Alex M Martinelli, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Westlake
- 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
- 2
- Since medical school
- 6 years
- Graduated 2020
Offices
2 locations · University Hospitals St. John Medical Center · University Hospitals Medical Group Inc
Hospitals listed: Uh St John Medical Center. 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 Alex M Martinelli’s office at (440) 835-8000 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
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.
- Uh St John Medical CenterWestlake, OHAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of University Hospitals, which runs 17 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.337, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Uh St John Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.337 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.87 (0 to 1.87) · 728 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.49 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 148.95 (88.19 to 209.71) · 31 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.6 · 95 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 112 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.8 · 252 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.5 · 327 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 227 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 2,491 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.17 (0 to 0.38) · 4,411 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.43) · 4,396 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.26 (1.02 to 5.5) · 749 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.58 (0 to 3.26) · 239 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.56 (0.96 to 4.17) · 707 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.67 (0.12 to 17.23) · 239 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.29 (0.36 to 8.22) · 228 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 210 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.46 (0 to 1.24) · 3,483 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.2 · 53 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.845 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 162 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.5 · 454 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 10.4 · 101 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -3 · 274 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.9 · 342 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.8 · 524 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 57 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 203 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (9.7 to 17.2) · 295 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 610 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,438 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 90% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 79% |
| 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 | 54% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$4,588
Medicare paid this office $4,588 for 51 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | 16 | $1,519 | $69 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | 34 | 22 |
| Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | 56 | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
51 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 53% · Health risk score 3.33. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 1.42.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 59% · Chronic kidney disease 57% · Heart failure 51% · Diabetes 47% · Atrial fibrillation 43% · COPD 39% · Cancer 33% · Depression 31% · Dementia 24% · Stroke 24%.
The office billed $44,683, Medicare allowed $5,755 and paid $4,588; for 62 services of 12 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 | 51 | 62 | 77 | 3.33 | $44,683 | $4,588 |
| 2023 | 90 | 198 | 75 | 2.96 | $33,575 | $10,974 |
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
| Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | 22 | $3,947 | $70 |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | 24 | $2,481 | $73 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 40 | $1,835 | $33 |
Money from drug and device companies
$38 in 2025
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| TriSalus Life Sciences | Trinav Infusion System | $38 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| TriSalus Life Sciences | Meals · 2025-10-20 | Trinav Infusion System | $38 |
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
- 1871102905
- Licence
- CA 95017395, WI 185382
- Group
- University Hospitals St. John Medical Center · University Hospitals Medical Group Inc
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Nurse practitioner (363L00000X); Federal specialty code 363LC0200X (363LC0200X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2020-07-24
- NPI last updated
- 2023-04-24
- NPI record certified
- 2023-04-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.