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Ralph Andrew Akl, DO

Family Practice · Ventura

NPI 1962071654

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2
2 carriers
Offices
3

Offices

3 locations · Pacific Inpatient Physicians · Community Memorial Health System · El Camino Health Medical Network LLC

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Hospitals listed: Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai · Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura · 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

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

Hospitals they work in

3 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Community Memorial Hospital - OjaiOjai, CACritical Access Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Community Memorial Health System, which runs 2 hospitals82% would definitely recommend it
    No overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Community Memorial Health System, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 81% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.478, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
  • 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 it
    Overall 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 Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 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.

Every scored measure at Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 28 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.5 · 74 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-36.9 · 29 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17 · 31 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Share of patients giving the best answer at Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai
Room was "always" clean86%
Nurses "always" communicated well83%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained65%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information90%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge90%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)75%
Staff "always" explained new medications77%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully81%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect93%
"Always" quiet at night51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital82%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects52%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms91%
See every measure and the patient survey for Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 11 the same, 0 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 Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.478BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1 (0.06 to 1.95) · 1,258 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.82 (0.49 to 1.15)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths147.27 (93.9 to 200.65) · 66 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.3 · 47 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.8 · 86 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 120 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 273 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths17.8 · 363 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 275 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.5 · 3,592 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.36) · 5,727 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.29 (0.1 to 0.49) · 5,976 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.6 (1.57 to 5.64) · 1,733 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.39 (0 to 2.97) · 688 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.97 (1.53 to 4.4) · 1,669 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.87 (1.2 to 14.54) · 661 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.98 (1.35 to 8.61) · 686 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.94 (0.47 to 3.41) · 327 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.93) · 3,678 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3 · 218 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.548No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections1.157No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.228No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.373No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14 · 249 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.8 · 649 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-0.8 · 157 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-40.6 · 357 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-5 · 407 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.2 · 619 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (3.4 to 8) · 109 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits9 (6.1 to 13) · 109 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.7 · 248 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10 · 90 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 164 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.2 (8.7 to 14.7) · 1,178 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 986 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (949 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained62%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)78%
Staff "always" explained new medications77%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night61%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital81%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects47%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%
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.

Every scored measure at El Camino Health
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.291BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.393BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.76 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.6 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 185 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 814 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13 · 842 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 361 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.6 · 4,633 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.5 · 122 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.993No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.706No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.376No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.5 · 218 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.5 · 962 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits3.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-17 · 922 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits18.6 · 860 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.7 · 827 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.1 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.3 · 80 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.7 · 237 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at El Camino Health
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at El Camino Health
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$17,193

Medicare paid this office $17,193 for 206 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes39$5,489$141
Short return visit (20+ min)93$5,326$52
Return visit (30+ min)28$2,303$79
Short return visit (20+ min)19$998$50

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of skin lesions1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

206 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 16% · 85 and older 13% · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 37% · Health risk score 1.54. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical family practice clinician is at 1.13.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70% · Diabetes 32% · Depression 32% · Coronary heart disease 26% · Chronic kidney disease 23% · Atrial fibrillation 21% · Heart failure 19% · Cancer 18% · COPD 16% · Dementia 14% · Stroke 12%.

The office billed $49,681, Medicare allowed $22,019 and paid $17,193; for 238 services of 19 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.

Medicaid work

$10,637 in 2024

Medicaid paid $10,637 for 238 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 80 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
Short return visit (20+ min)186$5,371
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive23$3,925
Return visit (30+ min)29$1,341
Medicaid work by year
2024238380$10,637

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$49,724

Pharmacies billed $49,724 in 2024.

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

528 generic and 73 brand-name prescriptions · $49,724 in drug cost · 40 antibiotic prescriptions to 38 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
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14$548$39
Atorvastatin49$519$11
Telmisartan20$405$20
Amlodipine Besylate43$342$8
Diclofenac14$270$19
See all 13 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14$548$39
Atorvastatin49$519$11
Telmisartan20$405$20
Amlodipine Besylate43$342$8
Diclofenac14$270$19
Lisinopril18$176$10
Metformin26$131$5
Fluticasone Propionate18$118$7
Famotidine12$106$9
Levothyroxine14$71$5
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11$56$5
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11$32$3
Alendronate13$32$2

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024617164None12%$49,724
2023479108None10%$38,615
20225831NoneNone$4,137

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Telmisartan30$1,096$37
Diclofenac11$728$66
Levothyroxine11$297$27
Atorvastatin30$288$10
Amlodipine Besylate26$184$7
Carvedilol13$156$12
Lisinopril12$125$10

Money from drug and device companies

$74 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202533None$74
2024710None$203
202311None$15
202211None$18

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Astellas Pharma USVeozah$31
1 payment
  • Meals for Veozah · 2025-02-27 · $31
ViiV HealthcareApretude$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Apretude · 2025-09-05 · $23
Exact SciencesNone$21
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-09-17 · $21
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
Exact SciencesMeals · 2025-09-17None$21
ViiV HealthcareMeals · 2025-09-05Apretude$23
Astellas Pharma USMeals · 2025-02-27Veozah$31
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022)

2024: $203

Payments by company in 2024
Novo NordiskOzempic$52
3 payments
  • Meals for Rybelsus · 2024-09-12 · $16
  • Meals for Ozempic · 2024-03-08 · $20
  • Meals · 2024-02-15 · $16
Regeneron Healthcare SolutionsDupixent$38
2 payments
  • Meals for Dupixent · 2024-04-26 · $18
  • Meals for Dupixent · 2024-03-01 · $20
AmgenOtezla$29
1 payment
  • Meals for Otezla · 2024-07-22 · $29
Hologic Sales and ServiceAptima$28
1 payment
  • Meals for Aptima · 2024-07-16 · $28
Merck Sharp & DohmeGardasil$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Gardasil · 2024-05-10 · $24
Lilly USAMounjaro$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Mounjaro · 2024-02-20 · $18
MannkindAfrezza$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Afrezza · 2024-01-04 · $15

2023: $15

Payments by company in 2023
Exact SciencesCologuard Collection Kit$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Cologuard Collection Kit · 2023-12-19 · $15

2022: $18

Payments by company in 2022
Lucid DiagnosticsNone$18
1 payment
  • Meals · 2022-11-03 · $18

Professional record

NPI
1962071654
Group
Pacific Inpatient Physicians · Community Memorial Health System · El Camino Health Medical Network LLC
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Family medicine (207Q00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
2721 E Main St, Ventura, CA, 93003
NPI first listed
2021-06-18
NPI last updated
2024-05-29
NPI record certified
2024-05-29

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