Benjamin Pulli, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Redwood City
- 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 · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A159390 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2026-11-30 · Medical University of Innsbruck.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
School, training and certification
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Specialty certification
- American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
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.
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 3.075, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.064, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 3.075 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.064 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.12) · 81 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.43 to 1.39) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13.3 · 366 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.3 · 1,523 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.44) · 477 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 479 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 160 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0 to 3.38) · 73 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.21 (0.52 to 3.9) · 167 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.49 (0 to 18.18) · 69 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.03 (0.77 to 9.28) · 75 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.49 (0 to 1.69) · 311 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.719 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 71 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21 · 204 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 209 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (1,673 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 76% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 62% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 57% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 49% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$63,480
Medicare paid this office $63,480 for 125 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | 11 | $11,556 | $889 |
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | 15 | $10,510 | $701 |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 16 | $4,484 | $280 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,014 | $155 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 13 | $1,602 | $123 |
See all 12 services
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | 11 | $11,556 | $889 |
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | 15 | $10,510 | $701 |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 16 | $4,484 | $280 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 13 | $2,014 | $155 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 13 | $1,602 | $123 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 17 | $1,592 | $88 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 13 | $1,556 | $120 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 14 | $1,024 | $73 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $951 | $59 |
| Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | 12 | $848 | $61 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 43 | $473 | $11 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 15 | $401 | $27 |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | – | 15 | 29 | 16 |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | – | 15 | 31 | – |
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | – | 11 | 15 | 15 |
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | – | – | 23 | 13 |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | – | – | 20 | – |
| Needle biopsy or removal of surface lymph nodes | – | – | 20 | – |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
125 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 34% · Health risk score 2.05. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Stroke 46% · Coronary heart disease 39% · Atrial fibrillation 34% · Chronic kidney disease 33% · Diabetes 32% · Depression 31% · Heart failure 26% · Cancer 25% · Dementia 20% · COPD 11%.
The office billed $1,193,619, Medicare allowed $79,624 and paid $63,480; for 395 services of 48 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 | 125 | 395 | 76 | 2.05 | $1,193,619 | $63,480 |
| 2023 | 175 | 656 | 75 | 1.94 | $1,603,617 | $106,615 |
| 2022 | 69 | 237 | 77 | 1.65 | $313,910 | $40,240 |
| 2021 | 20 | 68 | 76 | 2.05 | $82,515 | $10,891 |
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: 19 services
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | 16 | $21,607 | $939 |
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | 15 | $10,851 | $723 |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 27 | $8,988 | $310 |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 26 | $6,061 | $196 |
| Stabilization of upper spine bone | 12 | $5,521 | $394 |
| Stabilization of lower spine bone | 12 | $4,642 | $357 |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 15 | $3,639 | $227 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 29 | $3,333 | $115 |
| Imaging of blood vessel | 18 | $2,682 | $79 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 23 | $2,529 | $90 |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 18 | $2,500 | $125 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 26 | $1,742 | $67 |
| Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | 18 | $1,559 | $62 |
| Needle biopsy or removal of surface lymph nodes | 20 | $1,473 | $74 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 20 | $1,281 | $61 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 26 | $721 | $27 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 14 | $492 | $35 |
| Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | 71 | $341 | $5 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 19 | $209 | $11 |
2022: 6 services
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | 11 | $7,681 | $698 |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 14 | $5,181 | $345 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 24 | $3,301 | $87 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 19 | $3,196 | $168 |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 15 | $3,161 | $211 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 18 | $2,315 | $59 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$204
Pharmacies billed $204 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
27 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $204 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.
