee 52870Medical Doctor · since 2015 · expires 2025-06-30Specialty on the licence: Internal Medicine
    Voluntarily RetiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.

School, training and certification

1 placement

What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.

Education

  • Osmania Medical College · MDHYDERABAD, Andhra Pradesh, India · 2008Medical school

Residency and fellowship

  • Internal Medicine ResidencyChicago, IL · 2011–2014

Hospitals they work in

4 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix, AZAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of HonorHealth, which runs 7 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.309, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.325, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.187, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Intermountain Health Logan Regional HospitalLogan, UTAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Intermountain Healthcare, which runs 33 hospitals in 4 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.308, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UTAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Intermountain Healthcare, which runs 33 hospitals in 4 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.537, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.503, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.345, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.259, 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
See every measure and the patient survey for Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 1 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.309BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.325BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.187BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.8 (0 to 1.75) · 1,418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.26 (0.95 to 1.56)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths173.08 (121.85 to 224.32) · 114 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.6 · 95 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.9 · 83 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths13.3 · 138 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 304 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13.4 · 411 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.9 · 230 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.4 · 3,503 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.36) · 5,830 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.06 to 0.45) · 5,930 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.44 (1.53 to 5.34) · 1,991 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.34 (0.83 to 3.85) · 813 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.16 (0.77 to 3.56) · 1,849 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.51 (4.77 to 16.24) · 844 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.05 (3.56 to 10.54) · 821 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.23 (0.77 to 3.69) · 476 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.18 (0.48 to 1.88) · 4,914 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5 · 51 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.555No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.257No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.6 · 293 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.6 · 571 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-5.2 · 165 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits7 · 347 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits9.1 · 444 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.4 · 769 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits7.5 · 52 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits12.6 · 134 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.6 · 209 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.2 (9.4 to 15.6) · 1,077 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 477 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (558 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean67%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand69%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)72%
Staff "always" explained new medications77%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night48%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital72%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%
See every measure and the patient survey for Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Safety: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.308BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.98 (0 to 2.03) · 302 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.04 (0.6 to 1.47)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.1 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.5 · 135 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.1 · 109 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.1 · 26 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 1,252 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,690 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.04 to 0.47) · 1,658 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.96 (0.53 to 5.39) · 365 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.62 (0 to 3.32) · 178 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.16 (0.49 to 3.84) · 373 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.65 (0.62 to 18.67) · 178 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.56 (1.44 to 9.67) · 138 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.71 (0.2 to 3.22) · 124 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.84 (0 to 1.88) · 1,256 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.8 · 42 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.414No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.797No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.355No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 108 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.3 · 209 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-19.9 · 63 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-31.5 · 142 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-25.8 · 109 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.6 · 195 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.4 (3.6 to 8.1) · 124 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.7 (7.6 to 15) · 124 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.6 · 43 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 37 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.4 (10.2 to 17.6) · 1,060 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) · 327 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (964 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well82%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information91%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge90%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand78%
Doctors "always" listened carefully82%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)74%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night61%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital75%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects47%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%
See every measure and the patient survey for Intermountain Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 4 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Intermountain Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.537BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.503BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.345BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.259BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.77 (0 to 1.6) · 2,129 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.63 to 1.09)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.02 (125.43 to 206.62) · 185 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.1 · 84 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.7 · 69 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9 · 306 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.9 · 613 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 353 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths13.1 · 705 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 6,146 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0.02 to 0.38) · 8,688 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.07 to 0.44) · 9,038 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.19 (1.59 to 4.79) · 3,287 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.75 (0.56 to 2.94) · 1,281 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.38 (1.18 to 3.57) · 2,938 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.14 (2.82 to 11.46) · 1,300 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths3.28 (0.68 to 5.88) · 1,387 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.3 (0 to 2.62) · 847 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.7 (0.2 to 1.19) · 7,132 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.672No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits11.7 · 551 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 1,150 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-46 · 370 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-63.9 · 697 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-48.4 · 365 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 646 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.3 (4.3 to 9.1) · 206 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9 (6.5 to 12.4) · 206 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.5 · 118 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 157 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.7 (9 to 15.3) · 1,438 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 770 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,383 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Intermountain Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Intermountain Medical Center
Room was "always" clean79%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%
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.

