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Gerard A Hoff, MD

Obstetrics/Gynecology · Redwood City

NPI 1831267939

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Plans that list them
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Offices
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4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence G62543 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1988 · expires 2028-03-31 · University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

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

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

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

  • Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 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): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 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 Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%
See every measure and the patient survey for Sequoia Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 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 Sequoia Hospital
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.91 (0.58 to 1.24)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.8 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.5 · 72 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.1 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.5 · 171 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 81 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.2 · 1,231 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.5 · 332 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.702No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.853No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.2 · 67 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.3 · 295 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-27.1 · 76 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-22.3 · 304 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-4.6 · 178 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.3 · 180 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 305 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 41 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 29 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 713 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Sequoia Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Sequoia Hospital
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well82%
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 understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully81%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)77%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully77%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$12,069

Medicare paid this office $12,069 for 83 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)45$4,059$74
Return visit (30+ min)26$3,232$111

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of the uterus1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

83 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 100% · Health risk score 0.72. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical obstetrics & gynecology clinician is at 0.88.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Diabetes 14% · Depression 13%.

The office billed $46,652, Medicare allowed $16,774 and paid $12,069; for 126 services of 18 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
202483126730.72$46,652$12,069
202386145720.58$60,383$14,803
202284155730.65$44,054$12,466
2021101186740.76$44,368$13,457
202086153740.71$34,053$8,603
2019102180720.77$52,712$13,337
2018103198720.80$42,202$10,838
201795201730.72$52,813$13,778
2016103194720.73$57,440$12,429
2015107241730.72$91,324$24,305
2014118228730.82$71,019$18,700
201399208730.94$52,239$14,565

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: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Short return visit (20+ min)62$5,626$75
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination12$576$48

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)53$5,545$72
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination20$944$47

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Short return visit (20+ min)76$7,552$73
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination21$1,000$48

2020: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Short return visit (20+ min)53$3,959$57
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination20$961$48

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Short return visit (20+ min)75$5,843$61
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination18$842$47

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Short return visit (20+ min)59$4,423$58
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination35$1,572$45
Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory18$978$54
Short return visit18$496$28

2017: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Short return visit (20+ min)62$5,150$59
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination32$1,465$46
Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory17$942$55

2016: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Short return visit (20+ min)56$4,017$55
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination32$1,462$46
Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory17$952$56
Short return visit17$614$34

2015: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit (20+ min)65$6,227$64
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination36$1,721$48
Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory23$1,347$59
Short return visit12$356$30

2014: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Short return visit (20+ min)71$5,200$56
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination36$1,629$45
Return visit (30+ min)13$1,334$95
Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory18$993$55

2013: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Short return visit (20+ min)60$6,043$64
Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination31$1,416$46
Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory15$852$57

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$25,833

Pharmacies billed $25,833 in 2024.

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

243 generic and 42 brand-name prescriptions · $25,833 in drug cost · 19 antibiotic prescriptions.

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
Estradiol90$8,197$91
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)29$2,524$87
Yuvafem13$1,842$142
Progesterone25$1,018$41
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone14$242$17
See all 6 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Estradiol90$8,197$91
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)29$2,524$87
Yuvafem13$1,842$142
Progesterone25$1,018$41
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone14$242$17
Oxybutynin Chloride12$106$9

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202428580None15%$25,833
202325273None21%$27,883
202224372None24%$34,690
202122967None27%$31,477
202018260None28%$25,547
201921159None29%$30,396
2018211580% (0)36%$32,514
201725762None51%$42,384
201631574None53%$42,346
201540272None50%$48,193
201442275None49%$40,584
201340176None50%$36,707

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
Estradiol78$7,268$93
Premarin11$5,340$485
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)29$3,664$126
Yuvafem11$3,159$287
Estradiol (Once Weekly)11$1,704$155
Progesterone17$729$43

2022: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Premarin20$9,038$452
Estradiol73$8,573$117
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)23$2,832$123
Progesterone13$788$61

2021: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Estradiol63$10,783$171
Premarin22$8,970$408
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)14$2,544$182
Estradiol (Once Weekly)11$1,267$115
Progesterone13$639$49
Fluconazole12$92$8

2020: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Estradiol29$7,271$251
Premarin17$6,056$356
Estradiol (Twice Weekly)21$2,894$138
Yuvafem12$1,992$166
Estradiol (Once Weekly)11$1,882$171
Valacyclovir16$465$29

2019: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Estradiol67$15,397$230
Premarin26$8,565$329
Yuvafem12$1,766$147
Oxybutynin Chloride16$416$26

2018: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Estradiol58$9,807$169
Premarin31$9,378$303
Yuvafem16$4,879$305
Valacyclovir12$370$31

2017: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Premarin50$16,252$325
Estring14$5,287$378
Estradiol43$5,079$118
Minivelle14$1,154$82
Valacyclovir14$328$23
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate13$145$11

2016: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Premarin71$18,825$265
Estradiol49$4,163$85
Minivelle14$2,011$144
Valacyclovir18$588$33
Progesterone14$576$41
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate12$126$11
Nortriptyline11$67$6

2015: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Premarin92$21,786$237
Vagifem25$5,784$231
Estrace23$5,257$229
Vivelle-Dot11$2,479$225
Estradiol46$2,376$52
Minivelle12$1,370$114
Valacyclovir13$1,310$101
Progesterone16$487$30
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone11$455$41
Fluconazole23$299$13
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate23$177$8

2014: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Premarin74$15,022$203
Vivelle-Dot40$4,826$121
Vagifem32$4,619$144
Estradiol39$2,449$63
Minivelle16$1,806$113
Progesterone15$742$49
Oxybutynin Chloride25$436$17
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone12$378$31
Alendronate11$188$17
Fluconazole17$160$9
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate13$133$10

2013: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Premarin81$13,025$161
Vivelle-Dot48$4,360$91
Vagifem34$3,296$97
Estrace13$2,023$156
Estradiol31$1,828$59
Progesterone24$1,385$58
Menest12$331$28
Alendronate12$203$17
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate17$177$10
Oxybutynin Chloride15$158$11
Fluconazole12$131$11

Money from drug and device companies

$19 in 2019

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
HologicFluent$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Fluent · 2019-07-26 · $19
See the published payment
Every published payment
HologicMeals · 2019-07-26Fluent$19

Professional record

NPI
1831267939
Licence
CA G62543California G62543: Current · expires 2028-03-31
Trained
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 1984
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207V00000X (207V00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2006-11-30
NPI last updated
2022-11-11
NPI record certified
2022-11-11

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