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Zaina El Isa, MD

Internal Medicine · San Jose

NPI 1861623555

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
4
1 carrier
Office
1
Since medical school
20 years
Graduated 2006

Offices

1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

4 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A131838 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2027-11-30 · University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine.

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

School, training and certification

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

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

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.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.258, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.258BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.3 (0.22 to 2.37) · 181 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.89 (0.43 to 1.34)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.2 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 271 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 2,952 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.04 to 0.5) · 894 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 908 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 176 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.63 (0 to 3.34) · 61 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.23 (0.53 to 3.92) · 168 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.11 (0 to 17.58) · 68 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.85 (0.67 to 9.03) · 63 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 51 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.43 (0 to 1.53) · 630 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 48 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.843No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.88No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.611No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15 · 171 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.9 · 571 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits147.1 · 28 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21 · 639 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 48 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 157 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (1,294 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness1
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well70%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)61%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital66%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects41%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$2,384

Medicare paid this office $2,384 for 15 people.

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

Who their Medicare patients are

15 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Health risk score 3.14. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 73%.

The office billed $6,436, Medicare allowed $3,058 and paid $2,384; for 23 services of 4 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
20241523703.14$6,436$2,384
20231424635.39$4,317$2,291
20221223643.25$3,995$2,022
20191113673.27$361$129
20181629631.99$715$184

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.

Medicaid work

$212,860 in 2021

Medicaid paid $212,860 for 2,395 billed services this clinician did in 2021, up to 219 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive878$212,620
Short return visit (20+ min)1,517$240
Medicaid work by year
20212,3952219$212,860
20206,0306193$513,267
20194,14310181$353,706
20183,8689194$462,674
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive2,144$511,891
Short return visit (20+ min)3,681$1,331
Short return visit60$41
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)77$4
Glucose; blood, reagent strip30$0
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use38$0

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive1,488$352,656
Short return visit (20+ min)1,507$622
Return visit (30+ min)519$315
Tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap), when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use64$61
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)201$22
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use110$15
Hemoglobin A1C level73$9
Glucose; blood, reagent strip95$3
Glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device(s) cleared by the FDA specifically for home use50$2
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); each additional vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)36$0

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive1,970$457,711
Return visit (30+ min)1,271$3,323
OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW SF MDM 15 MINUTES29$1,181
Short return visit (20+ min)421$383
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (ccIIV4), derived from cell cultures, subunit, preservative and antibiotic free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use33$50
Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (ccIIV4), derived from cell cultures, subunit, antibiotic free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use12$15
Glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device(s) cleared by the FDA specifically for home use101$11
Hemoglobin A1C level14$0
Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)17$0

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$535,288

Pharmacies billed $535,288 in 2024.

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

397 generic and 64 brand-name prescriptions · $535,288 in drug cost · 264 antibiotic prescriptions to 89 people.

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
Fosfomycin Tromethamine57$17,545$308
Vancomycin17$6,154$362
Amoxicillin34$1,631$48
Voriconazole13$1,570$121
Itraconazole20$1,413$71
See all 13 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Fosfomycin Tromethamine57$17,545$308
Vancomycin17$6,154$362
Amoxicillin34$1,631$48
Voriconazole13$1,570$121
Itraconazole20$1,413$71
Ethambutol13$1,325$102
Cefadroxil17$800$47
Doxycycline Monohydrate27$786$29
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11$640$58
Cephalexin34$632$19
Fluconazole16$486$30
Azithromycin11$289$26
Ciprofloxacin12$191$16

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024461135None14%$535,288
2023325990% (0)13%$195,501
2022201790% (0)None$75,380
20211,3411235% (65)20%$146,409
20202,1451339% (183)14%$174,188
20191,4141187% (95)12%$103,201
20181,2691337% (90)12%$68,483
20172,1411902% (32)15%$125,976
20161,5081982% (32)13%$68,110
20151,5251865% (73)19%$143,170
201420829None67%$143,351
201384None0% (0)76%$59,089

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 8 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Fosfomycin Tromethamine50$14,836$297
Voriconazole19$2,232$117
Vancomycin13$1,648$127
Ethambutol13$1,244$96
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18$772$43
Doxycycline Monohydrate21$576$27
Fluconazole11$425$39
Cephalexin20$291$15

2022: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Fosfomycin Tromethamine23$7,969$346
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14$419$30
Doxycycline Monohydrate15$353$24
Cephalexin21$274$13

