Sarah Kohn Finnerty, MD
Emergency Medicine · Carmichael
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 7
- 3 carriers
- Offices
- 9
Offices
9 locations · Carbon Health Medical Group of California PC · County of Santa Clara
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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
7 plans · 3 carriers
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7 of 7 plans
| Astiva Health C-SNP WOW - NorCal (HMO C-SNP) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Premier Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Astiva Health Savings Plan - NorCal (HMO) | Astiva Health | Listed | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
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% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$6,245
Medicare paid this office $6,245 for 49 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 33 | $3,291 | $100 |
Who their Medicare patients are
49 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 71% · Health risk score 0.91. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 59% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Diabetes 24%.
The office billed $22,814, Medicare allowed $7,944 and paid $6,245; for 66 services of 18 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 | 49 | 66 | 76 | 0.91 | $22,814 | $6,245 |
| 2023 | 366 | 765 | 76 | 1.13 | $128,937 | $33,399 |
| 2022 | 460 | 1,345 | 75 | 1.11 | $131,010 | $38,615 |
| 2021 | 134 | 157 | 72 | 1.15 | $3,055 | $589 |
| 2020 | 18 | 19 | 71 | 1.18 | $392 | $95 |
| 2014 | 44 | 58 | 72 | 0.94 | $18,134 | $3,836 |
| 2013 | 65 | 91 | 73 | 0.83 | $28,849 | $6,327 |
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: 15 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 161 | $12,273 | $76 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 67 | $8,439 | $126 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 73 | $3,721 | $50 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 28 | $1,952 | $67 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 29 | $1,624 | $56 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 17 | $1,596 | $94 |
| Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 22 | $376 | $17 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | 15 | $202 | $13 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 17 | $132 | $8 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 40 | $128 | $3 |
| Automated white blood cell count | 14 | $35 | $2 |
| Red blood cell concentration measurement | 15 | $35 | $2 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 14 | $31 | $2 |
| Budesonide, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, up to 0.5 mg | 24 | $17 | None |
| Levalbuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 0.5 mg | 20 | $1 | None |
2022: 19 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 158 | $14,130 | $89 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 33 | $4,623 | $140 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 84 | $4,233 | $50 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 53 | $4,115 | $75 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 29 | $2,725 | $94 |
| New patient visit (15+ min) | 32 | $1,654 | $52 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,278 | $116 |
| Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 54 | $1,187 | $20 |
| Short return visit | 14 | $792 | $49 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 11 | $379 | $34 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 19 | $291 | $13 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | 15 | $203 | $14 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 15 | $166 | $10 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 43 | $145 | $3 |
| Urinalysis, manual test | 32 | $115 | $3 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 14 | $33 | $2 |
| Red blood cell concentration measurement | 14 | $33 | $2 |
| Budesonide, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, up to 0.5 mg | 18 | $14 | None |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 13 | $11 | None |
2021: 1 service
| Urinalysis, manual test | 131 | $494 | $3 |
2020: 1 service
| Urinalysis, manual test | 12 | $42 | $3 |
2014: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 18 | $1,602 | $80 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 19 | $1,446 | $56 |
2013: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 42 | $4,303 | $77 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 14 | $813 | $54 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 13 | $756 | $54 |
Medicaid work
$4,286 in 2024
Medicaid paid $4,286 for 49 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 24 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 | 28 | $4,286 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 21 | $0 |
| 2024 | 49 | 2 | 24 | $4,286 |
| 2023 | 268 | 4 | 47 | $36,506 |
| 2022 | 1,173 | 8 | 80 | $93,894 |
| 2021 | 3,120 | 8 | 106 | $200,860 |
| 2020 | 663 | 5 | 80 | $41,804 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 213 | $28,853 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 25 | $5,571 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $1,236 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | 17 | $847 |
2022
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 231 | $45,323 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 207 | $32,054 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 140 | $6,800 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); influenza virus, for multiple types or sub-types, includes multiplex reverse transcription, when performed, and multiplex amplified probe technique, first 2 types or sub-types | 55 | $5,070 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | 75 | $3,574 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 399 | $1,050 |
| 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 | 46 | $22 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 20 | $0 |
2021
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 989 | $196,411 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 1,348 | $2,025 |
| Global fee urgent care centers | 25 | $975 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 196 | $521 |
| Payment for communication technology-based services for 5 minutes or more of a virtual (non-face-to-face) communication between an rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) practitioner and rhc or fqhc patient, or 5 minutes or more of remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images by an rhc or fqhc practitioner, occurring in lieu of an office visit; rhc or fqhc only | 25 | $520 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 340 | $257 |
| URINE PREGNANCY TEST | 31 | $84 |
| 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 | 166 | $67 |
2020
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 202 | $41,310 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 265 | $353 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 124 | $75 |
| URINE PREGNANCY TEST | 14 | $34 |
| 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 | 58 | $32 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$4,188
Pharmacies billed $4,188 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
133 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $4,188 in drug cost · 67 antibiotic prescriptions to 59 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.
