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Jessica D Cohen, MD

Hospitalist · Palo Alto

NPI 1972784874

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4 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A97095 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2006 · expires 2028-07-31 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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.

  • Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.168, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.169, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.489, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Dominican Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 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 Dominican Hospital
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths11.66 (8.02 to 15.3) · 412 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.168BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.169BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.489BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.01 (0.06 to 1.95) · 1,248 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.14 (0.85 to 1.43)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths134.37 (94.33 to 174.41) · 132 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.2 · 137 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12 · 228 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 534 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.8 · 491 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 278 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.4 · 2,973 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 7,510 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,695 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.42 (1.44 to 5.4) · 1,594 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.26 (0 to 2.76) · 436 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.85 (0.4 to 3.29) · 1,474 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.73 (3 to 14.46) · 437 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.58 (0.13 to 3.03) · 343 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.57 (0 to 1.17) · 6,336 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.615No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.937No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16 · 212 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22 · 505 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits45 · 237 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-13.5 · 594 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.9 · 510 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.9 · 473 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (3.4 to 7.8) · 126 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13 (9.4 to 17.7) · 126 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits12.7 · 43 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 143 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.1 (9.4 to 15.4) · 1,585 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.3) · 390 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (774 patients answered, 23% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Dominican Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness1
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Dominican Hospital
Room was "always" clean73%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information87%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night32%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital68%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects48%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$73,150

Medicare paid this office $73,150 for 295 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)129$19,547$96
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit62$8,662$140
Short return visit (20+ min)98$7,826$64
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes32$7,347$95
Long return visit (40+ min)37$7,006$140
See all 10 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)129$19,547$96
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit62$8,662$140
Short return visit (20+ min)98$7,826$64
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes32$7,347$95
Long return visit (40+ min)37$7,006$140
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes41$5,769$141
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes21$1,985$95
Influenza vaccine, inactivated20$1,636$82
Administration of influenza virus vaccine21$727$35
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's12$121$10

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision1-10None
Removal of skin lesions1-10None
Removal or shaving of skin growth1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

295 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 4% · 85 and older 16% · Women 66% · Also on Medicaid 15% · Health risk score 1.35. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 63% · Depression 25% · Diabetes 24% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Chronic kidney disease 23% · Atrial fibrillation 20% · Heart failure 18% · Cancer 16% · COPD 12% · Dementia 11% · Stroke 5%.

The office billed $250,493, Medicare allowed $94,007 and paid $73,150; for 779 services of 41 kinds; $5,874 of it was for drugs given in the office and $67,276 for care.

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
2024295779761.35$250,493$73,150
2023275586761.31$194,386$58,130
2022250681762.34$260,225$65,012
2021242529751.88$206,290$53,106
2020248560772.44$188,916$54,115
2019299745762.63$225,443$63,340
2018325835772.42$243,536$67,968
2017330823752.41$247,517$70,313
2016336849762.05$258,739$73,730
2015314928762.02$281,856$84,939
2014248747751.86$233,646$64,595
2013221607751.86$200,349$52,942

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: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)97$12,648$97
Long return visit (40+ min)57$10,115$151
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes56$8,345$144
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes28$7,232$100
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit37$5,309$143
Short return visit (20+ min)45$3,887$76
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes19$1,758$93
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage23$1,744$76
Administration of influenza virus vaccine24$818$34

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes113$32,430$90
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes75$14,016$171
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes90$8,197$91
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes46$6,324$62

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes94$20,426$90
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes68$11,755$173
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes85$8,104$94
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes51$5,619$62
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes18$2,645$147
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes11$1,280$116

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes96$20,216$93
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes66$11,205$165
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes63$7,834$64
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes71$7,083$94
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes14$2,263$162
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes20$2,104$105

2019: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes96$18,120$88
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes134$16,370$61
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes60$10,267$171
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes105$9,971$91
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes25$2,889$116
Hospital observation care on day of discharge19$1,187$62
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes11$866$62

2018: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes160$20,565$60
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes82$14,450$86
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes64$10,853$164
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes115$10,292$87
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes30$3,238$108
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes17$2,745$153
Hospital observation care on day of discharge17$1,095$61
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes14$967$32
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less11$669$61

2017: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes124$23,695$85
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes121$14,258$58
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes76$12,999$165
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes108$9,486$86
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes33$3,676$111
Hospital observation care on day of discharge18$1,077$60

2016: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes156$29,547$84
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes112$11,692$58
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes70$11,248$158
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes122$10,750$87
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes23$3,340$145
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes24$2,769$111
Hospital observation care on day of discharge16$829$52

2015: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes148$32,124$88
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes88$15,210$173
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes111$13,390$62
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes138$13,163$92
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes18$2,749$153
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes21$2,565$117
Hospital observation care on day of discharge28$1,710$61