2021: 34 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Trulicity23$20,477$890
Lantus Solostar27$15,417$571
Spiriva Respimat19$11,633$612
Eliquis14$11,517$823
Glyxambi11$6,416$583
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10012$4,450$371
Bupropion Xl16$1,090$68
Atorvastatin76$924$12
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19$876$46
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen51$811$16
Omeprazole49$748$15
Gabapentin47$713$15
Potassium Chloride17$689$41
Losartan46$589$13
Amlodipine Besylate66$513$8
Baclofen21$465$22
Fluticasone Propionate26$402$15
Levothyroxine16$332$21
Simvastatin46$295$6
Lisinopril30$287$10
Diclofenac14$281$20
Metformin33$273$8
Enalapril Maleate12$253$21
Tamsulosin17$244$14
Hydrochlorothiazide44$229$5
Triamcinolone Acetonide18$219$12
Clopidogrel15$182$12
Montelukast19$172$9
Allopurinol19$158$8
Sertraline21$151$7
Trazodone26$145$6
Cyclobenzaprine20$143$7
Pantoprazole13$120$9
Tramadol14$57$4

2020: 52 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Trulicity35$37,131$1,061
Lantus Solostar26$18,615$716
Novolog Flexpen21$12,343$588
Eliquis13$7,916$609
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10014$7,417$530
Humulin 70-3016$2,477$155
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen137$1,812$13
Ventolin Hfa25$1,458$58
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22$1,196$54
Atorvastatin67$1,061$16
Gabapentin72$1,033$14
Potassium Chloride20$990$49
Diclofenac41$968$24
Baclofen61$968$16
Bupropion Xl15$966$64
Oxybutynin Chloride22$798$36
Omeprazole75$718$10
Duloxetine20$715$36
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle15$711$47
Losartan61$684$11
Amlodipine Besylate77$578$8
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle11$525$48
Metformin53$513$10
Triamcinolone Acetonide42$513$12
Enalapril Maleate20$513$26
Cyclobenzaprine30$484$16
Levothyroxine22$483$22
Lisinopril65$475$7
Metoprolol15$470$31
Fluticasone Propionate29$469$16
Insulin16$348$22
Ketoconazole15$345$23
Hydrochlorothiazide65$344$5
Trazodone47$338$7
Celecoxib12$330$28
Montelukast32$302$9
Clopidogrel31$280$9
Atenolol24$280$12
Tramadol42$276$7
Clotrimazole18$251$14
Tamsulosin16$241$15
Simvastatin40$232$6
Pantoprazole31$229$7
Sertraline32$216$7
Allopurinol19$185$10
Carvedilol28$183$7
Ibuprofen20$121$6
Paroxetine14$115$8
Glipizide13$110$8
Metoprolol14$94$7
Metformin Hcl Er12$90$7
Furosemide11$80$7

2019: 39 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Lantus Solostar29$18,920$652
Novolog Flexpen20$12,736$637
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10016$8,555$535
Niacor11$4,617$420
Gabapentin61$1,935$32
Ventolin Hfa15$996$66
Enalapril Maleate21$828$39
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67$786$12
Atorvastatin41$679$17
Metoprolol23$664$29
Omeprazole51$606$12
Lisinopril58$543$9
Triamcinolone Acetonide33$529$16
Oxybutynin Chloride16$450$28
Duloxetine13$446$34
Amitriptyline17$435$26
Levothyroxine22$397$18
Diclofenac15$396$26
Amlodipine Besylate45$371$8
Clotrimazole25$348$14
Metformin44$344$8
Losartan36$337$9
Baclofen30$323$11
Tamsulosin20$317$16
Fluticasone Propionate23$287$12
Hydrochlorothiazide44$221$5
Pantoprazole16$216$13
Sertraline20$214$11
Tramadol28$184$7
Glipizide20$167$8
Trazodone33$155$5
Atenolol20$151$8
Clopidogrel19$142$7
Naproxen16$140$9
Carvedilol25$138$6
Simvastatin11$126$11
Furosemide12$99$8
Ibuprofen14$93$7
Fluoxetine13$76$6

2018: 38 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Basaglar Kwikpen U-10019$6,940$365
Novolog Flexpen12$6,642$554
Gabapentin46$1,550$34
Ventolin Hfa25$1,397$56
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen62$875$14
Voltaren12$660$55
Ketoconazole22$617$28
Enalapril Maleate20$544$27
Lisinopril59$446$8
Omeprazole52$424$8
Metformin45$371$8
Atorvastatin30$367$12
Amlodipine Besylate53$360$7
Metoprolol13$359$28
Tamsulosin18$345$19
Losartan36$311$9
Fluticasone Propionate19$300$16
Triamcinolone Acetonide22$298$14
Montelukast12$239$20
Polyethylene Glycol 335013$224$17
Amitriptyline12$220$18
Simvastatin16$182$11
Hydrochlorothiazide34$172$5
Baclofen18$164$9
Naproxen16$153$10
Hydroxyzine11$127$12
Ibuprofen19$127$7
Trazodone32$122$4
Pantoprazole14$118$8
Clotrimazole11$117$11
Sertraline15$105$7
Furosemide22$102$5
Tramadol21$101$5
Clopidogrel14$92$7
Atenolol13$91$7
Famotidine14$82$6
Metoprolol13$71$5
Carvedilol14$56$4

