Connie L Ho, MD
Dermatology · Palo Alto
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California Medical Board record
Licence G82002 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1995 · expires 2027-04-30 · Umdnj Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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.
- 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 itOverall 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
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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| 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 | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$149,374
Medicare paid this office $149,374 for 226 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 162 | $25,462 | $101 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 74 | $24,470 | $149 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 150 | $24,136 | $73 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 113 | $20,820 | $103 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 125 | $13,990 | $78 |
See all 12 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 162 | $25,462 | $101 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 74 | $24,470 | $149 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 150 | $24,136 | $73 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 113 | $20,820 | $103 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 125 | $13,990 | $78 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 120 | $8,120 | $18 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 37 | $7,629 | $125 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 102 | $7,069 | $40 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 79 | $5,122 | $6 |
| Short return visit | 65 | $3,964 | $46 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 43 | $3,033 | $47 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,070 | $97 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Removal of skin lesions | 923 | More than 92% of doctors who do this |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
| Skin biopsy | 291 | More than 90% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
226 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 0% · Health risk score 0.75. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical dermatology clinician is at 1.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 47% · Coronary heart disease 22% · Cancer 16% · Atrial fibrillation 14% · Diabetes 10% · Chronic kidney disease 8% · Heart failure 6% · Depression 5% · Dementia 5% · Stroke 5%.
The office billed $591,871, Medicare allowed $204,016 and paid $149,374; for 2,832 services of 27 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 | 226 | 2,832 | 76 | 0.75 | $591,871 | $149,374 |
| 2023 | 237 | 2,868 | 75 | 0.74 | $448,555 | $175,720 |
| 2022 | 225 | 3,169 | 76 | 0.74 | $439,880 | $164,407 |
| 2021 | 203 | 2,583 | 77 | 0.86 | $375,675 | $144,082 |
| 2020 | 178 | 2,382 | 76 | 0.84 | $358,273 | $121,875 |
| 2019 | 207 | 2,490 | 76 | 0.84 | $351,641 | $116,984 |
| 2018 | 211 | 2,679 | 76 | 0.83 | $339,283 | $108,680 |
| 2017 | 216 | 2,881 | 76 | 0.84 | $367,957 | $123,756 |
| 2016 | 208 | 3,013 | 76 | 0.85 | $359,958 | $120,439 |
| 2015 | 194 | 2,457 | 76 | 0.82 | $302,966 | $102,142 |
| 2014 | 187 | 2,160 | 76 | 0.78 | $269,266 | $99,888 |
| 2013 | 182 | 2,467 | 76 | 0.73 | $310,791 | $119,868 |
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: 12 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 187 | $36,516 | $105 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 89 | $35,356 | $165 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 129 | $24,698 | $114 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 128 | $16,713 | $75 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 120 | $13,366 | $81 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 46 | $11,665 | $131 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 122 | $9,200 | $21 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 96 | $6,507 | $41 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 73 | $5,404 | $7 |
| Short return visit | 68 | $4,858 | $51 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 35 | $2,878 | $52 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 13 | $1,070 | $82 |
2022: 12 services
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 87 | $36,794 | $165 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 164 | $26,281 | $77 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 102 | $18,390 | $114 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 117 | $17,217 | $101 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 121 | $16,134 | $89 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 119 | $10,350 | $20 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 117 | $8,414 | $46 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 96 | $7,318 | $7 |
| Short return visit | 78 | $6,184 | $48 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 36 | $5,956 | $122 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 49 | $4,742 | $53 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 20 | $1,822 | $91 |
2021: 12 services
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 79 | $31,374 | $165 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 148 | $24,623 | $79 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 100 | $18,029 | $117 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 105 | $13,599 | $94 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 70 | $9,370 | $104 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 101 | $8,631 | $21 |
| Short return visit | 89 | $8,500 | $52 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 93 | $7,374 | $48 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 30 | $5,499 | $125 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 80 | $5,156 | $7 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 44 | $4,067 | $56 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,571 | $83 |
2020: 11 services
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 79 | $26,204 | $155 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 131 | $17,092 | $67 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 122 | $16,265 | $88 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 122 | $12,357 | $21 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 93 | $12,354 | $95 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 56 | $7,901 | $113 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 86 | $5,611 | $45 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 63 | $5,583 | $54 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 26 | $4,209 | $117 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 70 | $3,657 | $6 |
| Short return visit | 47 | $2,649 | $42 |
2019: 13 services