2014: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes124$26,161$83
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes77$12,607$162
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes96$8,557$86
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes91$8,433$57
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes23$3,436$149
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes17$1,882$111
Hospital observation care on day of discharge15$879$59

2013: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes98$19,483$81
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes74$12,068$157
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes88$7,532$85
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes63$7,439$56
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes19$2,037$107
Hospital observation care on day of discharge13$741$57

Medicaid work

$1,410 in 2022

Medicaid paid $1,410 for 34 billed services this clinician did in 2022, up to 12 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 2022
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES34$1,410
Medicaid work by year
202234112$1,410
202020112$844
201927115$907
201894118$3,016
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES20$844

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES27$907

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES94$3,016

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$150,253

Pharmacies billed $150,253 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 3% of their Part D prescriptions (55 of 2,170) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 4%.

1,923 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $150,253 in drug cost · 35 antibiotic prescriptions to 29 people · 22 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

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
Mounjaro38$45,313$1,192
Eliquis25$21,521$861
Vyvanse15$5,815$388
Estradiol20$1,823$91
Levothyroxine88$1,375$16
See all 55 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Mounjaro38$45,313$1,192
Eliquis25$21,521$861
Vyvanse15$5,815$388
Estradiol20$1,823$91
Levothyroxine88$1,375$16
Sumatriptan27$1,301$48
Zolmitriptan12$1,256$105
Gabapentin58$1,241$21
Bupropion Xl44$1,231$28
Atorvastatin128$1,167$9
Synthroid19$1,081$57
Losartan76$922$12
Rosuvastatin39$916$23
Valacyclovir17$764$45
Alendronate55$655$12
Valsartan12$622$52
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$602$30
Lisinopril61$589$10
Venlafaxine Hcl Er18$487$27
Omeprazole36$463$13
Propranolol29$463$16
Pravastatin24$460$19
Tamsulosin30$454$15
Allopurinol26$394$15
Zolpidem50$362$7
Amlodipine Besylate82$361$4
Carvedilol22$358$16
Benazepril12$355$30
Tramadol16$332$21
Oxybutynin Chloride Er13$322$25
Mirtazapine12$322$27
Chlorthalidone15$294$20
Escitalopram28$293$10
Metformin25$287$11
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17$285$17
Simvastatin40$257$6
Trazodone39$250$6
Fluticasone Propionate16$249$16
Finasteride11$246$22
Metformin Hcl Er12$236$20
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide31$215$7
Hydrochlorothiazide48$208$4
Quetiapine18$205$11
Baclofen14$199$14
Sertraline18$180$10
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid14$168$12
Memantine15$154$10
Fluoxetine22$127$6
Donepezil14$115$8
Ondansetron Odt16$99$6
Alprazolam14$98$7
Rizatriptan11$88$8
Cephalexin12$71$6
Clonazepam29$54$2
Lorazepam26$35$1

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20242,1702753% (55)None$150,253
20239741724% (34)None$95,621
20221196012% (14)15%$15,856
20217948NoneNone$1,549
202011455NoneNone$6,047
2019159787% (11)None$7,731
20181366612% (16)10%$3,932
2017138709% (12)12%$3,876
2016158758% (12)None$8,272
20151979515% (30)14%$13,422
2014144598% (11)None$12,676
20139046NoneNone$5,026

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 24 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Mounjaro19$33,682$1,773
Bupropion Xl17$1,030$61
Atorvastatin53$993$19
Levothyroxine37$861$23
Gabapentin24$783$33
Rosuvastatin16$755$47
Lisinopril41$692$17
Losartan36$567$16
Sumatriptan13$485$37
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$470$39
Propranolol13$466$36
Venlafaxine Hcl Er11$454$41
Carvedilol22$449$20
Amlodipine Besylate30$348$12
Chlorthalidone12$306$25
Tamsulosin14$302$22
Alendronate25$298$12
Omeprazole13$276$21
Simvastatin25$232$9
Hydrochlorothiazide26$229$9
Metformin16$225$14
Trazodone18$146$8
Zolpidem16$144$9
Lorazepam13$31$2

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Prednisone14$48$3

2017: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Prednisone11$65$6

2016: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Levofloxacin15$270$18

2015: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Levofloxacin19$148$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$108$10
Omeprazole13$106$8

2014: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Levofloxacin13$103$8

2013: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Levofloxacin11$173$16

Money from drug and device companies

$22 in 2025

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AbbvieLinzess$22
1 payment
  • Meals for Linzess · 2025-09-17 · $22
See the published payment
Every published payment
AbbvieMeals · 2025-09-17Linzess$22

Professional record

NPI
1972784874
Licence
CA A97095California A97095: Current · expires 2028-07-31
Trained
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 2005
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Hospitalist (208M00000X); Family medicine (207Q00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2007-11-19
NPI last updated
2021-02-22
NPI record certified
2021-02-22

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