Thomas S Talkowski, MD
Emergency Medicine · Morgan Hill
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
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California Medical Board record
Licence G86062 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2001 · expires 2027-05-31 · Hahnemann University School of Medicine.
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.
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
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: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.572 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.563 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.256 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.369 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.76 to 1.38) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 141 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.9 · 653 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 348 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,502 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.735 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 2.573 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 951 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 56.3 · 128 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 644 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.3 · 699 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 921 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Medicaid work
$654,725 in 2024
Medicaid paid $654,725 for 8,010 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 134 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.
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 1,025 | $653,220 |
| Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; enumeration of gamma interferon-producing T-cells in cell suspension | 12 | $670 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 196 | $512 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 1,508 | $295 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 31 | $22 |
| URINE PREGNANCY TEST | 62 | $6 |
| Pain severity quantified; pain present (COA) (ONC) | 313 | $0 |
| Pain severity quantified; no pain present (COA) (ONC) | 237 | $0 |
| Medication list documented in medical record (COA) | 1,219 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 1,013 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure 130-139 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 293 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 384 | $0 |
| 2024 | 8,010 | 17 | 134 | $654,725 |
| 2023 | 2,861 | 14 | 127 | $488,097 |
| 2022 | 2,591 | 11 | 96 | $381,235 |
| 2021 | 2,511 | 9 | 97 | $396,105 |
| 2020 | 950 | 4 | 58 | $88,175 |
| 2019 | 972 | 5 | 161 | $110,201 |
| 2018 | 1,368 | 7 | 255 | $210,335 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 793 | $485,268 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 91 | $1,681 |
| Service | 16 | $546 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 1,125 | $335 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 93 | $257 |
| URINE PREGNANCY TEST | 20 | $6 |
| Service | 20 | $5 |
| Most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level less than 7.0% (DM) | 32 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 205 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure 130-139 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 54 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 86 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 183 | $0 |
2022
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 639 | $375,766 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 182 | $2,637 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 1,006 | $1,278 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 46 | $1,145 |
| Service | 12 | $409 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 278 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure 130-139 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 30 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 45 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 283 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 53 | $0 |
| Short return visit | 17 | $0 |
2021
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 749 | $395,053 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 942 | $947 |
| Short return visit | 135 | $105 |
| Most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level less than 7.0% (DM) | 29 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 238 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure 130-139 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 51 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 47 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 259 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure 80-89 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 61 | $0 |
2020
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 367 | $84,441 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 142 | $3,322 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 415 | $412 |
| Short return visit | 26 | $0 |
2019
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 477 | $108,679 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 193 | $1,000 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 266 | $521 |
| OFFICE/OUTPATIENT NEW SF MDM 15 MINUTES | 12 | $0 |
| Short return visit | 24 | $0 |
2018
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 885 | $204,893 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 134 | $4,325 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 47 | $805 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 200 | $208 |
| Short return visit | 68 | $98 |
| Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; non-automated, without microscopy | 13 | $7 |
| Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a typical bundle of medicare-covered services that would be furnished per diem to a patient receiving a fqhc visit | 21 | $0 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$2,796
Pharmacies billed $2,796 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
173 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $2,796 in drug cost · 55 antibiotic prescriptions to 51 people.
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.
| Cephalexin | 26 | $126 | $5 |
| Ibuprofen | 21 | $51 | $2 |
| Azithromycin | 14 | $44 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 192 | 119 | None | None | $2,796 |
| 2023 | 151 | 93 | None | None | $3,771 |
| 2022 | 141 | 77 | 0% (0) | None | $8,119 |
| 2021 | 134 | 87 | 0% (0) | 10% | $4,020 |
| 2020 | 87 | 52 | None | 16% | $1,236 |
| 2019 | 122 | 75 | 9% (11) | 15% | $2,291 |
| 2018 | 112 | 63 | None | 15% | $2,322 |
| 2017 | 79 | 44 | None | 16% | $2,804 |
| 2016 | 160 | 90 | None | 14% | $3,463 |
| 2015 | 145 | 80 | 13% (19) | 10% | $2,311 |
| 2014 | 146 | 90 | None | None | $2,146 |
| 2013 | 73 | 45 | None | None | $1,038 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 12 | $443 | $37 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $157 | $13 |
| Azithromycin | 16 | $103 | $6 |
| Ibuprofen | 14 | $56 | $4 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 12 | $460 | $38 |
| Cephalexin | 11 | $77 | $7 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Cephalexin | 23 | $181 | $8 |
| Ibuprofen | 12 | $44 | $4 |
2016: 3 drugs
| Azithromycin | 27 | $165 | $6 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $74 | $5 |
| Naproxen | 12 | $56 | $5 |
2015: 3 drugs
| Proair Hfa | 11 | $562 | $51 |
| Azithromycin | 27 | $160 | $6 |
| Tramadol | 16 | $42 | $3 |
2014: 3 drugs
| Montelukast | 11 | $431 | $39 |
| Azithromycin | 28 | $305 | $11 |
| Cephalexin | 18 | $118 | $7 |
2013: 1 drug
| Azithromycin | 19 | $271 | $14 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 80.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1922027077
- Licence
- CA G86062California G86062: Current · expires 2027-05-31
- Trained
- Hahnemann University College of Medicine, 1985
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Family medicine (207Q00000X); Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- 5432 Gladstone Dr, Stockton, CA, 95219
- NPI first listed
- 2006-07-19
- NPI last updated
- 2025-09-11
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.