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Candice Lorena Schultz, PA

Physician Assistant · Stanford

NPI 1881725638

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
3
Since medical school
22 years
Graduated 2004

Offices

3 locations · Stanford Health Care · University of Minnesota Physicians

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Hospitals listed: Fairview Hospital University · M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center · Stanford Health Care · Welia Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence C17703 · Cancelled

Licence status: Cancelled · since 1956 · Northwestern University Medical School.

License has been voluntarily canceled, or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.

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

Hospitals they work in

4 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MNAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Fairview Health Services, which runs 13 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 65% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MNAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Fairview Health Services, which runs 13 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Masonic Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 69% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 7.3 (5.7 to 9.1) · 707 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 13.9 (11.6 to 16.3) · 707 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.16 (0 to 0.61) · 6,733 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.425, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.56, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • 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 it
    Overall 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
  • Welia HealthMora, MNCritical Access Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency departmentPatients rate it 5 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for Fairview Lakes Health Services

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 6 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Fairview Lakes Health Services
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.32 (0.24 to 2.4) · 75 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.97 (0.49 to 1.44)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.4 · 39 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.9 · 73 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.3 · 109 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 76 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.4 · 910 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.44) · 1,005 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 979 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.25 (0.7 to 5.8) · 131 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.67 (0 to 3.4) · 36 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.32 (0.59 to 4.05) · 77 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.04 (0 to 19.03) · 37 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.11 (1.79 to 10.43) · 30 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.27) · 32 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.46 (0 to 1.62) · 830 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.435No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.6 · 196 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits48.6 · 80 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-41.5 · 110 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.6 · 299 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 102 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.9 (10.4 to 18.4) · 445 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 119 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (572 patients answered, 24% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Fairview Lakes Health Services
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness3
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Fairview Lakes Health Services
Room was "always" clean68%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained60%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital65%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%
See every measure and the patient survey for M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 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.

Every scored measure at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits7.3 (5.7 to 9.1) · 707 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.9 (11.6 to 16.3) · 707 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.61) · 6,733 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.425BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.56BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.75 (0 to 1.57) · 2,072 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.85 (0.64 to 1.06)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths198.81 (161.42 to 236.2) · 247 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 66 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.1 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.9 · 44 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 190 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 181 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10 · 177 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.5 · 2,958 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 6,968 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0.14 to 0.51) · 7,891 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.8 (3.15 to 6.45) · 2,510 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.01 (0.8 to 3.22) · 1,474 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.41 to 3.03) · 1,587 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.36 (4.84 to 11.88) · 1,468 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.34 (2.11 to 6.57) · 1,546 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.6 (0.27 to 2.94) · 820 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 87 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.659No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.942No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.923No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.94No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.3 · 101 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.5 · 420 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-32.5 · 62 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-7.6 · 240 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits63.6 · 179 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.9 · 397 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.8 · 98 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.8 · 62 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.5 · 93 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits14 (10.6 to 18.8) · 321 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 322 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (405 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center
Room was "always" clean63%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge91%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)68%
Staff "always" explained new medications70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital69%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%
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.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%
See every measure and the patient survey for Welia Health

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

Every scored measure at Welia Health
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.6 · 40 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths12.3 · 31 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.1 · 364 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.2 · 59 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections2.161No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.6 · 68 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits32.6 · 25 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits7.4 · 43 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.8 · 111 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.3 · 70 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 51 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (324 patients answered, 36% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Welia Health
Cleanliness5
Nurse communication5
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines4
Discharge information5
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness5
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Welia Health
Room was "always" clean87%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well82%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information91%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge90%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)78%
Staff "always" explained new medications74%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect91%
"Always" quiet at night74%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital77%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects48%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$18,835

Medicare paid this office $18,835 for 219 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
New patient visit (60+ min)26$4,442$171
Short return visit101$4,146$36
Return visit (30+ min)18$2,091$105
Short return visit (20+ min)28$1,938$63
New patient visit (45+ min)11$1,491$136
See all 9 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
New patient visit (60+ min)26$4,442$171
Short return visit101$4,146$36
Return visit (30+ min)18$2,091$105
Short return visit (20+ min)28$1,938$63
New patient visit (45+ min)11$1,491$136
New patient visit (30+ min)17$1,481$87
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or14$580$25
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes22$577$23
Short return visit27$29$1

Who their Medicare patients are

219 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 70% · Also on Medicaid 12% · Health risk score 1.16. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: Cancer 75% · High blood pressure 63% · Diabetes 25% · Coronary heart disease 19% · Chronic kidney disease 16% · Depression 16% · Atrial fibrillation 12% · COPD 9% · Heart failure 8% · Stroke 5%.

The office billed $135,324, Medicare allowed $26,126 and paid $18,835; for 318 services of 13 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
2024219318731.16$135,324$18,835
2023122161741.09$61,091$8,247
202290122721.15$40,870$6,830
20212333700.79$8,261$1,650
20206376701.05$9,280$1,920
20198090721.04$5,831$2,636
20185556700.92$4,777$2,400
20174144721.07$4,745$2,167
20164754690.95$10,893$2,949
20152223660.99$2,634$903

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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
New patient visit (60+ min)18$2,591$144
Short return visit44$1,853$34
Short return visit22$641$26
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes13$451$25

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
New patient visit (60+ min)14$1,992$142
Short return visit35$1,550$38
Short return visit11$307$28

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Short return visit52$1,034$17

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Short return visit61$1,061$17
Short return visit (20+ min)15$290$18

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Short return visit (20+ min)32$1,063$33
Short return visit11$213$19

2017: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Short return visit (20+ min)30$1,235$39

2016: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)28$1,667$56

2015: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit12$232$19

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,994

Pharmacies billed $2,994 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 20% of their Part D prescriptions (38 of 192) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.

192 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $2,994 in drug cost.

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
Tamoxifen Citrate14$706$19
Tamsulosin18$598$10
Oxycodone33$156$5

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241929020% (38)0%$2,994
20231216221% (25)None$7,012
20226833NoneNone$1,434
20213115None0%$1,027
20208435NoneNone$6,443
20195221NoneNone$3,887
2018784126% (20)None$4,338
2017633952% (33)None$2,052
20163216None0%$689
2015993556% (55)16%$3,273
201314NoneNoneNone$537

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Tamsulosin39$868$22
Oxycodone21$374$18
Tamoxifen Citrate18$340$19

2022: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Tamsulosin18$355$20
Megestrol Acetate11$193$18

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Tamoxifen Citrate13$577$44

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Raloxifene19$2,387$126
Tamoxifen Citrate26$1,158$45

2019: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Raloxifene17$2,622$154
Tamoxifen Citrate19$679$36

2018: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Raloxifene16$2,322$145
Anastrozole16$637$40
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14$104$7

2017: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27$178$7

2016: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Anastrozole14$152$11

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydromorphone13$197$15

Money from drug and device companies

$15 in 2024

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Ascensia Diabetes Care UsEversense 365 Sensor Kit (Retail)$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Eversense 365 Sensor Kit (Retail) · 2024-11-07 · $15
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Every published payment
Ascensia Diabetes Care UsMeals · 2024-11-07Eversense 365 Sensor Kit (Retail)$15

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
82.3 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1881725638
Licence
CA 17703, MN 10851California C17703: Cancelled
Group
Stanford Health Care · University of Minnesota Physicians
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X); Physician assistant, medical (363AM0700X); Physician assistant, surgical (363AS0400X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2007-03-07
NPI last updated
2025-12-23
NPI record certified
2025-12-23

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

Extra NPI addresses: 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55454 · 900 Blake Wilbur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304