Michelle P Mitchell, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- 1 flag on the record
- Listed below.
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 29 years
- Graduated 1997
On the public record
- 1 Medical Board action on record
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Sequoia Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
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| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence C12803 · Deceased
Licence status: Deceased · since 1950 · University of Wisconsin Medical School.
Licensee is deceased.
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Public record actions
| 1984-12-26 | Board disciplineDiscipline | Probation completed. · 06 1976600161 |
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.
- Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Sequoia Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.58 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.5 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,231 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 332 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.702 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.853 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -27.1 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.3 · 304 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.6 · 178 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.3 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 29 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 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) · 713 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 78% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$21,171
Medicare paid this office $21,171 for 96 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 45 | $6,556 | $143 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 15 | $3,236 | $216 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 11 | $948 | $86 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 22 | $849 | $29 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | 13 | $636 | $27 |
See all 6 services
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 45 | $6,556 | $143 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 15 | $3,236 | $216 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 11 | $948 | $86 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 22 | $849 | $29 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | 13 | $636 | $27 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 13 | $382 | $29 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) | 73 | More than 87% of doctors who do this |
| Spinal fusion | 49 | More than 55% of doctors who do this |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 16 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 46 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | – | – | 13 | 32 | 18 | 29 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | – | 20 | – | – | 14 | 24 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | – | – | – | – | 35 | – |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
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
96 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 44% · Health risk score 0.86. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 1.42.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 66% · Coronary heart disease 30% · Chronic kidney disease 21% · Diabetes 19% · Depression 18% · Cancer 14% · Atrial fibrillation 13%.
The office billed $163,009, Medicare allowed $27,430 and paid $21,171; for 230 services of 39 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 | 96 | 230 | 75 | 0.86 | $163,009 | $21,171 |
| 2023 | 73 | 222 | 76 | 1.07 | $130,310 | $18,635 |
| 2022 | 68 | 191 | 75 | 1.02 | $113,492 | $17,504 |
| 2021 | 38 | 99 | 75 | 0.86 | $55,116 | $8,768 |
| 2020 | 52 | 117 | 75 | 1.11 | $68,616 | $11,445 |
| 2019 | 57 | 154 | 75 | 1.05 | $86,447 | $14,038 |
| 2018 | 51 | 127 | 73 | 0.88 | $77,440 | $12,502 |
| 2017 | 73 | 246 | 73 | 0.87 | $122,894 | $19,873 |
| 2016 | 40 | 81 | 73 | 0.93 | $37,593 | $6,703 |
| 2015 | 62 | 73 | 75 | 1.04 | $15,710 | $5,117 |
| 2014 | 101 | 113 | 74 | 1.03 | $28,003 | $8,441 |
| 2013 | 88 | 99 | 74 | 1.15 | $28,300 | $10,575 |
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
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 29 | $4,219 | $145 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 11 | $1,587 | $45 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 13 | $539 | $30 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | 11 | $381 | $27 |
2022: 3 services
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 22 | $3,285 | $149 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 11 | $976 | $89 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 19 | $955 | $30 |
2021: 2 services
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 13 | $1,997 | $154 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 11 | $397 | $31 |
2020: 2 services
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 24 | $3,655 | $152 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | 13 | $519 | $26 |
2019: 1 service
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 16 | $2,407 | $150 |
2018: 1 service
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 15 | $2,391 | $159 |
2017: 5 services
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 27 | $4,225 | $156 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 14 | $1,661 | $45 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 12 | $1,069 | $89 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 12 | $812 | $25 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | 12 | $604 | $26 |
2015: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,621 | $81 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,326 | $66 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 19 | $1,099 | $52 |
2014: 2 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 76 | $6,016 | $79 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $886 | $52 |
2013: 3 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 39 | $4,480 | $115 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 22 | $3,337 | $152 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,538 | $81 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$21,278
Pharmacies billed $21,278 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 21% of their Part D prescriptions (159 of 749) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 0%.
726 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $21,278 in drug cost · 13 antibiotic prescriptions to 13 people · 12 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.
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.