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 60 | $19,164 | $142 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 148 | $18,626 | $64 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 138 | $18,340 | $88 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 119 | $11,845 | $21 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 98 | $10,652 | $84 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 98 | $7,096 | $46 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 66 | $7,059 | $53 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 58 | $7,002 | $103 |
| Short return visit | 85 | $4,725 | $38 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 17 | $3,110 | $148 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 77 | $2,896 | $5 |
| Biopsy of ear | 11 | $829 | $59 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 12 | $17 | None |
2018: 14 services
| Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue | 137 | $18,223 | $86 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 142 | $16,074 | $84 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 134 | $13,906 | $21 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 51 | $12,945 | $132 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 110 | $11,742 | $58 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 62 | $7,996 | $104 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 106 | $7,210 | $43 |
| Short return visit | 78 | $4,467 | $38 |
| Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue | 68 | $4,167 | $30 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 78 | $3,256 | $5 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11 | $2,090 | $139 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $810 | $74 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 14 | $715 | $33 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 16 | $53 | None |
2017: 16 services
| Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue | 154 | $19,198 | $86 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 150 | $18,485 | $84 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 133 | $15,483 | $62 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 147 | $15,449 | $21 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 46 | $13,467 | $137 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 73 | $10,342 | $101 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 112 | $8,418 | $44 |
| Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue | 77 | $4,573 | $30 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 89 | $3,734 | $5 |
| Short return visit | 65 | $3,453 | $40 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 12 | $2,070 | $148 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 14 | $1,845 | $109 |
| Biopsy of ear | 12 | $1,055 | $75 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $842 | $77 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 14 | $842 | $42 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 17 | $39 | None |
2016: 15 services
| Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue | 140 | $17,146 | $81 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 134 | $16,607 | $83 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 143 | $14,671 | $21 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 122 | $14,352 | $62 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 46 | $11,386 | $139 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 67 | $9,635 | $102 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 100 | $7,386 | $42 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 89 | $4,998 | $5 |
| Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue | 71 | $4,255 | $30 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 19 | $3,732 | $124 |
| Short return visit | 51 | $2,554 | $36 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 13 | $2,154 | $144 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,405 | $83 |
| Biopsy of ear | 13 | $873 | $58 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 12 | $24 | None |
2015: 12 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 146 | $18,744 | $60 |
| Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue | 128 | $16,717 | $82 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 80 | $12,864 | $104 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 129 | $12,080 | $20 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 35 | $8,778 | $139 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 61 | $5,300 | $74 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 88 | $5,179 | $38 |
| Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue | 64 | $3,567 | $30 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 72 | $3,310 | $5 |
| Short return visit | 46 | $2,109 | $39 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 12 | $1,884 | $126 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,104 | $61 |
2014: 12 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 136 | $22,267 | $61 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 93 | $14,776 | $104 |
| Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue | 111 | $12,899 | $80 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 34 | $9,499 | $128 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 88 | $8,599 | $81 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 108 | $8,528 | $20 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 93 | $7,675 | $52 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 66 | $5,681 | $10 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 11 | $1,743 | $125 |
| Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue | 37 | $1,595 | $29 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,287 | $76 |
| Short return visit | 19 | $872 | $40 |
2013: 14 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 124 | $20,595 | $62 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 93 | $18,112 | $107 |
| Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue | 109 | $14,932 | $85 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 106 | $12,969 | $26 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 102 | $12,497 | $91 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 35 | $12,443 | $158 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 95 | $9,297 | $54 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 81 | $4,347 | $6 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 16 | $2,584 | $129 |
| Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue | 49 | $2,358 | $29 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 16 | $2,312 | $145 |
| Short return visit | 34 | $1,612 | $40 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 13 | $1,086 | $84 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 11 | $171 | $12 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$4,096
Pharmacies billed $4,096 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 217) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical dermatology clinician is at 0%.
