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Erica T Chiu Liang, MD

Emergency Medicine · Burlingame

NPI 1942498001

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Office
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Offices

1 location · Mills-Peninsula Emergency Medical Associates, Inc · 28 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A105115 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2028-02-29 · Tufts 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.

  • Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Sutter Health, which runs 27 hospitals in 2 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.139, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.242, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Peninsula Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 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.

Every scored measure at Peninsula Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.139BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.242BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.27 to 2.15) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.81 (0.51 to 1.1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths155.44 (112.67 to 198.21) · 90 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 32 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 82 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10 · 188 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 342 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.4 · 485 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 3,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.4) · 6,904 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,052 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.41 (1.43 to 5.39) · 1,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.17 to 3.28) · 665 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,545 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.1 (1.3 to 12.9) · 670 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.96 (2.63 to 9.29) · 653 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0.15 to 3.08) · 418 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 5,539 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 192 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.215No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.263No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.74No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.3 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19 · 702 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.2 · 207 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.6 · 531 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits24.3 · 343 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.1 · 449 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.5 (2.8 to 7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9.6 (6.7 to 13.7) · 85 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 189 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11 · 45 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.6 · 117 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.7 to 17.2) · 584 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 764 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (523 patients answered, 27% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Peninsula Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Peninsula Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well81%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night54%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$40,731

Medicare paid this office $40,731 for 261 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making120$17,502$141
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes57$9,915$174
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes43$6,079$141
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making34$3,662$99
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only170$1,199$7
See all 6 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making120$17,502$141
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes57$9,915$174
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes43$6,079$141
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making34$3,662$99
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only170$1,199$7
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only54$303$6

Who their Medicare patients are

261 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 12% · 85 and older 31% · Women 56% · Also on Medicaid 22% · Health risk score 1.91. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Atrial fibrillation 37% · Diabetes 36% · Coronary heart disease 34% · Heart failure 30% · Depression 29% · Cancer 23% · COPD 21% · Dementia 19% · Stroke 13%.

The office billed $311,369, Medicare allowed $53,561 and paid $40,731; for 523 services of 20 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

Original Medicare by year
2024261523771.91$311,369$40,731
2023234454761.95$242,301$37,749
2022251496752.07$235,824$43,520
2021201419771.87$205,593$40,698
2020228436771.92$225,153$40,749
2019288509771.76$268,185$44,685
2018270460762.04$239,898$39,056
2017176306761.62$156,687$26,947
2016335528701.93$223,338$37,883
2015271427702.21$187,036$26,091
2014467711661.91$355,694$44,979
2013406569641.81$256,474$30,813

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: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making79$11,835$150
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes54$10,262$190
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes49$7,488$153
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making43$4,605$102
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only150$1,152$7
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only39$233$6

2022: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making106$17,647$166
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes51$11,787$231
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes42$6,925$165
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making32$3,046$95
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only168$1,279$7
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making15$951$63
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only45$250$6

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes73$17,067$234
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making75$13,160$173
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes29$5,406$186
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making13$1,455$104
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only147$1,299$7
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only21$125$6

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making132$20,931$156
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes51$11,661$229
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making15$1,437$96
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only142$1,188$8
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making14$681$49
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only27$178$6

2019: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making161$23,610$146
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes57$11,220$193
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making34$3,513$100
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes13$2,137$164
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only180$1,468$8
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making22$1,166$53

2018: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making162$23,766$145
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes34$6,314$186
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making42$3,863$92
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making31$1,482$48
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only145$1,203$8

2017: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making115$16,876$147
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes20$3,905$195
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making26$2,604$100
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making17$848$50
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only93$785$8

2016: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making181$26,528$145
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making37$3,418$92
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only173$1,395$7
Short return visit (20+ min)40$1,380$34
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making21$999$48

2015: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making126$17,337$137
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making32$2,705$85
Short return visit (20+ min)33$1,201$35
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making27$1,171$43
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only133$1,063$7
Return visit (30+ min)15$702$47
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front18$149$8

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making174$25,631$146
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making93$8,748$94
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making71$2,918$41
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only215$1,698$7
Short return visit (20+ min)34$1,327$39
Return visit (30+ min)13$839$65
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front33$272$8

2013: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making97$13,479$139
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making84$7,358$87
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making68$3,126$43
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only200$1,435$6
Return visit (30+ min)15$941$63
New patient visit (30+ min)11$659$60
Short return visit (20+ min)15$613$41

Medicaid work

$11,267 in 2024

Medicaid paid $11,267 for 149 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 22 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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM72$5,533
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM61$5,503
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only16$230
Medicaid work by year
2024149322$11,267
2023274424$16,806
2022191418$13,917
2021131317$7,129
2020163321$9,436
2019102417$7,042
2018177319$10,820
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM131$9,682
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM54$5,129
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes13$1,160
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only76$835

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM110$10,463
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM36$2,517
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM15$614
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only30$323

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM58$5,666
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM12$944
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only61$519

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM84$7,591
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM26$1,285
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only53$560

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM62$5,762
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM14$655
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM12$467
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only14$157

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM90$7,908
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM56$2,598
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only31$314

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,820

Pharmacies billed $2,820 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

127 generic and 12 brand-name prescriptions · $2,820 in drug cost · 58 antibiotic prescriptions to 55 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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Cephalexin29$185$6
Ondansetron Odt16$122$8

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024139100None9%$2,820
202312281NoneNone$1,501
2022785518% (14)None$923
2021805123% (18)None$1,354
2020735118% (13)None$590
20191046720% (21)11%$2,590
20181118621% (23)None$2,361
2017583831% (18)None$383
2016986820% (20)None$1,845
2015805819% (15)None$1,300
20141237120% (24)None$2,715
20131247426% (32)None$2,906

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Cephalexin18$153$8
Ondansetron Odt15$119$8

2022: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Cephalexin14$122$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$46$4

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$72$5

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Cephalexin12$103$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$37$3

2019: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Cephalexin19$168$9
Ondansetron Odt12$110$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$61$4

2018: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Cephalexin15$159$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$54$3

2017: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13$36$3

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18$113$6
Cephalexin13$94$7

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13$80$6

2014: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21$106$5
Cephalexin12$100$8

2013: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$106$5

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
94.9 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1942498001
Licence
CA A105115California A105115: Current · expires 2028-02-29
Trained
Tufts University School of Medicine, 2007
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2007-10-12
NPI last updated
2016-10-05

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.