Aakash Lad, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Anthem
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 2
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 47
Offices
47 locations · Smi Imaging LLC · Health Diagnostics of California A Professional Corporation · St Francis Radiology Medical Group · Howard John Simon MD PC
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Plans that list them
2 plans · 1 carrier
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| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A159171 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2028-10-31 · Ross 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.
- Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Church · No emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Prime Healthcare Services, which runs 45 hospitals in 14 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 62% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.228, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.055, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Saint Francis Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 3 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 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 | 0.228 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.055 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.99 (0 to 2.05) · 378 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.82 (0.42 to 1.21) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 171.25 (124.53 to 217.98) · 45 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.3 · 65 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8 · 143 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.5 · 188 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.3 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 1,566 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.18 (0 to 0.4) · 3,230 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.45) · 3,280 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.98 (0.54 to 5.42) · 356 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.67 (0 to 3.4) · 34 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.13 (0.47 to 3.79) · 343 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.03 (0 to 19.03) · 39 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.11 (0.82 to 9.39) · 35 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.74 (0.22 to 3.27) · 38 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.92) · 2,725 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.436 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.183 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.3 · 195 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 370 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -36.8 · 57 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -26.7 · 196 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -11.8 · 215 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.1 · 364 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 92 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
What patients said (575 patients answered, 34% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 77% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained | 52% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 81% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 79% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 64% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 65% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 66% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 65% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 66% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 51% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 62% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 38% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$65,450
Medicare paid this office $65,450 for 1,069 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 472 | $5,759 | $7 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 150 | $4,938 | $31 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 78 | $4,472 | $57 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 33 | $3,497 | $100 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 49 | $3,484 | $68 |
See all 38 services
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 472 | $5,759 | $7 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 150 | $4,938 | $31 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 78 | $4,472 | $57 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 33 | $3,497 | $100 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 49 | $3,484 | $68 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 49 | $3,185 | $65 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 42 | $3,074 | $70 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 41 | $2,928 | $68 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 42 | $2,489 | $58 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 36 | $1,992 | $55 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 51 | $1,469 | $28 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 21 | $1,435 | $68 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 21 | $1,371 | $65 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 44 | $1,300 | $30 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 36 | $1,193 | $33 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 12 | $1,029 | $86 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 32 | $996 | $30 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 15 | $847 | $56 |
| Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | 14 | $773 | $55 |
| Ct scan of chest without contrast | 17 | $711 | $42 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 24 | $696 | $27 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 23 | $667 | $29 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 19 | $588 | $31 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 13 | $510 | $39 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 26 | $448 | $17 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 50 | $443 | $8 |
| Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | 11 | $426 | $39 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 11 | $337 | $31 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | 14 | $315 | $23 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 13 | $292 | $22 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 28 | $255 | $7 |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | 24 | $205 | $7 |
| X-ray of knee, 3 views | 20 | $185 | $7 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 17 | $153 | $9 |
| X-ray of lower leg, 2 views | 15 | $109 | $6 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 12 | $108 | $7 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 14 | $98 | $7 |
| X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | 13 | $87 | $7 |
Who their Medicare patients are
1,069 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 19% · 85 and older 13% · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 71% · Health risk score 2.84. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 58% · Chronic kidney disease 47% · Heart failure 45% · Coronary heart disease 42% · Depression 36% · COPD 31% · Stroke 28% · Atrial fibrillation 26% · Dementia 23% · Cancer 14%.
The office billed $435,656, Medicare allowed $86,760 and paid $65,450; for 3,310 services of 131 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 | 1,069 | 3,310 | 71 | 2.84 | $435,656 | $65,450 |
| 2023 | 954 | 6,228 | 74 | 1.17 | $636,337 | $82,375 |
| 2022 | 353 | 1,583 | 74 | 1.06 | $183,470 | $28,426 |
| 2021 | 38 | 353 | 75 | 1.17 | $14,947 | $2,419 |
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: 21 services
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 281 | $20,543 | $68 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 92 | $10,127 | $100 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 114 | $8,385 | $70 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 104 | $8,333 | $71 |
| Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | 50 | $4,044 | $71 |
| Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | 55 | $2,763 | $48 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 68 | $2,442 | $35 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | 20 | $1,891 | $90 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 25 | $1,743 | $67 |
| Ct scan of face without contrast | 44 | $1,699 | $37 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 19 | $1,581 | $79 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 46 | $1,405 | $30 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 21 | $1,246 | $59 |
| Ct scan of upper spine without contrast | 25 | $1,126 | $42 |
| Mri scan of blood vessels of head without contrast | 12 | $1,083 | $90 |
| Ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast | 14 | $1,063 | $76 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck without contrast | 11 | $905 | $82 |
| Ct scan of middle spine without contrast | 18 | $757 | $40 |
| Mri scan of pelvis without contrast | 11 | $742 | $67 |
| Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml | 31 | $357 | $0 |
| Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | 17 | $176 | $0 |
2022: 12 services
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 87 | $6,640 | $75 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 39 | $4,536 | $116 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 33 | $2,754 | $83 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 25 | $2,016 | $78 |
| Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | 16 | $1,391 | $87 |
| Ct scan head or brain without contrast | 25 | $953 | $38 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck before and after contrast | 12 | $941 | $78 |
| Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | 18 | $896 | $50 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast | 11 | $785 | $71 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 11 | $760 | $69 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 14 | $487 | $32 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 12 | $152 | $13 |
2021: 1 service
| 3d radiographic procedure | 11 | $87 | $8 |
Medicaid work
$73,019 in 2024
Medicaid paid $73,019 for 5,704 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 288 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.
| CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | 335 | $16,123 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 2,093 | $10,365 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 495 | $10,075 |
| CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 115 | $5,230 |
| CT CERVICAL SPINE W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 173 | $3,517 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 542 | $3,322 |
| Computed tomographic angiography, chest (noncoronary), with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | 63 | $3,118 |
| Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete | 183 | $3,074 |
| DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST | 104 | $2,491 |
| VASCULAR STUDY | 58 | $1,550 |
| 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 | 86 | $1,448 |
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 41 | $1,150 |
| 2024 | 5,704 | 40 | 288 | $73,019 |
| 2023 | 218 | 6 | 23 | $22,931 |
| 2022 | 43 | 1 | 23 | $1,053 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | 95 | $11,065 |
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | 31 | $6,864 |
| Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, cervical; without contrast material | 27 | $2,549 |
| MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 15 | $1,162 |
| CT MAXILLOFACIAL W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | 15 | $920 |
| Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml | 35 | $372 |
2022
| Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 43 | $1,053 |
Money from drug and device companies
$18 in 2022
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Keytruda | $18 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2022-04-20 | Keytruda | $18 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 75.8 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1972965531
- Licence
- CA A159171California A159171: Current · expires 2028-10-31
- Group
- Smi Imaging LLC · Health Diagnostics of California A Professional Corporation · St Francis Radiology Medical Group · Howard John Simon MD PC
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
- Mailing address
- 800 Rose St # 8208246, Lexington, KY, 40536
- NPI first listed
- 2016-03-23
- NPI last updated
- 2023-08-14
- NPI record certified
- 2023-08-14
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.