| Clopidogrel | 14 | $96 | $7 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 29 | 13 | None | None | $204 |
| 2023 | 23 | 12 | None | None | $1,299 |
| 2022 | 11 | None | 0% (0) | None | $1,317 |
| 2014 | 27 | 13 | None | None | $1,816 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 1 drug
| Clopidogrel | 13 | $138 | $11 |
Money from drug and device companies
$21,053 in 2025
| 2025 | 4 | 25 | $20,408 | $21,053 |
| 2024 | 7 | 51 | $24,163 | $25,317 |
| 2023 | 7 | 52 | None | $1,229 |
| 2022 | 4 | 16 | None | $508 |
| 2021 | 5 | 20 | None | $1,059 |
| 2020 | 4 | 13 | None | $1,380 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | None | $403 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Stryker | Transend | $14,696 | 18 payments
|
| Qapel Medical | None | $6,075 | 1 payment
|
| Penumbra | Red 72 | $166 | 2 payments
|
| Route 92 Medical | None | $117 | 1 payment
|
See all 22 published payments
| Stryker | Consulting · 2025-12-22 | None | $4,655 |
| Stryker | Consulting · 2025-11-07 | Transend | $2,940 |
| Stryker | Consulting · 2025-11-07 | None | $368 |
| Stryker | Consulting · 2025-11-07 | None | $4,410 |
| Stryker | Consulting · 2025-11-07 | Transend | $490 |
| Stryker | Consulting · 2025-10-31 | None | $490 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-10-22 | None | $26 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-10-03 | None | $14 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-10-03 | None | $42 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-08-12 | Nico Myriad Spectra | $120 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-07-17 | Surpass Evolve | $28 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-07-07 | Surpass Evolve | $10 |
| Penumbra | Meals · 2025-06-25 | Red 72 | $155 |
| Route 92 Medical | Meals · 2025-06-24 | None | $117 |
| Qapel Medical | Consulting · 2025-06-03 | None | $6,075 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-06-02 | Surpass Evolve | $55 |
| Penumbra | Meals · 2025-04-18 | Penumbra System | $11 |
| Stryker | Consulting · 2025-02-07 | Axs Vecta 71 | $980 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-01-30 | Target | $21 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-01-27 | Evolve | $16 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-01-22 | Evolve | $16 |
| Stryker | Meals · 2025-01-13 | Evolve | $15 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $25,317
| Qapel Medical | None | $13,272 | 2 payments
|
| Stryker | Trevo | $6,039 | 24 payments
|
| MicroVention | Sofia Ex 5f - 105cm Str | $4,883 | 8 payments
|
| Medtronic | None | $568 | 1 payment
|
| Penumbra | Penumbra System | $281 | 2 payments
|
| Route 92 Medical | 8f Base Camp Sheath System | $258 | 1 payment
|
| Imperative Care | Zoom 88-T Large Distal Platform | $15 | 1 payment
|
2023: $1,229
| Stryker | Surpass Evolve | $926 | 38 payments
|
| Penumbra | Red 72 | $119 | 2 payments
|
| Qapel Medical | None | $77 | 1 payment
|
| Route 92 Medical | 8f Base Camp Sheath System | $38 | 1 payment
|
| MicroVention | Web Aneurysm Embolization System | $34 | 2 payments
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| Asahi Intecc USA | Asahi Ptca Guide Wire | $20 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic | Pipeline | $16 | 1 payment
|
2022: $508
| MicroVention | Web Aneurysm Embolization System | $291 | 8 payments
|
| Penumbra | Penumbra Coil 400 | $131 | 6 payments
|
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Emboguard | $61 | 1 payment
|
| Medtronic | Concertotm | $25 | 1 payment
|
2021: $1,059
| MicroVention | Web Aneurysm Embolization System | $538 | 9 payments
|
| Stryker | Trevo | $486 | 8 payments
|
| Penumbra | Penumbra System | $16 | 1 payment
|
| Medtronic | Pipeline | $13 | 1 payment
|
| Imperative Care | Tracstarlargedistalplatform | $5 | 1 payment
|
2020: $1,380
| Penumbra | Penumbra System | $1,144 | 7 payments
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| MicroVention | Fred | $213 | 4 payments
|
| Stryker | Axs Vecta | $12 | 1 payment
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| Medtronic USA | Pipeline | $11 | 1 payment
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2019: $403
| MicroVention | Web | $287 | 4 payments
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| Medtronic USA | Solitaire | $116 | 1 payment
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Research money
Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.
| Nuvascular Inc. · Harbor Occlusion Device R&D Testing · 2024 | This clinician | $31,750 |
| Nuvascular Inc. · Harbor Occlusion Device · 2025 | This clinician | $5,250 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1932548179
- Licence
- CA A159390California A159390: Current · expires 2026-11-30
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2085N0700X (2085N0700X); Federal specialty code 2085D0003X (2085D0003X); Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2013-06-20
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-07
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-07
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
This office lists an electronic records connection.