Vincent A Gaudiani, MD
Thoracic Surgery · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 13
- 3 carriers
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · El Camino Health Medical Network LLC · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
Hospitals listed: Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula · El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
13 plans · 3 carriers
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13 of 13 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 Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | 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 G39320 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1979 · expires 2028-07-31 · Case Western Reserve University 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.
- Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Montage HealthPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 84% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.48 (1.22 to 1.74), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate: 3.12 (1.69 to 4.56) · 1,095 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 19.24 (14.17 to 24.3) · 1,118 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 9.62 (6.42 to 12.82) · 1,086 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.39, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 11 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.48 (1.22 to 1.74) | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 3.12 (1.69 to 4.56) · 1,095 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 19.24 (14.17 to 24.3) · 1,118 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 9.62 (6.42 to 12.82) · 1,086 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.39 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.27 (0.39 to 2.16) · 1,873 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 158.2 (110.65 to 205.75) · 140 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.3 · 74 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.8 · 135 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 184 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 686 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.4 · 1,072 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8 · 328 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 3,300 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.11 to 0.48) · 10,234 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.1 to 0.46) · 10,572 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.25 (1.47 to 5.04) · 2,617 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.37 (1.04 to 3.7) · 2,519 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.21 (0.75 to 3.66) · 744 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.61 (0.06 to 1.17) · 8,715 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.2 · 156 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.28 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.799 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.732 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.7 · 152 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.6 · 625 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.3 · 193 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -3.2 · 749 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 7 · 1,074 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.5 · 850 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4 (2.7 to 5.8) · 224 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.5 (10.4 to 17.4) · 224 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 153 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.5 · 49 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14.2 (10.9 to 18.6) · 711 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (1 to 1.5) · 746 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (520 patients answered, 28% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 5 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 84% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 79% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 79% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 84% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| 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) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$87,020
Medicare paid this office $87,020 for 81 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 42 | $4,117 | $98 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
81 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 43% · Also on Medicaid 16% · Health risk score 1.32. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical thoracic surgery clinician is at 1.74.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 69% · Heart failure 57% · Atrial fibrillation 56% · Chronic kidney disease 38% · Diabetes 35% · Depression 21% · Cancer 16%.
The office billed $474,942, Medicare allowed $109,627 and paid $87,020; for 135 services of 42 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 | 81 | 135 | 77 | 1.32 | $474,942 | $87,020 |
| 2023 | 94 | 166 | 77 | 1.30 | $655,668 | $130,541 |
| 2022 | 111 | 226 | 77 | 1.17 | $708,790 | $146,991 |
| 2021 | 141 | 262 | 77 | 1.35 | $822,350 | $175,921 |
| 2020 | 113 | 235 | 75 | 1.46 | $711,120 | $151,637 |
| 2019 | 153 | 323 | 75 | 1.39 | $1,176,056 | $244,143 |
| 2018 | 179 | 350 | 75 | 1.36 | $1,105,299 | $221,653 |
| 2017 | 157 | 325 | 75 | 1.19 | $1,051,098 | $218,032 |
| 2016 | 218 | 440 | 75 | 1.38 | $1,512,347 | $328,548 |
| 2015 | 226 | 482 | 77 | 1.27 | $1,696,391 | $392,929 |
| 2014 | 260 | 507 | 77 | 1.51 | $1,886,625 | $414,467 |
| 2013 | 315 | 628 | 78 | 1.54 | $2,430,005 | $508,468 |
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
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 15 | $28,501 | $1,900 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 13 | $5,575 | $429 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 36 | $3,529 | $98 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $1,165 | $83 |
2022: 6 services
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 21 | $40,596 | $1,933 |
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 24 | $21,582 | $899 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 12 | $19,506 | $1,625 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 39 | $4,039 | $104 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 11 | $1,725 | $157 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $1,580 | $79 |
2021: 6 services
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 18 | $37,412 | $2,078 |
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 25 | $23,858 | $954 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 13 | $5,690 | $438 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 35 | $5,222 | $149 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 23 | $2,462 | $107 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 11 | $2,085 | $190 |
2020: 7 services
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 16 | $28,596 | $1,787 |
