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Esther D Garazi, MD

Anesthesiology · Hollywood

NPI 1841428331

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Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
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Offices
4

Offices

4 locations · Sheridan Healthcorp Inc · 956 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Memorial Regional Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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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 2027-01-31
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Memorial Regional Hospital
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.319BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.393BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.28 (0.31 to 2.24) · 1,143 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1 (0.71 to 1.29)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths134.38 (88.72 to 180.03) · 107 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.8 · 92 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 108 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 127 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths7.8 · 384 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.6 · 323 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 543 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.6 · 4,672 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.15 (0 to 0.35) · 7,156 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,327 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.86 (2.89 to 6.84) · 1,710 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.62 (0.12 to 3.12) · 527 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.45 (0.08 to 2.82) · 1,570 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.53 (3.13 to 15.94) · 556 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.09 (1.65 to 8.52) · 594 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.82 (0.4 to 3.24) · 395 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.53 (0 to 1.11) · 6,639 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 42 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.554No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.097No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.338No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16 · 400 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.4 · 1,238 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits39.8 · 139 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits17 · 460 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits2 · 334 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.2 · 700 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.4 (3.1 to 6.2) · 311 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.7 (8.4 to 13.7) · 311 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.2 · 40 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits13 · 152 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.4 · 385 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.8 to 17.3) · 292 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 304 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (3,584 patients answered, 17% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Memorial Regional Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Memorial Regional Hospital
Room was "always" clean73%
Nurses "always" communicated well76%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge80%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully75%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect81%
"Always" quiet at night52%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital72%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms84%

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.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels16$7,267$454
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin22$784$36
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access13$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

Original Medicare by year
20244586762.56$213,389$17,144
20236099762.82$289,756$20,235
2022108186741.24$471,754$36,719
2021121231771.66$561,998$42,798
20205590741.85$198,573$15,306
201954100713.28$212,441$15,243
201848105702.96$230,347$17,038
201760107712.87$196,864$15,700
201659110702.93$175,629$14,959
20152747752.18$82,246$7,728
20144042691.84$65,362$9,117
20132427630.79$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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels12$5,261$438
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin18$628$35
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access11$168$12

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels17$8,945$497
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity12$4,069$339
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin32$1,236$37

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels29$13,387$462
Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest16$5,161$323
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity11$2,662$242
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin53$2,062$38
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report11$985$90
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function11$28$3

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin12$468$39

2019: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin17$658$39

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin19$754$38

2017: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
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 skin21$916$44

2016: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
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 skin18$766$43
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access12$141$12

Money from drug and device companies

$20 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$20
202425None$83
202334None$73
202212None$38
202122None$147
202022None$45
201911None$29

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Merck Sharp & DohmeBridion$20
1 payment
  • Meals for Bridion · 2025-01-27 · $20
See the published payment
Every published payment
Merck Sharp & DohmeMeals · 2025-01-27Bridion$20
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $83

Payments by company in 2024
Chiesi USACleviprex$51
3 payments
  • Meals for Cleviprex · 2024-11-20 · $18
  • Meals for Cleviprex · 2024-05-22 · $16
  • Meals for Cleviprex · 2024-01-25 · $18
Merck Sharp & DohmeBridion$32
2 payments
  • Meals for Bridion · 2024-02-22 · $16
  • Meals for Bridion · 2024-02-01 · $16

2023: $73

Payments by company in 2023
Merck Sharp & DohmeBridion$35
2 payments
  • Meals for Bridion · 2023-11-30 · $18
  • Meals for Bridion · 2023-03-08 · $17
Eagle PharmaceuticalsByfavo$20
1 payment
  • Meals for Byfavo · 2023-02-27 · $20
AbbvieBotox$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Botox · 2023-02-08 · $18

2022: $38

Payments by company in 2022
Merck Sharp & DohmeBridion$38
2 payments
  • Meals for Bridion · 2022-12-07 · $19
  • Meals for Bridion · 2022-08-25 · $19

2021: $147

Payments by company in 2021
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsSternalock 360$131
1 payment
  • Meals for Sternalock 360 · 2021-01-15 · $131
Merck Sharp & DohmeBridion$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Bridion · 2021-05-20 · $16

2020: $45

Payments by company in 2020
B. Braun MedicalContiplex Anesthesia Catheters$30
1 payment
  • Meals for Contiplex Anesthesia Catheters · 2020-01-23 · $30
Merck Sharp & DohmeBridion$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Bridion · 2020-01-22 · $14

2019: $29

Payments by company in 2019
Covidien LPBis$29
1 payment
  • Meals for Bis · 2019-11-05 · $29

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.