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Laura E Tribuzi, MD

Emergency Medicine · San Jose

NPI 1811200470

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1 location · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC · 131 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A125455 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2013 · expires 2027-01-31 · Texas A & M University College 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.

  • 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 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

$55,846

Medicare paid this office $55,846 for 411 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making248$33,844$132
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making120$11,319$92
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes36$6,140$171
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only189$1,330$7
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making14$785$56
See all 6 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making248$33,844$132
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making120$11,319$92
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes36$6,140$171
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only189$1,330$7
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making14$785$56
X-ray of chest, 1 view32$224$7

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of tissue1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

411 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 17% · 85 and older 19% · Women 50% · Also on Medicaid 57% · Health risk score 2.13. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 48% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Depression 33% · Chronic kidney disease 32% · Heart failure 31% · Atrial fibrillation 27% · COPD 23% · Dementia 22% · Stroke 18% · Cancer 12%.

The office billed $476,826, Medicare allowed $78,479 and paid $55,846; for 723 services of 36 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
2024411723732.13$476,826$55,846
2023351590731.98$335,317$48,538
2022275456741.97$174,210$39,678
2021367671742.26$258,770$64,287
2020278428742.45$187,290$39,639
2019526991732.34$356,209$72,545
20185871,226752.20$409,466$83,911
20176331,301752.25$452,931$90,825
20165161,084752.42$377,046$78,610
20155071,164752.21$370,240$78,369
2014362844751.93$255,502$54,339

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making198$28,156$138
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making108$9,544$88
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes37$6,794$179
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only143$1,021$7
X-ray of chest, 1 view27$198$7

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making131$21,912$162
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making61$6,665$109
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes23$5,073$221
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making48$2,730$56
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only126$889$7

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making220$40,806$181
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes36$8,728$242
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making65$6,729$100
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making53$3,156$58
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only210$1,592$7
X-ray of chest, 1 view13$117$8

2020: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making164$24,959$151
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making53$4,674$83
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes20$4,548$217
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making42$2,079$49
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only99$739$7

2019: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making277$40,302$142
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making124$12,178$94
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes50$9,816$192
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making82$3,895$45
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only253$2,017$8
X-ray of chest, 1 view61$506$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views22$218$10

2018: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making297$43,577$143
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making165$15,551$93
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes55$10,556$192
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making84$4,552$48
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only277$2,201$8
X-ray of chest, 1 view106$904$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views38$356$9
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views11$109$10

2017: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making313$44,042$137
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes92$16,997$185
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making152$14,631$94
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making90$4,612$50
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only323$2,455$7
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front97$786$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side28$271$10

2016: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making300$44,438$144
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes61$11,936$196
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making102$9,947$94
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making62$3,392$48
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only260$2,057$8
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front109$933$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side28$276$10

2015: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making319$48,660$148
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making103$9,765$94
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes38$7,663$196
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making53$2,683$49
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only304$2,423$8
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front126$1,044$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side33$310$9
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views14$123$9

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making230$35,144$148
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making74$7,429$100
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes16$3,128$195
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making45$2,385$52
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only216$1,756$8
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front112$941$8
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side14$138$10

Medicaid work

$90,247 in 2024

Medicaid paid $90,247 for 2,828 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 164 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
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM1,293$41,809
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM715$35,164
Service201$7,567
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM188$3,713
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only302$1,287
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report13$245
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count28$227
ELECTROLYTE PANEL25$191
Creatinine; blood25$24
Blood glucose (sugar) level13$15
Urea nitrogen; quantitative25$6
Medicaid work by year
20242,82811164$90,247
20232,76312138$83,243
20221,381480$42,807
20211,814574$64,341
20201,181775$38,139
20192,5431365$111,826
20184,53117139$194,466
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM1,271$39,986
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM558$28,996
Service305$11,154
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM76$1,181
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count72$564
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only120$464
ELECTROLYTE PANEL52$358
Service149$340
Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, with microscopy30$100
Blood glucose (sugar) level39$51
Creatinine; blood39$43
Urea nitrogen; quantitative52$6

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM669$14,947
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM380$12,876
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM242$11,642
Service90$3,343

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM513$25,794
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM737$18,302
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM411$16,526
Service81$3,069
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only72$651

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM486$11,032
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM196$10,116
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM243$8,716
Service72$5,736
Service49$1,810
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only113$632
Service22$96

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Service292$47,933
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM822$17,522
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM410$12,902
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM220$10,695
Service210$7,857
Miscellaneous therapeutic items and supplies, retail purchases, not otherwise classified; identify product in "remarks"23$6,559
Unclassified drugs99$1,995
Service116$1,837
Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, with microscopy78$1,623
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only190$1,366
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT STRAIGHTFORWARD MDM14$1,188
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count55$275

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM1,316$51,456
Miscellaneous therapeutic items and supplies, retail purchases, not otherwise classified; identify product in "remarks"209$48,903
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM820$36,112
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM324$20,632
Service487$18,044
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL96$5,055
Service344$4,498
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only477$4,361
Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Influenza18$1,827
Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc19$1,283
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count182$793
Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); intravenous push, single or initial substance/drug24$695

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,301

Pharmacies billed $2,301 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 7% of their Part D prescriptions (14 of 192) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 12%.

180 generic and 12 brand-name prescriptions · $2,301 in drug cost · 64 antibiotic prescriptions to 58 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
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11$111$10
Cephalexin14$73$5
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15$67$4
Ondansetron17$44$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241921347% (14)6%$2,301
20232261628% (18)None$5,765
202213998NoneNone$1,901
20211269113% (16)None$2,438
20206950NoneNone$1,303
201916712716% (27)12%$1,718
201822516817% (39)9%$3,531
201722916516% (37)10%$3,991
201617413018% (32)7%$2,960
201516411319% (31)None$6,036
20141017522% (22)None$1,628
20132922NoneNone$865

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro17$284$17
Cephalexin21$225$11
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13$108$8
Ondansetron21$105$5
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$44$4
Prednisone12$31$3

2022: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Cephalexin19$147$8
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14$82$6

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Cephalexin20$195$10
Ondansetron14$100$7

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Cephalexin11$62$6

2019: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro14$274$20
Cephalexin15$112$7
Ondansetron Odt14$91$6
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$68$4
Tramadol11$26$2

2018: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Cephalexin28$197$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26$139$5
Ondansetron Odt16$136$8
Azithromycin18$133$7
Ibuprofen14$45$3
Prednisone11$31$3

2017: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro17$448$26
Ondansetron Odt24$223$9
Cephalexin30$164$5
Azithromycin17$132$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25$86$3

2016: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Ondansetron Odt20$264$13
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27$179$7
Ciprofloxacin14$161$11
Ibuprofen11$39$4

2015: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Ondansetron Odt14$193$14
Ciprofloxacin19$164$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28$151$5
Azithromycin11$77$7
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12$61$5

2014: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$70$5

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
80.6 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1811200470
Licence
CA A125455California A125455: Current · expires 2027-01-31
Trained
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College of Medicine, 2010
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
Mailing address
2105 Forest Ave, Department of Emergency Medicine, San Jose, CA, 95128
NPI first listed
2010-07-23
NPI last updated
2014-05-22

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