| Gabapentin | 67 | $1,155 | $17 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 97 | $855 | $9 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 62 | $784 | $13 |
| Celecoxib | 16 | $749 | $47 |
| Lamotrigine | 13 | $410 | $32 |
See all 18 drugs
| Gabapentin | 67 | $1,155 | $17 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 97 | $855 | $9 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 62 | $784 | $13 |
| Celecoxib | 16 | $749 | $47 |
| Lamotrigine | 13 | $410 | $32 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 34 | $404 | $12 |
| Oxycodone | 38 | $262 | $7 |
| Metoprolol | 12 | $251 | $21 |
| Atorvastatin | 24 | $196 | $8 |
| Tamsulosin | 11 | $152 | $14 |
| Alendronate | 15 | $147 | $10 |
| Pregabalin | 13 | $136 | $10 |
| Simvastatin | 17 | $126 | $7 |
| Quetiapine | 11 | $113 | $10 |
| Tramadol | 21 | $99 | $5 |
| Metformin | 20 | $92 | $5 |
| Methylprednisolone | 13 | $71 | $5 |
| Lisinopril | 12 | $60 | $5 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 749 | 173 | 21% (159) | None | $21,278 |
| 2023 | 250 | 88 | 38% (95) | None | $5,299 |
| 2022 | 213 | 78 | 46% (98) | None | $3,465 |
| 2021 | 217 | 90 | 49% (106) | None | $2,246 |
| 2020 | 165 | 71 | 36% (59) | None | $2,293 |
| 2019 | 176 | 83 | 43% (76) | None | $2,770 |
| 2018 | 219 | 79 | 48% (105) | 9% | $7,050 |
| 2017 | 197 | 88 | 65% (127) | None | $4,342 |
| 2016 | 193 | 85 | 52% (101) | None | $6,578 |
| 2015 | 477 | 172 | 46% (217) | None | $9,632 |
| 2014 | 431 | 155 | 37% (160) | 4% | $8,546 |
| 2013 | 537 | 181 | 44% (235) | 9% | $17,165 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 7 drugs
| Cyclobenzaprine | 46 | $529 | $11 |
| Pregabalin | 19 | $522 | $27 |
| Gabapentin | 36 | $504 | $14 |
| Oxycodone | 35 | $261 | $7 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 20 | $167 | $8 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 15 | $145 | $10 |
| Tramadol | 21 | $63 | $3 |
2022: 7 drugs
| Cyclobenzaprine | 44 | $654 | $15 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $380 | $21 |
| Pregabalin | 14 | $300 | $21 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 35 | $278 | $8 |
| Oxycodone | 25 | $225 | $9 |
| Tramadol | 24 | $89 | $4 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $83 | $8 |
2021: 7 drugs
| Gabapentin | 40 | $674 | $17 |
| Oxycodone | 34 | $388 | $11 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 28 | $257 | $9 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 24 | $206 | $9 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 22 | $124 | $6 |
| Methylprednisolone | 11 | $82 | $7 |
| Tramadol | 17 | $71 | $4 |
2020: 5 drugs
| Gabapentin | 24 | $474 | $20 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 51 | $368 | $7 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $268 | $17 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 17 | $173 | $10 |
| Tramadol | 17 | $54 | $3 |
2019: 6 drugs
| Gabapentin | 32 | $588 | $18 |
| Oxycodone | 26 | $258 | $10 |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 27 | $209 | $8 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $187 | $17 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 11 | $169 | $15 |
| Tramadol | 25 | $132 | $5 |
2018: 5 drugs
| Oxycodone | 48 | $746 | $16 |
| Gabapentin | 25 | $328 | $13 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 13 | $198 | $15 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 16 | $169 | $11 |
| Diazepam | 31 | $128 | $4 |
2017: 6 drugs
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 41 | $1,269 | $31 |
| Oxycodone | 22 | $618 | $28 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 32 | $382 | $12 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine | 15 | $308 | $21 |
| Diazepam | 35 | $88 | $3 |
| Tramadol | 11 | $56 | $5 |
2016: 6 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 45 | $1,144 | $25 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 21 | $581 | $28 |
| Gabapentin | 32 | $370 | $12 |
| Oxycodone | 15 | $341 | $23 |
| Tramadol | 12 | $53 | $4 |
| Diazepam | 19 | $53 | $3 |
2015: 8 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 110 | $2,300 | $21 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 59 | $2,109 | $36 |
| Gabapentin | 75 | $699 | $9 |
| Methylprednisolone | 24 | $454 | $19 |
| Diazepam | 78 | $262 | $3 |
| Tramadol | 24 | $107 | $4 |
| Meloxicam | 16 | $98 | $6 |
| Naproxen | 15 | $86 | $6 |
2014: 8 drugs
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 93 | $1,355 | $15 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 27 | $1,217 | $45 |
| Gabapentin | 82 | $1,036 | $13 |
| Methylprednisolone | 15 | $315 | $21 |
| Naproxen | 35 | $280 | $8 |
| Diazepam | 51 | $161 | $3 |
| Tramadol | 23 | $155 | $7 |
| Meloxicam | 21 | $115 | $5 |
2013: 9 drugs
| Lyrica | 27 | $5,374 | $199 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 132 | $2,665 | $20 |
| Oxycodone Hcl-Acetaminophen | 41 | $2,342 | $57 |
| Gabapentin | 89 | $1,329 | $15 |
| Methylprednisolone | 16 | $338 | $21 |
| Naproxen | 31 | $313 | $10 |
| Tramadol | 34 | $255 | $7 |
| Diazepam | 72 | $232 | $3 |
| Cephalexin | 16 | $134 | $8 |
Money from drug and device companies
$275 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | None | $275 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $154 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | None | $53 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $66 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Globus Medical | Corridor | $275 | 3 payments
|
See all 3 published payments
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2024-08-23 | Creo 5.5 | $82 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2024-05-15 | Corridor | $106 |
| Globus Medical | Meals · 2024-03-22 | Hedron Ia | $88 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2021)
2023: $154
| NuVasive | Maxcess | $154 | 1 payment
|
2022: $53
| NuVasive | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc | $53 | 2 payments
|
2021: $66
| Si-Bone | Ifuse Implant | $66 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1881879989
- Licence
- CA 12803, CA 535837California C12803: Deceased
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 363LF0000X (363LF0000X); Federal specialty code 163W00000X (163W00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2008-01-08
- NPI last updated
- 2020-05-29
- NPI record certified
- 2020-05-29
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.