2017: 52 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Humalog13$9,675$744
Lantus21$9,301$443
Novolog13$9,161$705
Novolog Flexpen12$9,106$759
Lantus Solostar12$6,953$579
Levemir14$4,856$347
Advair Diskus11$3,338$303
Humulin 70-3016$2,327$145
Esomeprazole Magnesium12$1,877$156
Ventolin Hfa28$1,500$54
Levothyroxine70$1,139$16
Proair Hfa15$954$64
Enalapril Maleate28$853$30
Metformin154$804$5
Omeprazole101$718$7
Comfort Ez13$615$47
Propranolol19$580$31
Lisinopril113$562$5
Gabapentin75$551$7
Atorvastatin49$527$11
Pravastatin35$466$13
Simvastatin114$450$4
Hydrochlorothiazide103$397$4
Tamsulosin34$395$12
Baclofen47$347$7
Methyldopa11$346$31
Fluticasone Propionate25$305$12
Metoprolol51$282$6
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21$264$13
Amlodipine Besylate39$247$6
Atenolol38$222$6
Quinapril12$217$18
Fluoxetine18$174$10
Losartan28$171$6
Sertraline41$157$4
Amitriptyline11$141$13
Furosemide38$137$4
Benazepril24$132$6
Glimepiride17$125$7
Pantoprazole19$117$6
Donepezil16$113$7
Ibuprofen25$109$4
Montelukast14$105$8
Glipizide25$105$4
Clopidogrel20$102$5
Alendronate17$101$6
Naproxen15$67$4
Trazodone12$62$5
Ranitidine15$57$4
Famotidine15$54$4
Tramadol11$54$5
Carvedilol15$38$3

2016: 30 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Proair Hfa27$1,479$55
Tamsulosin30$1,096$37
Levothyroxine56$925$17
Enalapril Maleate27$773$29
Ventolin Hfa12$623$52
Lisinopril100$511$5
Pravastatin22$511$23
Metformin114$500$4
Omeprazole59$480$8
Simvastatin90$465$5
Gabapentin45$457$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21$389$19
Amlodipine Besylate43$373$9
Atorvastatin44$345$8
Glimepiride20$310$16
Metoprolol47$277$6
Propranolol11$249$23
Hydrochlorothiazide61$248$4
Losartan26$243$9
Baclofen15$184$12
Atenolol39$178$5
Alendronate34$177$5
Fluticasone Propionate11$126$11
Benazepril25$121$5
Famotidine13$99$8
Sertraline21$92$4
Trazodone12$64$5
Carvedilol13$61$5
Glipizide17$55$3
Furosemide18$51$3

2015: 39 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Truvada14$18,729$1,338
Reyataz14$17,965$1,283
Lantus19$8,811$464
Lantus Solostar22$8,303$377
Norvir14$3,642$260
Qvar12$2,479$207
Proair Hfa18$971$54
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34$811$24
Enalapril Maleate27$586$22
Pravastatin26$584$22
Amitriptyline21$541$26
Metformin102$498$5
Gabapentin39$484$12
Levothyroxine36$483$13
Omeprazole56$472$8
Lisinopril66$428$6
Atorvastatin33$422$13
Quetiapine19$342$18
Simvastatin60$338$6
Metoprolol17$298$18
Amlodipine Besylate46$267$6
Fluticasone Propionate18$247$14
Glimepiride16$240$15
Atenolol56$239$4
Losartan25$214$9
Tramadol25$186$7
Metoprolol41$161$4
Alendronate23$161$7
Hydrochlorothiazide37$156$4
Cyclobenzaprine11$152$14
Prednisone17$125$7
Famotidine21$109$5
Benazepril17$100$6
Clopidogrel11$95$9
Furosemide19$92$5
Naproxen13$91$7
Ranitidine13$88$7
Carvedilol16$72$5
Sertraline11$68$6

2014: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Truvada28$36,664$1,309
Prezista22$25,720$1,169
Reyataz17$20,639$1,214
Norvir35$10,587$302
Viread11$9,637$876
Azithromycin13$165$13

2013: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Norvir16$4,243$265

Money from drug and device companies

$24 in 2022

Industry payments by year
202211None$24
202011None$12
201911None$19

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
AlkermesAristada$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Aristada · 2022-03-15 · $24
See the published payment
Every published payment
AlkermesMeals · 2022-03-15Aristada$24
See earlier years (2020, 2019)

2020: $12

Payments by company in 2020
PfizerPrevnar 13$12
1 payment
  • Meals for Prevnar 13 · 2020-03-10 · $12

2019: $19

Payments by company in 2019
Merck Sharp & DohmeJanuvia$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Januvia · 2019-02-07 · $19

Professional record

NPI
1861623555
Licence
CA A131838, MI 4301094067California A131838: Current · expires 2027-11-30
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Internal medicine (207R00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
6864 Tiffany Cmn, Livermore, CA, 94551
NPI first listed
2009-07-29
NPI last updated
2021-12-22

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

This office lists an electronic records connection.