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Carl Mikas Preiksaitis, MD

Emergency Medicine · Stanford

NPI 1912403031

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2 flags on the record
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Office
1

On the public record

  • California licence: Probation - Licensee Placed on Probation
  • 2 Medical Board actions on record

Offices

1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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California Medical Board record

Licence A163647 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-07-31 · New York University School of Medicine. Board flags: Citation Resolved, Probation - Licensee Placed on Probation, Limitations on Practice, Misdemeanor Conviction.

Public record actions

Actions the Medical Board of California publishes for this licence
2024-09-16CitationSection 1364.11(b) of Title 16, California Code of Regulations · $350 · resolved 2024-09-26
2022-04-22Board disciplineDisciplineFive years probation with various terms and conditions. during probation, dr. preiksaitis is prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. · 8002021076458
2021-03-09Misdemeanor convictionDisciplinePled NO contest to violating vehicle code section 23103.5 (wet reckless). · Superior court of california, county of santa clara · B2003141 · Pending.

Respondent made no admissions but was charged with using drugs and/or alcohol in a manner as to be dangerous or injurious to himself, another person, or to the public; convicted of one misdemeanor count of wet reckless; and having a condition affecting his ability to practice medicine safely. Acceptance of this stipulated settlement is not an admission of guilt. Effective 04/22/2022, revoked, stayed, placed on five years' probation until anticipated end date of 04/21/2027. Terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, abstaining from the use of alcohol; submitting to a psychiatric evaluation; notification to patients of probation status; notification of employer; submitting to biological fluid testing; attending substance abuse support group meetings; obtaining a worksite monitor; submitting proof of notification of Decision and Accusation to required parties; prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses; submitting quarterly declarations of compliance with all conditions of probation; complying with the Board's probation unit; prohibited from engaging in the practice of medicine in Respondent's or patient's place of residence, unless the patient resides in a skilled nursing facility or other similar license facility; and paying costs associated with probation monitoring.

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 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
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%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$46,176

Medicare paid this office $46,176 for 334 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making239$33,324$138
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes26$4,522$174
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making47$4,472$95
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes13$2,013$155
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up11$244$22

Who their Medicare patients are

334 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 10% · 85 and older 25% · Women 50% · Also on Medicaid 33% · Health risk score 2.09. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 40% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Diabetes 38% · Heart failure 30% · Atrial fibrillation 29% · Cancer 27% · Depression 24% · Dementia 23% · COPD 21% · Stroke 20%.

The office billed $302,778, Medicare allowed $62,062 and paid $46,176; for 369 services of 21 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
2024334369762.09$302,778$46,176
2023377430742.29$296,942$50,945
2022170189762.11$116,197$22,834

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
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making195$29,263$150
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making104$10,399$97
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes24$4,511$188
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making34$1,943$57

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making61$9,867$162
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making84$9,698$115

Medicaid work

$38,956 in 2024

Medicaid paid $38,956 for 365 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 47 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM261$28,936
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM104$10,021
Medicaid work by year
2024365247$38,956
2023481337$38,343
2022151228$12,055
202113113$1,319
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM205$19,045
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM248$18,027
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM28$1,270

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM132$10,088
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM19$1,967

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM13$1,319

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1912403031
Licence
CA A163647California A163647: Current · expires 2027-07-31
Trained
Oakland College of Medicine and Surgery, 2018
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2018-04-05
NPI last updated
2024-03-23
NPI record certified
2024-03-23

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

Extra NPI addresses: 900 Welch Rd Ste 350, Palo Alto, CA, 94304