Michelle Sanchez
Obstetrics/Gynecology · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 6
- 4 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group
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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
6 plans · 4 carriers
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6 of 6 plans
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed, may be out of date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A129755 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2014 · expires 2028-04-30 · University of California San Francisco 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.
- 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% |
Medicaid work
$262,830 in 2024
Medicaid paid $262,830 for 3,989 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 61 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 | 494 | $256,365 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 146 | $1,908 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 510 | $966 |
| FETAL NON-STRESS TEST | 89 | $828 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique | 81 | $651 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique | 81 | $646 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Candida species, amplified probe technique | 25 | $601 |
| Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited (eg, fetal heart beat, placental location, fetal position and/or qualitative amniotic fluid volume), 1 or more fetuses | 14 | $539 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Trichomonas vaginalis, amplified probe technique | 25 | $294 |
| URINE PREGNANCY TEST | 54 | $22 |
| Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | 40 | $12 |
| Subsequent prenatal care visit (Prenatal) [Excludes: patients who are seen for a condition unrelated to pregnancy or prenatal care (eg, an upper respiratory infection; patients seen for consultation only, not for continuing care)] | 258 | $0 |
| 2024 | 3,989 | 19 | 61 | $262,830 |
| 2023 | 1,227 | 13 | 55 | $253,419 |
| 2022 | 1,477 | 11 | 53 | $264,675 |
| 2021 | 2,669 | 13 | 108 | $483,415 |
| 2020 | 1,928 | 7 | 91 | $379,717 |
| 2019 | 307 | 2 | 55 | $69,631 |
| 2018 | 46 | 1 | 14 | $3,220 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 497 | $249,928 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 396 | $1,598 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 106 | $709 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Candida species, amplified probe technique | 12 | $252 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique | 24 | $251 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique | 24 | $251 |
| FETAL NON-STRESS TEST | 27 | $234 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Trichomonas vaginalis, amplified probe technique | 12 | $154 |
| Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | 17 | $25 |
| URINE PREGNANCY TEST | 20 | $18 |
| Most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level less than 7.0% (DM) | 18 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 36 | $0 |
2022
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 527 | $260,916 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 583 | $2,609 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 80 | $576 |
| Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited (eg, fetal heart beat, placental location, fetal position and/or qualitative amniotic fluid volume), 1 or more fetuses | 20 | $156 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique | 27 | $140 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique | 27 | $140 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Candida species, amplified probe technique | 12 | $61 |
| Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | 49 | $40 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Trichomonas vaginalis, amplified probe technique | 12 | $37 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 75 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 65 | $0 |
2021
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 985 | $475,087 |
| OBSTETRICAL CARE | 12 | $4,131 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 1,035 | $3,087 |
| Short return visit | 249 | $686 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 32 | $218 |
| FETAL NON-STRESS TEST | 12 | $77 |
| Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; with screening by automated system and manual rescreening or review, under physician supervision | 27 | $61 |
| Tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap), when administered to individuals 7 years or older, for intramuscular use | 21 | $42 |
| Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) | 63 | $14 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) | 12 | $10 |
| Most recent hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level less than 7.0% (DM) | 35 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 84 | $0 |
2020
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 955 | $375,627 |
| 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 | 130 | $1,880 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 611 | $1,519 |
| Short return visit | 191 | $650 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) | 12 | $22 |
| TREPONEMA PALLIDUM | 14 | $18 |
| Telephone evaluation and management service by a physician or other qualified health care professional who may report evaluation and management services provided to an established patient, parent, or guardian not originating from a related E/M service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an E/M service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | 15 | $0 |
2019
| Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 172 | $69,074 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 135 | $556 |
2018
| ANTEPARTUM CARE ONLY 4-6 VISITS | 46 | $3,220 |
Money from drug and device companies
$19 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $19 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $15 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Boston Scientific | Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor | $19 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Boston Scientific | Meals · 2025-03-04 | Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor | $19 |
See earlier years (2019)
2019: $15
| TherapeuticsMD | Bijuva | $15 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 80.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1962801605
- Licence
- CA A129755California A129755: Current · expires 2028-04-30
- Trained
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2012
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207V00000X (207V00000X)
- Mailing address
- 2907 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065
- NPI first listed
- 2014-08-19
- NPI last updated
- 2016-09-09
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.