217 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $4,096 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.
| Clobetasol Propionate | 12 | $851 | $53 |
| Mupirocin | 83 | $618 | $7 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 28 | $317 | $10 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 217 | 123 | 0% (0) | 0% | $4,096 |
| 2023 | 214 | 105 | 0% (0) | None | $8,110 |
| 2022 | 232 | 95 | 0% (0) | None | $8,433 |
| 2021 | 164 | 71 | 0% (0) | None | $5,625 |
| 2020 | 110 | 57 | 0% (0) | None | $3,544 |
| 2019 | 123 | 62 | 0% (0) | None | $4,612 |
| 2018 | 132 | 73 | 0% (0) | None | $5,235 |
| 2017 | 150 | 72 | 0% (0) | 7% | $8,112 |
| 2016 | 139 | 60 | 0% (0) | 8% | $10,017 |
| 2015 | 100 | 53 | 0% (0) | None | $10,175 |
| 2014 | 98 | 46 | 0% (0) | None | $6,267 |
| 2013 | 98 | 50 | 0% (0) | 18% | $6,049 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 6 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 25 | $1,722 | $69 |
| Metronidazole | 11 | $1,421 | $129 |
| Ketoconazole | 26 | $769 | $30 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 14 | $566 | $40 |
| Mupirocin | 56 | $450 | $8 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 30 | $237 | $8 |
2022: 6 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 31 | $2,601 | $84 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 14 | $930 | $66 |
| Fluocinonide | 13 | $635 | $49 |
| Mupirocin | 66 | $548 | $8 |
| Ketoconazole | 15 | $342 | $23 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 38 | $251 | $7 |
2021: 4 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 15 | $869 | $58 |
| Mupirocin | 29 | $244 | $8 |
| Ketoconazole | 11 | $222 | $20 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 33 | $219 | $7 |
2020: 4 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 19 | $1,057 | $56 |
| Ketoconazole | 16 | $286 | $18 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 23 | $189 | $8 |
| Mupirocin | 16 | $109 | $7 |
2019: 4 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 16 | $1,458 | $91 |
| Ketoconazole | 13 | $554 | $43 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 25 | $208 | $8 |
| Mupirocin | 19 | $121 | $6 |
2018: 4 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 11 | $1,274 | $116 |
| Ketoconazole | 16 | $575 | $36 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 33 | $312 | $9 |
| Mupirocin | 14 | $132 | $9 |
2017: 4 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 24 | $2,919 | $122 |
| Ketoconazole | 13 | $363 | $28 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 27 | $242 | $9 |
| Mupirocin | 14 | $115 | $8 |
2016: 5 drugs
| Metronidazole | 15 | $2,774 | $185 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 19 | $2,060 | $108 |
| Ketoconazole | 11 | $537 | $49 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 20 | $190 | $10 |
| Mupirocin | 12 | $116 | $10 |
2015: 3 drugs
| Econazole Nitrate | 11 | $3,425 | $311 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 12 | $1,915 | $160 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 13 | $107 | $8 |
2014: 2 drugs
| Clobetasol Propionate | 18 | $1,713 | $95 |
| Fluocinonide | 14 | $841 | $60 |
2013: 2 drugs
| Econazole Nitrate | 17 | $496 | $29 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 18 | $481 | $27 |
Money from drug and device companies
$17 in 2023
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $17 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $15 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Astellas Pharma US | Xospata | $17 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Astellas Pharma US | Meals · 2023-06-21 | Xospata | $17 |
See earlier years (2022, 2021)
2022: $16
| Galderma Laboratories L.P. | None | $16 | 1 payment
|
2021: $15
| Galderma Laboratories L.P. | None | $15 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 0.0 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1891705869
- Licence
- CA G82002California G82002: Current · expires 2027-04-30
- Trained
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1990
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 174400000X (174400000X); Federal specialty code 173000000X (173000000X)
- Mailing address
- 882 Emerson St, Suite B, Palo Alto, CA, 94301
- NPI first listed
- 2006-08-09
- NPI last updated
- 2025-09-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.