Alan K Poon, MD
Anesthesiology · Castro Valley
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 17 years
- Graduated 2009
Offices
1 location · Alameda Anesthesia Associates Medical Group Inc · 20 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Eden Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A125293 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2013 · expires 2028-06-30 · University of Michigan 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.
- Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 75% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.122, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Eden Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.122 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0 to 1.89) · 819 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.81 (0.46 to 1.16) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 137.41 (92.94 to 181.88) · 70 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.4 · 78 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 38 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.1 · 207 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 17.6 · 359 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.5 · 355 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.4 · 1,714 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.17 (0 to 0.39) · 4,697 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.5) · 4,676 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.69 (0.53 to 4.85) · 860 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.56 (0 to 3.24) · 251 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.75 (1.17 to 4.32) · 818 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.76 (0 to 15.78) · 261 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.09 (2.08 to 10.1) · 242 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.64 (0.16 to 3.12) · 233 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.85) · 4,132 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.9 · 60 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.431 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.292 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.307 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.61 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 22.6 · 225 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 2.4 · 367 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 390 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.7 · 58 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 88 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.9 (9.6 to 17.4) · 68 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) · 205 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (431 patients answered, 17% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 71% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 70% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 58% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$18,557
Medicare paid this office $18,557 for 97 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Who their Medicare patients are
97 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Women 60% · Also on Medicaid 40% · Health risk score 1.69. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 43% · Chronic kidney disease 34% · Depression 30% · Heart failure 25% · Coronary heart disease 20% · Cancer 19% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Dementia 15% · Stroke 15% · COPD 13%.
The office billed $114,265, Medicare allowed $23,333 and paid $18,557; for 112 services of 50 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 | 97 | 112 | 73 | 1.69 | $114,265 | $18,557 |
| 2023 | 137 | 158 | 73 | 1.42 | $152,808 | $25,999 |
| 2022 | 170 | 192 | 73 | 1.71 | $172,658 | $31,100 |
| 2021 | 193 | 213 | 72 | 1.37 | $173,948 | $33,865 |
| 2020 | 178 | 189 | 74 | 1.61 | $165,230 | $32,649 |
| 2019 | 171 | 197 | 74 | 2.44 | $190,347 | $37,131 |
| 2018 | 142 | 166 | 72 | 2.79 | $196,848 | $37,059 |
| 2017 | 148 | 164 | 71 | 3.09 | $190,993 | $37,950 |
| 2016 | 138 | 160 | 75 | 2.17 | $185,065 | $27,470 |
| 2015 | 217 | 248 | 74 | 1.70 | $240,395 | $38,230 |
| 2014 | 266 | 313 | 75 | 1.85 | $315,292 | $48,181 |
| 2013 | 103 | 144 | 73 | 2.23 | $143,570 | $26,602 |
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: 1 service
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 19 | $2,047 | $108 |
2022: 1 service
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 45 | $5,243 | $112 |
2021: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 50 | $5,508 | $106 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 16 | $2,047 | $128 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | 17 | $2,000 | $118 |
2020: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 56 | $6,115 | $105 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $1,805 | $139 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | 11 | $1,278 | $116 |
2019: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 34 | $3,427 | $101 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 12 | $2,030 | $135 |
2018: 1 service
| Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | 19 | $7,755 | $408 |
2017: 3 services
| Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt | 18 | $4,780 | $266 |
| Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | 11 | $4,554 | $414 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 13 | $4,048 | $311 |
2016: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 42 | $4,569 | $106 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 12 | $3,349 | $279 |
2015: 1 service
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 91 | $10,761 | $114 |
2014: 6 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 92 | $9,867 | $105 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 20 | $5,111 | $256 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope | 14 | $1,990 | $142 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on skin of arms, legs, and front body | 13 | $1,538 | $118 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $535 | $45 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $329 | $30 |
2013: 3 services
| Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | 13 | $4,055 | $312 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 18 | $2,337 | $130 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 14 | $602 | $43 |
Money from drug and device companies
$36 in 2025
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Na | $36 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-12-04 | Na | $36 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 71.0 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1932335783
- Licence
- CA A125293California A125293: Current · expires 2028-06-30
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 25 N 14th St Ste 650, San Jose, CA, 95112
- NPI first listed
- 2009-06-08
- NPI last updated
- 2014-07-29
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.