| Fluticasone Propionate | 15 | $120 | $8 |
| Cephalexin | 11 | $37 | $3 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 164 | 113 | None | None | $4,188 |
| 2023 | 350 | 229 | 3% (12) | 15% | $19,809 |
| 2022 | 421 | 270 | None | 17% | $20,575 |
| 2021 | 375 | 217 | None | None | $16,316 |
| 2020 | 63 | 42 | None | 19% | $3,682 |
| 2018 | 77 | 37 | 53% (41) | None | $1,717 |
| 2017 | 154 | 78 | 55% (85) | 8% | $2,623 |
| 2016 | 137 | 72 | 44% (60) | 11% | $3,078 |
| 2015 | 54 | 39 | 28% (15) | None | $765 |
| 2014 | 18 | None | 61% (11) | None | $781 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 10 drugs
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 27 | $703 | $26 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 39 | $385 | $10 |
| Clotrimazole | 11 | $265 | $24 |
| Cephalexin | 27 | $259 | $10 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 13 | $148 | $11 |
| Paxlovid (Eua) | 12 | $126 | $10 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 14 | $121 | $9 |
| Lagevrio (Eua) | 12 | $102 | $9 |
| Azithromycin | 18 | $77 | $4 |
| Prednisone | 11 | $13 | $1 |
2022: 12 drugs
| Symbicort | 16 | $6,290 | $393 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 27 | $1,008 | $37 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | 28 | $492 | $18 |
| Clotrimazole | 13 | $303 | $23 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 22 | $215 | $10 |
| Azithromycin | 27 | $171 | $6 |
| Paxlovid (Eua) | 14 | $133 | $10 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 13 | $128 | $10 |
| Cephalexin | 20 | $108 | $5 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | 15 | $80 | $5 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 12 | $73 | $6 |
| Prednisone | 23 | $44 | $2 |
2021: 8 drugs
| Clotrimazole | 15 | $805 | $54 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | 35 | $744 | $21 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | 16 | $734 | $46 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 13 | $173 | $13 |
| Mupirocin | 16 | $162 | $10 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 11 | $130 | $12 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | 11 | $56 | $5 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $19 | $2 |
2018: 3 drugs
| Oxycodone | 19 | $253 | $13 |
| Diazepam | 15 | $58 | $4 |
| Tramadol | 13 | $57 | $4 |
2017: 6 drugs
| Oxycontin | 11 | $863 | $78 |
| Celecoxib | 12 | $514 | $43 |
| Oxycodone | 30 | $417 | $14 |
| Polyethylene Glycol 3350 | 11 | $150 | $14 |
| Tramadol | 31 | $141 | $5 |
| Diazepam | 25 | $69 | $3 |
2016: 4 drugs
| Celecoxib | 16 | $997 | $62 |
| Oxycodone | 17 | $178 | $10 |
| Tramadol | 29 | $147 | $5 |
| Diazepam | 19 | $56 | $3 |
2015: 1 drug
| Diazepam | 23 | $84 | $4 |
Money from drug and device companies
$15 in 2019
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Vapotherm | Precision Flow | $15 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Vapotherm | Meals · 2019-12-05 | Precision Flow | $15 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1942276886
- Licence
- PA MD418684
- Trained
- University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1999
- Group
- Carbon Health Medical Group of California PC · County of Santa Clara
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207PE0004X (207PE0004X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 62106, Santa Barbara, CA, 93160
- NPI first listed
- 2006-02-28
- NPI last updated
- 2024-10-24
- NPI record certified
- 2024-10-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.