Paul J Elcavage, MD
Anesthesiology · Los Altos
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 1
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
1 plan · 1 carrier
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| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence G69102 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1990 · expires 2028-01-31 · University of California, San Diego 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.
- Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Sequoia Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 3 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 104.12 (51.8 to 156.44) · 56 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.95 (0 to 1.98) · 472 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.91 (0.58 to 1.24) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.5 · 72 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.5 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.3 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 1,231 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.01 to 0.44) · 3,018 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0.03 to 0.44) · 3,164 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.59 (0.47 to 4.71) · 1,402 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.47 (0.04 to 2.9) · 926 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.68 (0.21 to 3.16) · 1,310 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.54 (4.42 to 14.67) · 978 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.98 (1.61 to 8.36) · 924 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 192 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.57 (0 to 1.43) · 2,501 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 332 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.702 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.853 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.2 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.3 · 295 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -27.1 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -22.3 · 304 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -4.6 · 178 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.3 · 180 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 305 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.9 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 29 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.1 (9.7 to 17.7) · 129 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 713 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (631 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 78% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 81% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 89% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 91% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$40,510
Medicare paid this office $40,510 for 263 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 64 | $7,105 | $108 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 38 | $4,314 | $114 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid | 15 | $3,154 | $210 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 23 | $2,826 | $118 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | 21 | $2,814 | $134 |
Who their Medicare patients are
263 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 5% · Health risk score 0.97. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Diabetes 21% · Coronary heart disease 21% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Cancer 19% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Depression 15% · Heart failure 10% · COPD 10% · Dementia 5%.
The office billed $328,451, Medicare allowed $50,922 and paid $40,510; for 277 services of 46 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 | 263 | 277 | 76 | 0.97 | $328,451 | $40,510 |
| 2023 | 206 | 223 | 75 | 0.92 | $288,415 | $36,321 |
| 2022 | 158 | 175 | 77 | 0.94 | $242,003 | $31,086 |
| 2021 | 163 | 201 | 75 | 0.90 | $286,980 | $37,696 |
| 2020 | 155 | 184 | 75 | 0.96 | $250,117 | $33,015 |
| 2019 | 86 | 106 | 75 | 1.25 | $154,497 | $20,313 |
| 2018 | 87 | 99 | 75 | 1.47 | $127,970 | $16,890 |
| 2017 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 1.40 | $85,541 | $12,103 |
| 2016 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 1.58 | $81,720 | $12,405 |
| 2015 | 80 | 99 | 75 | 1.24 | $107,382 | $18,020 |
| 2014 | 76 | 105 | 73 | 1.59 | $120,098 | $20,135 |
| 2013 | 89 | 121 | 75 | 1.56 | $127,732 | $20,660 |
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
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 40 | $4,853 | $110 |
| Anesthesia for fragmenting, manipulation and/or removal of kidney stone including use of an endoscope | 11 | $2,132 | $178 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,435 | $120 |
2022: 2 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 28 | $3,225 | $115 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 15 | $2,124 | $142 |
2021: 4 services
| Anesthesia for total hip replacement | 17 | $5,992 | $352 |
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 28 | $3,745 | $125 |
| Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | 11 | $3,720 | $338 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 16 | $448 | $28 |
2020: 3 services
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 23 | $2,904 | $126 |
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 13 | $2,135 | $153 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 11 | $319 | $29 |
2019: 1 service
| Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | 12 | $1,852 | $154 |
2017: 1 service
| Anesthesia for procedure on lower intestine using an endoscope | 13 | $1,827 | $141 |
2013: 1 service
| Anesthesia for lens surgery | 11 | $1,462 | $133 |
Money from drug and device companies
$103 in 2021
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $103 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2021-06-10 | Exparel | $103 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1942232228
- Licence
- CA G69102California G69102: Current · expires 2028-01-31
- Trained
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 1988
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00G691020
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-07-07
- NPI last updated
- 2020-06-03
- NPI record certified
- 2020-06-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.