Karl Craig Bruckman
Oral Surgery · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 14
- 3 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
14 plans · 3 carriers
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14 of 14 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 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A163334 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-07-31 · Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
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
$66,082
Medicare paid this office $66,082 for 92 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Creation of muscle graft to trunk | 16 | $36,407 | $1,040 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 32 | $3,594 | $112 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 24 | $2,905 | $116 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,403 | $83 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Melanoma (skin cancer) excision | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
92 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 66 · Under 65 32% · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 38% · Health risk score 2.28. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical oral surgery (dentist only) clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 64% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Diabetes 34% · Depression 32% · Chronic kidney disease 25% · Heart failure 24% · Cancer 23% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Stroke 16% · COPD 15% · Dementia 13%.
The office billed $596,978, Medicare allowed $83,269 and paid $66,082; for 174 services of 28 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 | 92 | 174 | 66 | 2.28 | $596,978 | $66,082 |
| 2023 | 116 | 194 | 68 | 1.75 | $510,162 | $67,825 |
| 2022 | 95 | 167 | 68 | 1.71 | $322,434 | $39,306 |
| 2021 | 98 | 187 | 69 | 1.88 | $407,185 | $46,404 |
| 2020 | 92 | 271 | 67 | 1.87 | $844,849 | $93,337 |
| 2019 | 23 | 62 | 73 | 2.20 | $144,963 | $15,858 |
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: 4 services
| Creation of muscle graft to trunk | 15 | $35,339 | $1,039 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 47 | $5,411 | $115 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 27 | $3,348 | $120 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 23 | $2,258 | $84 |
2022: 3 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 42 | $4,847 | $115 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 27 | $2,527 | $82 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $1,181 | $91 |
2021: 3 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 37 | $4,188 | $113 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 26 | $3,742 | $89 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 16 | $1,474 | $92 |
2020: 6 services
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 30 | $12,599 | $382 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 38 | $4,034 | $106 |
| Removal of face bone | 12 | $2,698 | $225 |
| Other procedure on teeth and gums | 11 | $1,965 | $89 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 15 | $1,345 | $90 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,090 | $68 |
Medicaid work
$611 in 2022
Medicaid paid $611 for 18 billed services this clinician did in 2022, up to 17 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.
| Short return visit | 18 | $611 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | 17 | $611 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 13 | $1,546 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2021
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,546 |
Money from drug and device companies
$1,933 in 2024
| 2024 | 3 | 17 | None | $1,933 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | $5,850 | $7,281 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $5,850 | $5,888 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | None | $63 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Stryker | Na | $1,149 | 10 payments
|
| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $487 | 5 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Matrixmandible | $297 | 2 payments
|
See all 17 published payments
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2024-12-02 | Matrixorthognathic | $147 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | Meals · 2024-10-15 | None | $83 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | Meals · 2024-09-05 | None | $7 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | Meals · 2024-08-27 | None | $118 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | Meals · 2024-08-27 | None | $118 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2024-07-16 | Na | $25 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2024-06-07 | Matrixmandible | $150 |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | Meals · 2024-05-30 | None | $162 |
| Stryker | Travel · 2024-04-19 | Na | $325 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2024-03-25 | Na | $114 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2024-03-20 | Na | $46 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2024-03-20 | Na | $47 |
| Stryker | Travel · 2024-03-17 | Na | $62 |
| Stryker | Travel · 2024-03-16 | Na | $20 |
| Stryker | Travel · 2024-03-16 | Na | $15 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2024-03-15 | Na | $9 |
| Stryker | Travel · 2024-01-15 | Na | $488 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2019)
2023: $7,281
| Medical Device Business Services | Na | $5,850 | 1 payment
|
| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $1,431 | 7 payments
|
2022: $5,888
| Medical Device Business Services | Na | $5,850 | 1 payment
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Trumatch | $24 | 1 payment
|
| Stryker | Na | $14 | 1 payment
|
2019: $63
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Trumatch | $63 | 3 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
- 1841452612
- Licence
- CA A163334, CT 61299California A163334: Current · expires 2027-07-31
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 204E00000X (204E00000X); Federal specialty code 208200000X (208200000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2008-07-01
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-29
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-29
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 800 Howard Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06519 · 730 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304