Every scored measure at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.572WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.563BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.256BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6 · 141 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 501 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 653 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 4,502 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 94 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.735No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.573No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 951 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.3 · 128 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.4 · 644 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.3 · 699 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 921 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 242 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

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

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$50,371

Medicare paid this office $50,371 for 265 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes84$14,251$94
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes123$11,308$91
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes96$10,370$62
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes70$9,313$133
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes25$1,573$61
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Every Original Medicare service billed
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes84$14,251$94
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes123$11,308$91
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes96$10,370$62
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes70$9,313$133
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes25$1,573$61
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes12$1,243$104
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes16$794$40

Who their Medicare patients are

265 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 13% · 85 and older 23% · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 43% · Health risk score 2.97. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 55% · Diabetes 48% · Heart failure 48% · Depression 45% · Coronary heart disease 44% · Atrial fibrillation 38% · Dementia 32% · COPD 31% · Stroke 23% · Cancer 18%.

The office billed $244,131, Medicare allowed $63,590 and paid $50,371; for 585 services of 13 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
2024265585742.97$244,131$50,371
2023328810762.38$375,629$62,248
2022207492752.40$211,966$35,870
2021396986752.32$368,874$79,231
2020259719752.71$278,481$57,449
20194861,183732.55$407,989$85,835
2018259762762.12$376,922$67,394
20175671,446752.21$460,778$118,974
20166281,551732.14$409,636$123,122
2015411830742.18$293,069$80,849
2014237252732.03$72,624$35,636

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: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes225$28,989$67
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes120$11,687$97
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes58$7,180$97
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes38$5,177$136
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes30$3,337$111
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes43$3,117$42
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less36$2,444$68

2022: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes71$10,827$80
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes89$8,295$56
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes31$4,789$154
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes38$3,285$84
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes31$1,988$31
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes13$1,837$141
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less27$1,522$56
Hospital observation care on day of discharge12$622$52

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes180$34,324$84
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes145$16,457$57
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes68$11,486$166
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes120$10,208$85
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less45$2,603$58
Hospital observation care on day of discharge15$816$54

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes143$18,667$59
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes78$15,637$85
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes120$10,540$86
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes48$8,222$171
Hospital observation care on day of discharge13$760$58
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less12$717$60

2019: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes320$39,823$58
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes218$18,657$85
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes92$12,754$83
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes52$8,432$162
Hospital observation care on day of discharge21$1,227$58
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less15$873$58

2018: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes120$15,412$59
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes86$14,447$164
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes64$13,063$84
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes118$10,668$85
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes26$3,893$150
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes29$3,322$111
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes12$2,157$180
Hospital observation care on day of discharge21$1,226$58

2017: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes247$38,356$80
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes144$22,541$155
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes196$22,489$56
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes228$18,989$83
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes41$5,771$141
Hospital observation care on day of discharge51$2,853$56
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes18$1,934$107
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and25$1,007$40
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less19$1,000$53

2016: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes235$33,216$79
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes177$27,836$153
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes248$27,231$55
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes214$17,677$81
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes34$4,684$138
Hospital observation care on day of discharge67$3,604$54
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes23$2,393$104
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less36$1,978$55
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and29$1,201$40

2015: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes185$29,180$154
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes100$15,349$78
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes73$10,096$138
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes97$9,655$55
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes86$6,953$81
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes31$3,231$104
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes11$1,143$104
Hospital observation care on day of discharge19$1,037$55
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less18$932$52

2014: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes160$25,522$154
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes42$5,931$141
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes21$2,152$102

Medicaid work

$7,498 in 2024

Medicaid paid $7,498 for 227 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 23 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
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES108$3,704
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES90$2,696
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter29$1,098
Medicaid work by year
2024227323$7,498
2023213217$3,264
202236112$400
2021234325$5,479
202058213$1,889
2019575223$13,459
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES199$2,780
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter14$483

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES36$400

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES151$3,799
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES60$1,140
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter23$540

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES31$1,147
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES27$742

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES441$9,971
Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter134$3,489

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$61,380

Pharmacies billed $61,380 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 3% of their Part D prescriptions (15 of 498) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1%.

405 generic and 93 brand-name prescriptions · $61,380 in drug cost · 118 antibiotic prescriptions to 64 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
Xifaxan43$34,298$798
Eliquis15$9,298$620
Pantoprazole23$280$12
Atorvastatin22$132$6
Potassium Chloride16$106$7
See all 12 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Xifaxan43$34,298$798
Eliquis15$9,298$620
Pantoprazole23$280$12
Atorvastatin22$132$6
Potassium Chloride16$106$7
Doxycycline Hyclate18$104$6
Clopidogrel11$75$7
Amlodipine Besylate16$49$3
Furosemide16$44$3
Prednisone22$42$2
Lisinopril12$39$3
Metoprolol11$30$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20244981743% (15)19%$61,380
20235012093% (15)None$25,633
2022357160None10%$15,535
2021484214NoneNone$24,937
2020354153None11%$11,818
20193611538% (28)None$13,324
2018388154None13%$18,488
20173671815% (19)15%$12,462
20163131274% (12)None$14,092
201516773NoneNone$8,781
201413134None21%$6,937
201315338None22%$7,498

