Robert J Becker, MD
Anesthesiology · Fremont
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A104625 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2027-10-31 · Stanford University School of Medicine.
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.
- Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 85% would definitely recommend itNo overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 59 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.01 (0.5 to 1.52) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 63 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.44) · 118 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.05 to 0.49) · 116 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.36 (0.77 to 5.95) · 113 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.28 (0.56 to 4) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.41 (0 to 18.05) · 109 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.75 (2.52 to 10.98) · 102 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.23 to 3.28) · 42 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.61 (0 to 1.94) · 51 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 30 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.3 · 32 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 11.7 (9.2 to 14.9) · 3,197 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) · 506 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (203 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 5 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 5 |
| Overall hospital rating | 5 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 84% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 93% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 96% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 79% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 83% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 87% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 78% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 78% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 82% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 69% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 85% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$20,833
Medicare paid this office $20,833 for 121 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 31 | $3,208 | $103 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $1,809 | $121 |
Who their Medicare patients are
121 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 12% · Health risk score 0.90. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 61% · Cancer 26% · Coronary heart disease 22% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Depression 20% · Diabetes 14% · Atrial fibrillation 12% · COPD 10%.
The office billed $188,510, Medicare allowed $26,166 and paid $20,833; for 137 services of 37 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 | 121 | 137 | 75 | 0.90 | $188,510 | $20,833 |
| 2023 | 84 | 102 | 72 | 0.85 | $180,597 | $21,558 |
| 2022 | 123 | 164 | 73 | 1.05 | $239,587 | $28,390 |
| 2021 | 154 | 327 | 75 | 1.46 | $528,553 | $46,660 |
| 2020 | 144 | 307 | 75 | 2.39 | $510,226 | $48,306 |
| 2019 | 124 | 212 | 74 | 1.99 | $343,146 | $37,006 |
| 2018 | 167 | 232 | 72 | 1.48 | $292,445 | $37,552 |
| 2017 | 138 | 214 | 72 | 1.61 | $293,285 | $39,670 |
| 2016 | 135 | 205 | 73 | 1.78 | $259,620 | $35,786 |
| 2015 | 138 | 226 | 74 | 1.87 | $301,920 | $41,629 |
| 2014 | 164 | 281 | 71 | 2.03 | $354,120 | $48,004 |
| 2013 | 191 | 319 | 74 | 2.13 | $408,840 | $55,786 |
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
2022: 2 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones | 14 | $2,641 | $189 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 14 | $364 | $26 |
2021: 7 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 32 | $8,735 | $273 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal | 50 | $3,645 | $73 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 12 | $3,549 | $296 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,524 | $127 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 40 | $1,108 | $28 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 38 | $980 | $26 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $502 | $39 |
2020: 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 31 | $8,401 | $271 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal | 45 | $3,509 | $78 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 11 | $3,239 | $294 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 16 | $2,163 | $135 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 12 | $984 | $76 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 20 | $786 | $39 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 27 | $780 | $29 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve (femoral nerve) | 29 | $763 | $26 |
2019: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 12 | $3,318 | $276 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,586 | $132 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal | 16 | $1,243 | $78 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 16 | $623 | $39 |
2018: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 12 | $3,162 | $263 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $1,248 | $113 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 11 | $1,221 | $111 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 19 | $489 | $26 |
2017: 8 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 13 | $3,583 | $276 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 14 | $2,051 | $147 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 12 | $1,684 | $140 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 12 | $1,350 | $104 |
| Insertion of tube and injection of substance into lower spine canal | 16 | $1,270 | $79 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 19 | $832 | $44 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 11 | $375 | $34 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 12 | $150 | $13 |
2016: 4 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 24 | $6,614 | $276 |
| Injections and continuous infusion into lower or sacral spinal canal | 26 | $2,173 | $84 |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 15 | $826 | $55 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | $693 | $43 |
2015: 7 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 18 | $4,892 | $272 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 13 | $3,587 | $276 |
| Injections and continuous infusion into lower or sacral spinal canal | 33 | $2,759 | $84 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 11 | $1,135 | $103 |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 13 | $737 | $57 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | $650 | $43 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 11 | $138 | $13 |
2014: 5 services
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 34 | $9,261 | $272 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 15 | $4,387 | $274 |
| Injections and continuous infusion into lower or sacral spinal canal | 49 | $3,463 | $69 |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 29 | $1,771 | $57 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 15 | $651 | $43 |
2013: 9 services
| Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | 11 | $9,708 | $883 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 29 | $8,055 | $278 |
| Injections and continuous infusion into lower or sacral spinal canal | 40 | $3,345 | $84 |
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 11 | $3,115 | $283 |
| Daily hospital management of continuous spinal drug administration | 38 | $2,105 | $55 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 16 | $1,823 | $101 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 26 | $1,098 | $42 |
| Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound | 13 | $447 | $34 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 15 | $185 | $12 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1871781286
- Licence
- CA A104625California A104625: Current · expires 2027-10-31
- Trained
- Stanford University School of Medicine, 2006
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, H3580 Anesthesia, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2007-10-10
- NPI last updated
- 2010-05-18
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.