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Jessica L Pizano, PA

Physician Assistant · San Jose

NPI 1902215726

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Offices
5

Offices

5 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Good Samaritan Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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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.

  • Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 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 Good Samaritan Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Good Samaritan Hospital
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.337BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.75 (0 to 1.67) · 1,340 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.84 (0.54 to 1.14)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths143.59 (98.7 to 188.49) · 98 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.7 · 45 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 100 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.7 · 270 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 573 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.6 · 820 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.5 · 482 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.3 · 3,711 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.12 (0 to 0.3) · 8,866 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0.01 to 0.38) · 9,051 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.65 (0.74 to 4.56) · 1,929 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.8 (0.21 to 3.39) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.33 (0.88 to 3.78) · 1,836 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths6.73 (0 to 13.46) · 669 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.58 (3.96 to 11.19) · 654 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.59 (0.13 to 3.04) · 496 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0 to 0.87) · 7,373 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.1 · 152 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.08No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.542No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.484No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.565No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.8 · 327 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits24.2 · 703 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits61.1 · 289 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits36.3 · 665 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits25.4 · 856 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 978 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.3 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits12.3 · 46 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.2 · 135 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.8 (10.1 to 18.6) · 129 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 531 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (704 patients answered, 24% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Good Samaritan Hospital
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness1
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Good Samaritan Hospital
Room was "always" clean66%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well71%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information83%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge81%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand66%
Doctors "always" listened carefully69%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)63%
Staff "always" explained new medications68%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand69%
Nurses "always" listened carefully73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night38%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital67%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects40%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$15,889

Medicare paid this office $15,889 for 72 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Short return visit (20+ min)17$1,454$73
Short return visit24$1,291$48

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)62More than 83% of doctors who do this
Spinal fusion102More than 74% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

72 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 51% · Health risk score 1.02. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 68% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Diabetes 26% · Coronary heart disease 24% · Depression 24% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Stroke 17% · Cancer 15%.

The office billed $104,149, Medicare allowed $19,989 and paid $15,889; for 212 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

Original Medicare by year
202472212751.02$104,149$15,889
2023105312751.13$149,683$23,101
202278230741.33$91,471$15,554
2021103382741.03$162,754$28,469
202056169741.19$75,219$12,741
201997184751.29$85,925$15,342
201883175731.27$71,463$12,822
201761100761.26$37,144$7,383
20163046711.12$24,082$3,740
20154584681.27$48,419$7,925

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: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc16$3,327$208
Short return visit52$2,622$40
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments15$1,344$90
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion20$1,273$30
Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment12$1,143$95
Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc12$1,023$57
Short return visit (20+ min)11$605$55

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc12$2,725$227
Short return visit37$1,802$45
Short return visit (20+ min)13$979$65
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion13$825$31

2021: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc17$4,020$223
Short return visit46$2,454$46
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment20$2,092$100
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion28$1,737$31
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc11$1,546$141
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments16$1,466$92
Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc11$953$60
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment15$938$25
Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft18$365$20

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Short return visit (20+ min)31$1,816$50

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Short return visit (20+ min)49$3,303$58
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc14$1,560$111

2018: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Short return visit (20+ min)45$3,218$55
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment16$1,730$108
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment14$616$25

2017: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Short return visit (20+ min)36$2,353$59

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$4,200

Pharmacies billed $4,200 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 45% of their Part D prescriptions (87 of 194) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.

190 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $4,200 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
Gabapentin20$844$42
Celecoxib21$650$31
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen45$647$14
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21$170$8
Cyclobenzaprine19$165$9
See all 7 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Gabapentin20$844$42
Celecoxib21$650$31
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen45$647$14
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21$170$8
Cyclobenzaprine19$165$9
Pregabalin11$152$14
Tramadol15$73$5

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241947645% (87)None$4,200
20232199139% (86)0%$3,907
20221776137% (65)None$3,933
20212037537% (75)0%$4,098
20201396042% (59)None$3,770
201922511250% (112)None$4,058
20182249156% (125)None$4,360
20171847243% (79)6%$7,944
20162037249% (99)None$4,124
20152267462% (139)None$4,664
20141612None0%$242

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Celecoxib29$1,571$54
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen38$458$12
Gabapentin45$390$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38$316$8
Cyclobenzaprine17$204$12

2022: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Celecoxib14$860$61
Gabapentin45$556$12
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen37$516$14
Cyclobenzaprine16$322$20
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$225$12

2021: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Celecoxib15$1,329$89
Gabapentin50$680$14
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40$537$13
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen27$507$19
Cyclobenzaprine11$122$11

2020: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Gabapentin39$486$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36$446$12
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen16$323$20

2019: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57$759$13
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39$725$19
Celecoxib15$721$48
Gabapentin40$454$11
Tramadol12$65$5

2018: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen84$1,528$18
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25$656$26
Gabapentin35$447$13
Cyclobenzaprine18$180$10
Tramadol13$72$6

2017: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen54$540$10
Gabapentin32$470$15
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18$312$17
Ibuprofen21$153$7

2016: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47$1,325$28
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39$1,123$29
Gabapentin31$465$15
Polyethylene Glycol 335019$389$20
Ibuprofen21$230$11
Mupirocin17$128$8

2015: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen48$1,578$33
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64$1,052$16
Oxycodone17$435$26
Polyethylene Glycol 335014$224$16
Gabapentin14$198$14
Ibuprofen15$147$10
Mupirocin16$140$9

Money from drug and device companies

$47 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202422None$47
202311None$22
202222None$72
202111None$11

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
MIMEDX GroupNone$25
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-12-03 · $25
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAndexxa$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Andexxa · 2024-07-31 · $23
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
MIMEDX GroupMeals · 2024-12-03None$25
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPMeals · 2024-07-31Andexxa$23
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2021)

2023: $22

Payments by company in 2023
MedtronicPrestige Lp Cervical Disc System$22
1 payment
  • Meals for Prestige Lp Cervical Disc System · 2023-03-22 · $22

2022: $72

Payments by company in 2022
NuVasiveSimplify Cervical Artificial Disc$38
1 payment
  • Meals for Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc · 2022-02-16 · $38
MedtronicMagnifuse Bone Graft$34
1 payment
  • Meals for Magnifuse Bone Graft · 2022-09-15 · $34

2021: $11

Payments by company in 2021
Si-BoneIfuse Implant$11
1 payment
  • Meals for Ifuse Implant · 2021-05-06 · $11

Professional record

NPI
1902215726
Licence
CA 51809
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant, surgical (363AS0400X)
Mailing address
2350 W. El Camino Real, 2nd Floor, Mountain View, CA, 94040
NPI first listed
2014-08-06
NPI last updated
2021-02-23
NPI record certified
2021-02-23

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