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Fredric B Kraemer, MD

Endocrinology · Stanford

NPI 1780796037

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Plans that list them
17
3 carriers
Offices
2

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2 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

17 plans · 3 carriers

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17 of 17 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
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 G36929 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1978 · expires 2027-10-31 · New York University School of Medicine.

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

$8,367

Medicare paid this office $8,367 for 38 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)11$2,851$119
Return visit (30+ min)13$2,021$72

Who their Medicare patients are

38 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 37% · Also on Medicaid 32% · Health risk score 2.10. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical endocrinology clinician is at 1.46.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 74% · Coronary heart disease 39% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Heart failure 32%.

The office billed $37,014, Medicare allowed $11,204 and paid $8,367; for 100 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
202438100732.10$37,014$8,367
202340105712.04$35,994$8,602
20223168682.10$23,452$5,403
20211746661.27$24,676$3,846
20203066672.27$26,999$5,334
20191734701.70$5,252$2,369
20182161682.04$9,376$3,727
20171848642.26$7,841$2,856
20162658642.09$11,707$3,747
20152869642.22$13,651$4,356
20142257672.47$11,363$3,578
20133082642.84$16,367$4,636

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: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes17$3,648$73
Return visit (30+ min)16$2,891$76
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes12$1,435$120

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)12$2,704$82

2021: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)13$2,681$81

2020: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Return visit (30+ min)11$1,915$68
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,792$128

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)12$1,751$65

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)14$2,609$62

2017: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)12$2,140$61

2016: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)15$2,461$65

2015: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Return visit (30+ min)13$2,786$65

2014: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Return visit (30+ min)14$2,542$67

2013: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Return visit (30+ min)16$2,360$59

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$84,934

Pharmacies billed $84,934 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 198) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical endocrinology clinician is at 0%.

93 generic and 83 brand-name prescriptions · $84,934 in drug cost.

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
Ozempic12$15,652$1,304
Humalog14$3,893$278
Insulin11$1,613$147
Ezetimibe12$511$43
Atorvastatin14$92$7
See all 6 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Ozempic12$15,652$1,304
Humalog14$3,893$278
Insulin11$1,613$147
Ezetimibe12$511$43
Atorvastatin14$92$7
Metformin16$89$6

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024198200% (0)42%$84,934
2023132160% (0)50%$101,960
2022137140% (0)56%$84,504
2021136140% (0)64%$93,112
2020157190% (0)52%$73,951
2019184250% (0)55%$62,749
2018303500% (0)49%$54,098
2017452920% (0)52%$61,361
2016299660% (0)37%$46,471
201519618None54%$47,611
201427517None43%$57,530
2013272150% (0)44%$47,289

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Humalog17$27,062$1,592
Insulin11$488$44

2022: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Humalog16$17,473$1,092
Levemir12$11,987$999
Byetta12$10,389$866

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Humalog16$17,532$1,096
Levemir13$11,070$852

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Novolog15$19,457$1,297
Humalog16$9,402$588

2019: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Novolog17$18,102$1,065
Jardiance15$8,562$571
Humalog11$3,307$301
Levothyroxine19$365$19
Ulticare12$340$28

2018: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Novolog12$9,173$764
Byetta12$8,599$717
Humalog12$7,237$603
Levothyroxine81$1,994$25
Synthroid11$1,086$99
Hydrocortisone17$671$39
Methimazole37$271$7
Levoxyl15$188$13

2017: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Novolog15$7,509$501
Byetta11$7,495$681
Lantus Solostar11$7,433$676
Levothyroxine184$4,654$25
Synthroid53$3,508$66
Hydrocortisone20$861$43
Levoxyl11$439$40
Methimazole38$404$11
Metformin12$131$11

2016: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Humalog14$8,419$601
Byetta12$7,176$598
Lantus Solostar11$6,631$603
Lantus11$5,479$498
Levothyroxine75$1,699$23
Gabapentin13$645$50
Methimazole23$213$9
Metformin11$130$12
Lisinopril13$75$6
Glipizide11$56$5

2015: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Humalog27$16,635$616
Lantus15$6,646$443
Levothyroxine13$426$33
Insulin13$361$28

2014: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Humalog20$13,544$677
Lantus24$12,418$517
Novolog12$4,415$368
Atorvastatin14$343$24
Insulin11$324$29
Amitriptyline12$89$7
Amlodipine Besylate13$85$7

2013: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Humalog19$10,817$569
Lantus27$10,540$390
Novolog12$3,639$303
Humulin R13$3,276$252
Atorvastatin17$967$57
Loperamide11$269$24
Lisinopril11$148$13
Amitriptyline14$73$5

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
1780796037
Licence
CA G36929California G36929: Current · expires 2027-10-31
Trained
New York University Medical College - Nlg, 1974
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RE0101X (207RE0101X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr Rm S025, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2006-08-31
NPI last updated
2024-04-25
NPI record certified
2024-04-25

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