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 21 | $24,374 | $1,161 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 20 | $14,904 | $745 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 14 | $5,177 | $370 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 19 | $1,293 | $68 |
| Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | 11 | $964 | $88 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 16 | $83 | $5 |
2019: 10 services
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 22 | $42,723 | $1,942 |
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 28 | $36,049 | $1,287 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 20 | $35,174 | $1,759 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 25 | $10,319 | $413 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 12 | $5,714 | $476 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 46 | $4,192 | $91 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 16 | $1,142 | $71 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $963 | $69 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $589 | $42 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 13 | $64 | $5 |
2018: 13 services
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 23 | $32,745 | $1,424 |
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 33 | $32,003 | $970 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 19 | $31,672 | $1,667 |
| Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine | 12 | $23,469 | $1,956 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 22 | $17,329 | $788 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 18 | $6,903 | $384 |
| Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | 15 | $3,058 | $204 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 27 | $2,413 | $89 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 29 | $1,865 | $64 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $916 | $65 |
| New patient visit (10+ min) | 23 | $879 | $38 |
| Short return visit | 17 | $650 | $38 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 15 | $87 | $6 |
2017: 11 services
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 32 | $38,908 | $1,216 |
| Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine | 11 | $24,709 | $2,246 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 12 | $22,294 | $1,715 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 15 | $21,962 | $1,464 |
| Replacement of aortic valve with aorta enlargement | 11 | $18,530 | $1,685 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 25 | $18,276 | $731 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 20 | $6,732 | $321 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,666 | $83 |
| New patient visit (10+ min) | 42 | $1,576 | $38 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 19 | $1,256 | $66 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 12 | $69 | $6 |
2016: 13 services
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 53 | $73,190 | $1,381 |
| Replacement of aortic valve with aorta enlargement | 16 | $39,981 | $2,499 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 20 | $37,399 | $1,870 |
| Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine | 14 | $37,153 | $2,654 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 15 | $31,028 | $2,069 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 23 | $15,990 | $695 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 25 | $10,328 | $413 |
| Extensive destruction and reconstruction of right upper heart chamber on heart-lung machine | 12 | $8,001 | $667 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 46 | $3,039 | $66 |
| New patient visit (10+ min) | 69 | $2,613 | $38 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,769 | $88 |
| Short return visit | 19 | $716 | $38 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 12 | $80 | $7 |
2015: 11 services
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 67 | $106,174 | $1,585 |
| Replacement of aortic valve with aorta enlargement | 18 | $52,805 | $2,934 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 18 | $41,793 | $2,322 |
| Repair of mitral valve with artificial valve on heart-lung machine | 19 | $32,287 | $1,699 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 16 | $31,346 | $1,959 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 19 | $17,811 | $937 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 36 | $16,113 | $448 |
| New patient visit (10+ min) | 96 | $3,866 | $40 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 33 | $3,267 | $99 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 32 | $2,260 | $71 |
| Short return visit | 21 | $894 | $43 |
2014: 14 services
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 75 | $121,363 | $1,618 |
| Replacement of aortic valve with aorta enlargement | 20 | $55,900 | $2,795 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 25 | $53,735 | $2,149 |
| Placement of graft to aorta on heart-lung machine | 11 | $29,906 | $2,719 |
| Repair of tricuspid valve with ring insertion | 13 | $21,657 | $1,666 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 18 | $19,383 | $1,077 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 42 | $17,571 | $418 |
| Repair of mitral valve with artificial valve on heart-lung machine | 11 | $17,016 | $1,547 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 12 | $16,116 | $1,343 |
| Extensive destruction and reconstruction of right upper heart chamber on heart-lung machine | 11 | $7,836 | $712 |
| New patient visit (10+ min) | 107 | $4,081 | $38 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 38 | $3,583 | $94 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 38 | $2,494 | $66 |
| Short return visit | 12 | $473 | $39 |
2013: 12 services
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 89 | $137,863 | $1,532 |
| Replacement of aortic valve with aorta enlargement | 33 | $86,336 | $2,616 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 27 | $51,070 | $1,891 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 22 | $43,694 | $1,986 |
| Repair of mitral valve with artificial valve on heart-lung machine | 15 | $25,201 | $1,680 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 24 | $19,187 | $799 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | 36 | $14,829 | $412 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 73 | $4,685 | $64 |
| New patient visit (10+ min) | 76 | $3,012 | $40 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 28 | $2,737 | $98 |
| Short return visit | 53 | $2,103 | $40 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $937 | $62 |
Money from drug and device companies
$5,143 in 2025
| 2025 | 3 | 25 | $2,625 | $5,143 |
| 2024 | 4 | 10 | None | $502 |
| 2023 | 3 | 23 | $8,925 | $11,779 |
| 2022 | 8 | 40 | $4,150 | $6,984 |
| 2021 | 4 | 34 | $12,925 | $14,512 |
| 2020 | 5 | 20 | $25,078 | $25,589 |
| 2019 | 4 | 48 | $35,125 | $36,455 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Edwards Lifesciences | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $4,959 | 23 payments
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| Medtronic | Avalus | $165 | 1 payment
