Raffi Avedian, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 11
- 3 carriers
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
11 plans · 3 carriers
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11 of 11 plans
| 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 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A86813 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2004 · expires 2027-11-30 · University of Chicago, Pritzker 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 itOverall 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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$74,392
Medicare paid this office $74,392 for 133 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 53 | $5,363 | $88 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 19 | $2,909 | $153 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 18 | $2,131 | $118 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 16 | $1,959 | $115 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 21 | $1,284 | $58 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Knee replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Melanoma (skin cancer) excision | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
133 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 15% · Health risk score 1.56. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 64% · Cancer 35% · Diabetes 26% · Chronic kidney disease 24% · Depression 22% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Atrial fibrillation 15% · Heart failure 11% · Dementia 9% · COPD 8%.
The office billed $578,852, Medicare allowed $94,602 and paid $74,392; for 252 services of 71 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 | 133 | 252 | 73 | 1.56 | $578,852 | $74,392 |
| 2023 | 134 | 338 | 72 | 1.54 | $973,033 | $111,027 |
| 2022 | 119 | 271 | 73 | 1.60 | $609,417 | $78,860 |
| 2021 | 153 | 303 | 73 | 1.63 | $687,448 | $93,151 |
| 2020 | 124 | 294 | 73 | 1.70 | $678,791 | $92,537 |
| 2019 | 147 | 391 | 72 | 1.78 | $805,920 | $119,100 |
| 2018 | 122 | 318 | 73 | 1.88 | $770,823 | $106,730 |
| 2017 | 87 | 243 | 71 | 2.17 | $693,669 | $96,428 |
| 2016 | 129 | 364 | 69 | 1.98 | $684,207 | $95,854 |
| 2015 | 162 | 457 | 70 | 1.67 | $909,214 | $130,739 |
| 2014 | 134 | 264 | 72 | 2.05 | $476,500 | $82,422 |
| 2013 | 130 | 297 | 71 | 1.81 | $569,973 | $96,192 |
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
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 38 | $5,586 | $127 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 30 | $4,798 | $160 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 39 | $3,818 | $89 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 15 | $1,849 | $123 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $960 | $60 |
2022: 4 services
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 44 | $5,764 | $113 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 34 | $5,254 | $155 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 32 | $2,857 | $79 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $517 | $47 |
2021: 5 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 35 | $5,883 | $168 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 31 | $3,999 | $114 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 40 | $3,510 | $73 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 12 | $1,478 | $123 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,308 | $57 |
2020: 5 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 40 | $5,987 | $150 |
| Release of arm or leg nerve | 11 | $3,705 | $265 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 39 | $3,254 | $69 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 28 | $2,328 | $80 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $518 | $47 |
2019: 3 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 49 | $7,091 | $145 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 61 | $6,441 | $89 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 34 | $2,282 | $65 |
2018: 4 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 39 | $5,647 | $145 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 45 | $4,502 | $88 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,365 | $182 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,118 | $56 |
2017: 3 services
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 34 | $3,667 | $94 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 18 | $2,692 | $150 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 16 | $1,024 | $60 |
2016: 4 services
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 57 | $6,684 | $97 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 29 | $3,833 | $132 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 37 | $2,632 | $61 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $593 | $46 |
2015: 5 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 45 | $6,632 | $147 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 54 | $6,138 | $93 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 48 | $3,569 | $65 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 11 | $1,465 | $122 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $821 | $46 |
2014: 3 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 40 | $5,752 | $144 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 40 | $4,444 | $97 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 38 | $2,970 | $68 |
2013: 3 services
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 37 | $5,361 | $145 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 61 | $4,776 | $64 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 29 | $2,916 | $91 |
Money from drug and device companies
$3,956 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | $2,747 | $3,956 |
| 2024 | 3 | 12 | $7,251 | $8,963 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $137 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $44 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | None | $916 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation | None | $3,032 | 2 payments
|
| restor3d | None | $747 | 1 payment
|
| Onkos Surgical | Eleos Limb Salvage System | $177 | 1 payment
|
See all 4 published payments
| Onkos Surgical | Meals · 2025-04-17 | Eleos Limb Salvage System | $177 |
| restor3d | Consulting · 2025-02-27 | None | $747 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation | Travel · 2025-01-29 | None | $1,032 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation | Honoraria · 2025-01-29 | None | $2,000 |
See earlier years (2024, 2022, 2020, 2019)
2024: $8,963
| SpringWorks Therapeutics | Ogsiveo | $7,844 | 10 payments
|
| restor3d | None | $1,050 | 1 payment
|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Compress Device | $70 | 1 payment
|
2022: $137
| Onkos Surgical | Eleos Limb Salvage System | $137 | 1 payment
|
2020: $44
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Trumatch | $44 | 1 payment
|
2019: $916
| Daiichi Sankyo | Turalio | $916 | 7 payments
|
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
- 1821261371
- Licence
- CA A86813California A86813: Current · expires 2027-11-30
- Trained
- University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 2002
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X); Federal specialty code 207XS0114X (207XS0114X)
- Mailing address
- 450 Broadway St, Pavilion C, Mc 6342, Redwood City, CA, 94063
- NPI first listed
- 2008-04-04
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-23
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-23
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 450 Broadway St, Redwood City, CA, 94063