Esther D Garazi, MD
Anesthesiology · Hollywood
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · Sheridan Healthcorp Inc · 956 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Memorial Regional Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Garazi’s office to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
California Medical Board record
Licence A113852 · Cancelled
Licence status: Cancelled · since 2010 · University of Miami School of Medicine.
License has been voluntarily canceled, or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Florida ME123794Medical Doctor · since 2015 · expires 2027-01-31ActiveNo 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
4 placements
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.
Specialty certification
- Anesthesiologycertified 2014
Education
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · MD2005–2009Medical school
Residency and fellowship
- University of Miami/Jackson Hospital, AnesthesiologyMIAMI, FL · 2014–2015
- Stanford Hospital, AnesthesiologySTANFORD, CA · 2010–2013
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University, ANESTHESIOLOGYCA, US · 2010–2013
- UCSF Department of Surgery Internship, SurgeryOAKLAND, CA · 2009–2010
What else the board holds
Hospitals they may admit to
Where the clinician told their state board they may admit and treat patients.
- Out of State · CA
Also licensed in
States the clinician told their board they are also licensed in. Only the states we check are verified.
California
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.
- Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood, FLAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Memorial Healthcare System, which runs 5 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.319, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Memorial Regional Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.319 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.28 (0.31 to 2.24) · 1,143 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1 (0.71 to 1.29) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 134.38 (88.72 to 180.03) · 107 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 92 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 108 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.8 · 384 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.6 · 323 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 543 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 4,672 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.35) · 7,156 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.86 (2.89 to 6.84) · 1,710 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.62 (0.12 to 3.12) · 527 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.45 (0.08 to 2.82) · 1,570 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.53 (3.13 to 15.94) · 556 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.09 (1.65 to 8.52) · 594 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.82 (0.4 to 3.24) · 395 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.53 (0 to 1.11) · 6,639 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 42 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.554 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.097 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.338 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 400 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.4 · 1,238 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 39.8 · 139 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 17 · 460 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 2 · 334 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.2 · 700 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.4 (3.1 to 6.2) · 311 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.7 (8.4 to 13.7) · 311 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.2 · 40 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 13 · 152 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.4 · 385 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.8 to 17.3) · 292 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 304 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,584 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 80% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 52% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$17,144
Medicare paid this office $17,144 for 45 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 16 | $7,267 | $454 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 22 | $784 | $36 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 13 | $169 | $11 |
Who their Medicare patients are
45 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 38% · Health risk score 2.56. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 64% · Chronic kidney disease 58% · Heart failure 51% · Atrial fibrillation 51% · Diabetes 47% · COPD 29% · Cancer 27% · Depression 24%.
The office billed $213,389, Medicare allowed $21,517 and paid $17,144; for 86 services of 24 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 | 45 | 86 | 76 | 2.56 | $213,389 | $17,144 |
| 2023 | 60 | 99 | 76 | 2.82 | $289,756 | $20,235 |
| 2022 | 108 | 186 | 74 | 1.24 | $471,754 | $36,719 |
| 2021 | 121 | 231 | 77 | 1.66 | $561,998 | $42,798 |
| 2020 | 55 | 90 | 74 | 1.85 | $198,573 | $15,306 |
| 2019 | 54 | 100 | 71 | 3.28 | $212,441 | $15,243 |
| 2018 | 48 | 105 | 70 | 2.96 | $230,347 | $17,038 |
| 2017 | 60 | 107 | 71 | 2.87 | $196,864 | $15,700 |
| 2016 | 59 | 110 | 70 | 2.93 | $175,629 | $14,959 |
| 2015 | 27 | 47 | 75 | 2.18 | $82,246 | $7,728 |
| 2014 | 40 | 42 | 69 | 1.84 | $65,362 | $9,117 |
| 2013 | 24 | 27 | 63 | 0.79 | $46,917 | $7,049 |
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
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 12 | $5,261 | $438 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $628 | $35 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 11 | $168 | $12 |
2022: 3 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 17 | $8,945 | $497 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 12 | $4,069 | $339 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 32 | $1,236 | $37 |
2021: 6 services
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 29 | $13,387 | $462 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 16 | $5,161 | $323 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | 11 | $2,662 | $242 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 53 | $2,062 | $38 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 11 | $985 | $90 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 11 | $28 | $3 |
2020: 1 service
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $468 | $39 |
2019: 1 service
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 17 | $658 | $39 |
2018: 1 service
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 19 | $754 | $38 |
2017: 2 services
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 11 | $1,149 | $104 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 21 | $916 | $44 |
2016: 3 services
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 11 | $1,125 | $102 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 18 | $766 | $43 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 12 | $141 | $12 |
Money from drug and device companies
$20 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $20 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | None | $83 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | None | $73 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | None | $38 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | None | $147 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | None | $45 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $29 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $20 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2025-01-27 | Bridion | $20 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $83
| Chiesi USA | Cleviprex | $51 | 3 payments
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $32 | 2 payments
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2023: $73
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $35 | 2 payments
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| Eagle Pharmaceuticals | Byfavo | $20 | 1 payment
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| Abbvie | Botox | $18 | 1 payment
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2022: $38
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $38 | 2 payments
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2021: $147
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | Sternalock 360 | $131 | 1 payment
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $16 | 1 payment
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2020: $45
| B. Braun Medical | Contiplex Anesthesia Catheters | $30 | 1 payment
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $14 | 1 payment
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2019: $29
| Covidien LP | Bis | $29 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1841428331
- Licence
- CA A113852, FL ME123794California A113852: CancelledFlorida ME123794: Active
- Trained
- University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine, 2009
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Federal specialty code 207LC0200X (207LC0200X)
- Mailing address
- 20901 Ne 21st Ave, Miami, FL, 33179
- NPI first listed
- 2009-06-23
- NPI last updated
- 2023-03-15
- NPI record certified
- 2023-03-15
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94305
This office lists an electronic records connection.