David E Conrad
Otolaryngology · Mountain View
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 2
- 2 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
2 plans · 2 carriers
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2 of 2 plans
| Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A133118 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2028-10-31 · George Washington 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.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 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.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$68,621
Medicare paid this office $68,621 for 276 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 141 | $19,349 | $137 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 100 | $14,292 | $116 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 32 | $8,394 | $191 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 55 | $7,888 | $131 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 54 | $6,342 | $85 |
See all 7 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 141 | $19,349 | $137 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 100 | $14,292 | $116 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 32 | $8,394 | $191 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 55 | $7,888 | $131 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 54 | $6,342 | $85 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 66 | $3,271 | $44 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 28 | $2,506 | $90 |
Who their Medicare patients are
276 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 11% · Health risk score 1.14. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 1.19.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 62% · Coronary heart disease 22% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Cancer 20% · Diabetes 19% · Depression 17% · Atrial fibrillation 16% · Heart failure 12% · COPD 8% · Stroke 6% · Dementia 5%.
The office billed $274,530, Medicare allowed $92,172 and paid $68,621; for 597 services of 33 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 | 276 | 597 | 78 | 1.14 | $274,530 | $68,621 |
| 2023 | 47 | 72 | 78 | 1.03 | $31,743 | $8,976 |
| 2015 | 47 | 107 | 73 | 3.34 | $22,264 | $7,184 |
| 2014 | 49 | 82 | 74 | 2.06 | $18,817 | $7,239 |
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: 2 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $3,777 | $157 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $1,177 | $107 |
2015: 4 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 22 | $1,671 | $76 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $929 | $66 |
| Short return visit | 12 | $658 | $35 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 14 | $513 | $32 |
2014: 1 service
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 30 | $2,954 | $98 |
Medicaid work
$64,440 in 2023
Medicaid paid $64,440 for 565 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 49 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.
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 170 | $26,318 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 120 | $11,716 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 136 | $9,656 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 80 | $7,870 |
| REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | 15 | $7,380 |
| Service | 44 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 565 | 6 | 49 | $64,440 |
| 2022 | 557 | 3 | 49 | $54,308 |
| 2021 | 713 | 5 | 40 | $73,279 |
| 2020 | 475 | 5 | 36 | $51,595 |
| 2019 | 1,272 | 16 | 96 | $134,970 |
| 2018 | 1,065 | 12 | 65 | $102,045 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2022
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 288 | $31,928 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 223 | $20,811 |
| Service | 46 | $1,569 |
2021
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 250 | $36,587 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 282 | $26,737 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 62 | $4,718 |
| Service | 85 | $2,856 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 34 | $2,381 |
2020
| Return visit (30+ min) | 228 | $24,455 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 134 | $22,908 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 36 | $2,918 |
| Service | 36 | $1,228 |
| Telehealth transmission, per minute, professional services bill separately | 41 | $87 |
2019
| Return visit (30+ min) | 545 | $53,757 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 289 | $49,765 |
| Service | 14 | $14,700 |
| OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | 43 | $3,670 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 41 | $3,638 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 50 | $3,580 |
| Service | 71 | $2,387 |
| Unclassified drugs | 85 | $2,153 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 25 | $789 |
| Binocular microscopy | 16 | $445 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 17 | $67 |
| Injection, acetaminophen, not otherwise specified,10 mg | 15 | $6 |
2018
| Return visit (30+ min) | 347 | $30,263 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 142 | $26,203 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 110 | $14,662 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 66 | $8,508 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 167 | $8,297 |
| OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | 87 | $6,843 |
| REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS | 14 | $3,191 |
| Service | 45 | $1,526 |
| TYMPANOSTOMY GENERAL ANESTHESIA | 23 | $1,253 |
| OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES | 12 | $814 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 26 | $367 |
| INITIAL OBSERVATION CARE | 26 | $117 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$3,059
Pharmacies billed $3,059 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
180 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $3,059 in drug cost · 23 antibiotic prescriptions to 18 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.
| Ipratropium | 33 | $672 | $20 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 13 | $368 | $28 |
| Ofloxacin | 11 | $307 | $28 |
| Pantoprazole | 27 | $259 | $10 |
| Methylprednisolone | 12 | $57 | $5 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 181 | 90 | None | None | $3,059 |
| 2023 | 20 | 18 | 0% (0) | 0% | $361 |
| 2015 | 63 | 24 | None | None | $1,606 |
| 2014 | 31 | 14 | None | None | $454 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2015: 2 drugs
| Fluticasone Propionate | 19 | $248 | $13 |
| Omeprazole | 15 | $96 | $6 |
2014: 1 drug
| Fluticasone Propionate | 12 | $161 | $13 |
Money from drug and device companies
$71 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | None | $71 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $119 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $40 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Inspire Medical Systems | Inspire | $46 | 1 payment
|
| Smith+Nephew | Tula | $25 | 1 payment
|
See all 2 published payments
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-05-01 | Tula | $25 |
| Inspire Medical Systems | Meals · 2025-02-20 | Inspire | $46 |
See earlier years (2023, 2020)
2023: $119
| KLS-Martin L.P. | None | $119 | 1 payment
|
2020: $40
| Intersect ENT | Sinuva | $40 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 84.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1952546384
- Licence
- CA A 133118California A133118: Current · expires 2028-10-31
- Trained
- George Washington University School of Medicine, 2008
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207YX0007X (207YX0007X); Federal specialty code 207YP0228X (207YP0228X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2008-12-15
- NPI last updated
- 2023-10-10
- NPI record certified
- 2023-10-10
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.