Natalie Gray Kornbluth, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · Cottage Medical Foundation
Hospitals listed: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
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| Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
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.
- Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Cottage Health System, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 85% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: 4.13, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.43, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.54, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 4.13 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.43 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.54 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.45 (0.62 to 2.28) · 2,441 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.7 to 1.18) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 177.7 (138.01 to 217.4) · 179 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.5 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.7 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 246 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.6 · 664 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.5 · 843 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.9 · 505 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 4,479 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0.01 to 0.36) · 11,271 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.06 to 0.42) · 11,702 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5 (3.35 to 6.65) · 3,316 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0 to 2.54) · 1,592 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.39 (1.15 to 3.63) · 3,116 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.63 (1.89 to 11.37) · 1,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.01 (2.08 to 7.95) · 1,565 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.32 (0.93 to 3.71) · 836 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.53 (0.02 to 1.04) · 9,175 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.9 · 254 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.027 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.626 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.42 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 266 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 711 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 12.6 · 256 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -7.6 · 746 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -11.7 · 870 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.9 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.1 to 7.4) · 110 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11 (7.9 to 15.5) · 110 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.6 · 266 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.7 · 86 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.3 · 138 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 16.1 (12.4 to 21.2) · 510 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 577 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,306 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 81% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 57% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 85% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$16,624
Medicare paid this office $16,624 for 254 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 26 | $4,039 | $86 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 170 | $2,976 | $9 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 32 | $2,534 | $55 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 17 | $2,495 | $147 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 17 | $2,160 | $127 |
Who their Medicare patients are
254 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 79 · Under 65 6% · 85 and older 27% · Women 34% · Also on Medicaid 15% · Health risk score 1.91. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 1.42.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Atrial fibrillation 74% · Heart failure 43% · Chronic kidney disease 42% · Coronary heart disease 39% · Diabetes 32% · Stroke 20% · COPD 17% · Depression 17% · Cancer 16% · Dementia 13%.
The office billed $77,069, Medicare allowed $20,899 and paid $16,624; for 487 services of 14 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 | 254 | 487 | 79 | 1.91 | $77,069 | $16,624 |
| 2023 | 63 | 95 | 72 | 2.91 | $41,436 | $8,345 |
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: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 28 | $3,816 | $89 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 18 | $2,352 | $131 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 21 | $1,533 | $59 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$2,417
Pharmacies billed $2,417 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 68) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 0%.
66 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $2,417 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.
| Warfarin | 45 | $597 | $11 |
Money from drug and device companies
$83 in 2021
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Abbott Laboratories | Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device | $83 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2021-12-21 | Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device | $25 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2021-04-06 | Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device | $58 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 82.4 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1902435431
- Licence
- CA 95012402
- Group
- Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · Cottage Medical Foundation
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 363LA2100X (363LA2100X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2020-04-06
- NPI last updated
- 2024-08-27
- NPI record certified
- 2024-08-27
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.