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 17 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Eliquis15$8,980$599
Pantoprazole34$368$11
Doxycycline Hyclate15$263$18
Losartan11$148$13
Famotidine13$141$11
Metronidazole16$137$9
Doxycycline Monohydrate11$136$12
Atorvastatin15$133$9
Amlodipine Besylate24$129$5
Metoprolol18$126$7
Cephalexin16$102$6
Azithromycin12$100$8
Furosemide20$82$4
Potassium Chloride15$79$5
Prednisone19$70$4
Carvedilol11$62$6
Lisinopril12$48$4

2022: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Pantoprazole16$241$15
Doxycycline Hyclate12$170$14
Atorvastatin15$164$11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er13$156$12
Dexamethasone11$101$9
Metoprolol13$86$7
Prednisone17$80$5
Carvedilol11$74$7
Cephalexin14$69$5
Potassium Chloride11$58$5
Amlodipine Besylate16$42$3

2021: 18 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Eliquis22$10,710$487
Carbidopa-Levodopa12$628$52
Pantoprazole21$237$11
Potassium Chloride11$225$20
Lisinopril30$189$6
Cefdinir11$188$17
Dexamethasone16$118$7
Metronidazole11$114$10
Atorvastatin13$111$9
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er13$96$7
Prednisone26$94$4
Carvedilol14$82$6
Losartan11$76$7
Metoprolol16$70$4
Furosemide28$70$2
Amlodipine Besylate19$69$4
Cephalexin15$47$3
Ciprofloxacin11$46$4

2020: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Eliquis14$5,949$425
Pantoprazole29$232$8
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er12$130$11
Levofloxacin15$115$8
Metronidazole11$107$10
Atorvastatin15$68$5
Amlodipine Besylate19$67$4
Cephalexin15$59$4
Furosemide16$47$3
Prednisone13$35$3

2019: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Cefdinir13$234$18
Famotidine21$131$6
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er16$120$8
Levofloxacin19$116$6
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12$99$8
Prednisone19$78$4
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$74$4
Carvedilol12$59$5
Cephalexin11$48$4
Lisinopril11$30$3

2018: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Prednisone29$306$11
Hydralazine12$160$13
Levofloxacin27$150$6
Atorvastatin13$147$11
Famotidine15$92$6
Metoprolol16$68$4
Amlodipine Besylate12$68$6
Cephalexin18$63$4

2017: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Pantoprazole16$163$10
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er11$153$14
Atorvastatin16$122$8
Levofloxacin18$103$6
Metoprolol17$86$5
Prednisone15$75$5
Furosemide19$57$3
Amlodipine Besylate11$57$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$52$4
Cephalexin12$51$4
Lisinopril11$24$2

2016: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Levofloxacin23$278$12
Atorvastatin17$199$12
Methylprednisolone12$192$16
Metoprolol22$158$7
Pantoprazole11$146$13
Prednisone12$43$4

2015: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Metoprolol13$231$18
Atorvastatin12$186$16
Levofloxacin17$115$7

2014: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Lisinopril14$79$6

Money from drug and device companies

$30 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202411None$30
202311None$19

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

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Boston ScientificWatchman Flx$30
1 payment
  • Meals for Watchman Flx · 2024-05-24 · $30
See the published payment
Every published payment
Boston ScientificMeals · 2024-05-24Watchman Flx$30
See earlier years (2023)

2023: $19

Payments by company in 2023
Boston ScientificWatchman Flx$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Watchman Flx · 2023-06-15 · $19

Professional record

NPI
1770870867
Licence
CA C175506, GA 81973, NC 2021-00287, SC MD38903, TN 52870, UT 13032787-1205, WI 1913California C175506: Current · expires 2027-11-30Tennessee 52870: Voluntarily Retired
Group
Vituity - Arizona Hospitalists PC · Leading Healthcare PLLC · Mt Graham Regional Medical Center Inc · County of Santa Clara · Carolinas Physicians Network Inc · Ihc Health Services Inc
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X); Hospitalist (208M00000X)
Mailing address
Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157
NPI first listed
2011-07-08
NPI last updated
2025-01-22
NPI record certified
2025-01-22

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

Extra NPI addresses: 7901 Frost St, San Diego, CA, 92123