|
| Octapharma USA | Fibryga | $20 | 1 payment
|
See all 25 published payments
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-11-12 | None | $28 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-08-27 | None | $24 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-08-27 | None | $2 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-08-27 | None | $2 |
| Medtronic | Meals · 2025-07-18 | Avalus | $165 |
| Octapharma USA | Meals · 2025-07-15 | Fibryga | $20 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-06-28 | None | $267 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-06-20 | None | $43 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-06-04 | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve | $44 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Consulting · 2025-04-24 | None | $2,625 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-04-05 | None | $22 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-21 | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve | $42 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-18 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $22 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-18 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $41 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-18 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $41 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Travel · 2025-03-18 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $538 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Travel · 2025-03-11 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $782 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-05 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $16 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-04 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $6 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-04 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $149 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-03 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $10 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-03 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $5 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-03 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $48 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-03 | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve | $150 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Meals · 2025-03-03 | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $52 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $502
| Edwards Lifesciences | Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve | $422 | 7 payments
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| Medtronic | Simulus | $35 | 1 payment
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| Abbott Laboratories | Amplatzer Amulet | $27 | 1 payment
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| Baxter Healthcare | Preveleak | $19 | 1 payment
|
2023: $11,779
| Edwards Lifesciences | Konect Resilia | $10,471 | 12 payments
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| Medtronic | Apollotm | $1,289 | 10 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Epic | $19 | 1 payment
|
2022: $6,984
| Edwards Lifesciences | Konect Resilia | $5,367 | 25 payments
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| Artivion | Cryovalve Sg Pulmonary Human Heart Valve | $1,033 | 4 payments
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| Medtronic | Endurant Iis | $242 | 2 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Epic | $212 | 3 payments
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| Biotronik | Biomonitor | $59 | 1 payment
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| Baxter Healthcare | Preveleak | $38 | 2 payments
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| Aziyo Biologics | Ecm Patch,Pouch | $19 | 2 payments
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| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems | Boneseal 2x2.5 Gram Ingot | $13 | 1 payment
|
2021: $14,512
| Edwards Lifesciences | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve | $10,939 | 16 payments
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| Medtronic | Mosaic | $2,821 | 12 payments
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| Artivion | On-X Aortic Heart Valve With Conform-X Sewing Ring and Extended Holder | $728 | 5 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Epic Stented Tissue Valve | $24 | 1 payment
|
2020: $25,589
| Medtronic Vascular | Mosaic | $18,842 | 12 payments
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| Abbott Laboratories | Tricuspid Valve Repair System | $6,551 | 4 payments
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| Cardiovascular Systems | None | $119 | 1 payment
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| CryoLife | Photofix | $43 | 1 payment
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| Boston Scientific | General - Therapies | $35 | 1 payment
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2019: $36,455
| CryoLife | On-X | $18,446 | 13 payments
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| Medtronic Vascular | Mosaic | $17,060 | 29 payments
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| Boston Scientific | General Therapies | $853 | 1 payment
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| Edwards Lifesciences | Inspiris Resilia Aortic Valve | $97 | 2 payments
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Research money
Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · Corevalve Cas · 2019 | Their institution | $11,883 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2019 | Their institution | $5,347 |
| Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2021 | Their institution | $3,403 |
| Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2024 | Their institution | $875 |
| Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2022 | Their institution | $685 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · Corevalve Cas · 2020 | Their institution | $594 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2020 | Their institution | $486 |
| Medtronic, Inc. · Corevalve Surtavi · 2023 | Their institution | $185 |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · Corevalve US Pivotal · 2020 | Their institution | $125 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1851317341
- Licence
- CA G39320California G39320: Current · expires 2028-07-31
- Trained
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1973
- Group
- El Camino Health Medical Network LLC · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00G393200, CA GR0052800
- Taxonomy
- Thoracic surgery (208G00000X); Federal specialty code 204F00000X (204F00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2006-07-15
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-27
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-27
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 2490 Hospital Dr., Mountain View, CA, 94040