Pinpoint: Accountable Care Organizations in California

Accountable care organizations are growing in number and importance on the national stage. In the ACO model doctors, hospitals, and others coordinate care to improve quality and cost-effectiveness.

February 2013

This map shows the evolving distribution of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in California by these four types:

  • Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACOs are designated to coordinate care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.
  • Medicare Advanced Payment Model* is a special version of the MSSP ACO model to support infrastructure development.
  • Medicare Pioneer ACOs* were among the first Medicare-designated ACOs and take on more risk than the MSSP model.
  • Look-Alike ACOs contract with commercial health plans to coordinate care in a similar model to those above.

  1. Accountable Care Clinical Services (Orange)

    Accountable Care Clinical Services (Orange)

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 500

    Physicians: 8

    Contact: Lisa Hahn, Director of Client Services

    Address: 354 Birnie, Springfield, MA, 01107-1108

    Phone: (413) 265-4531

    URL: www.acafirst.com

  2. Accountable Care Clinical Services/Preferred ACO

    Accountable Care Clinical Services/Preferred ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 2,500

    Physicians: 25

    Contact: Zahra Movaghar, Administrator

    Address: 1025 North Brand Blvd, Suite 100, Glendale, CA 91202-3631

    Phone: (818) 265-0800

    URL: www.preferredipa.com

  3. Affiliated Physicians Medical Group ACO

    Affiliated Physicians Medical Group ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 10,000

    Physicians: 75

    Contact: Lan Pham, Consulting Administrator

    Address: 2360 Huntington Dr, Suite 201, San Marino, CA 91108-2651

    Phone: (626) 656-2370

    URL: www.msosocal.com

  4. Akira Health

    Akira Health

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 5,000

    Physicians: 36

    Contact: Tien Trinh, MD, ACO Executive

    Address: 2425 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA 95124-3908

    Phone: (408) 371-4714

    URL: www.paragonmd.net

  5. APCN-ACO

    APCN-ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 9,800

    Physicians: 125

    Contact: Lan Pham, Administrator

    Address: 2360 Huntington Dr, Suite 201, San Marino, CA 91108-2651

    Phone: (626) 656-2370

    URL: www.msosocal.com

  6. ApolloMed ACO

    ApolloMed ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 5,000

    Physicians: 130

    Contact: Warren Hosseinion, MD, CEO

    Address: 700 North Brand Blvd, Suite 450, Glendale, CA 91203-2349

    Phone: (818) 396-8050

    URL: www.apollomed.net

  7. Applecare Medical Group

    Applecare Medical Group

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 8,000

    Physicians: 250

    Contact: Vinod B. Jivrajka, MD, President & CEO

    Address: 6131 Orangethorpe Ave, Suite 280, Buena Park, CA 90620-1384

    Phone: (877) 909-8112

    URL: www.applecaremedical.com

  8. Cedars-Sinai Accountable Care

    Cedars-Sinai Accountable Care

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 8,000

    Physicians: 215

    Contact: Thomas Gordon, ACO Executive

    Address: 200 North Roberston Blvd, Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90211-6002

    Phone: (310) 385-3220

    URL: www.cedars-sinai.edu

  9. John Muir Physician Network

    John Muir Physician Network

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 7,000

    Physicians: 112

    Contact: Lee Huskins, Interim CEO

    Address: 1340 Treat Blvd, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2413

    Phone: (925) 952-2880

    URL: www.johnmuirhealth.com

  10. Meridian Holdings

    Meridian Holdings

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 5,000

    Physicians: 13

    Contact: Anthony C. Dike, MD, President

    Address: 4477 West 118th St, Suite 304, Hawthorne, CA 90250-2255

    Phone: (323) 295-5062

    URL: www.meho.com

  11. Meritage ACO

    Meritage ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 8,000

    Physicians: 581

    Contact: Joel A. Criste, CEO

    Address: 4 Hamilton Landing, Suite 100, Novato, CA 94949-8257

    Phone: (415) 884-1818

    URL: www.meritagemd.com

  12. North Coast Medical ACO

    North Coast Medical ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 6,800

    Physicians: 281

    Contact: Wayne Knight, Executive Director

    Address: 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056-4506

    Phone: (760) 940-3355

    URL: www.tricitymed.org

  13. Premier ACO Physicians Network

    Premier ACO Physicians Network

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 8,500

    Physicians: 175

    Contact: Mansoor Shah, MD, Chair

    Address: 4909 Lakewood Blvd, Suite 200, Lakewood, CA 90712-2134

    Phone: (562) 602-1563

    URL: www.premieraco.com

  14. San Diego Independent ACO

    San Diego Independent ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 5,000

    Physicians: 96

    Contact: John Dailey, Executive Director

    Address: 10225 Austin Dr, Suite 103, Spring Valley, CA 91978-1521

    Phone: (619) 660-5719

    URL: www.sdindyaco.com

  15. Torrance Memorial Integrated Physicians

    Torrance Memorial Integrated Physicians

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 15,000

    Physicians: 355

    Contact: Craig D. Leach, President & CEO

    Address: 3330 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505-5002

    URL: www.tmmc.org

  16. Torrance Memorial Integrated Physicians

    Torrance Memorial Integrated Physicians

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 15,000

    Physicians: 355

    Contact: Craig D. Leach, President & CEO

    Address: 3330 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505-5002

    Phone: (310) 325-9110

    URL: www.tmmc.org

  17. UCLA ACO

    UCLA ACO

    Medicare Shared Savings Program

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 19,000

    Physicians: 1,450

    Contact: Patrica A. Kuper, MD, ACO Executive

    Address: 10945 Le Conte Ave, Suite 1401, Los Angeles, CA 90095-3000

    Phone: (310) 794-8883

    URL: www.ucla.edu/health-system

Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACOs are designated by Medicare to facilitate coordination and cooperation to improve the quality of care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. The two MSSP payment model options are: (1) sharing both upside and downside risk; and (2) sharing savings in the first two years, then sharing both savings and losses in the third year.

  1. Golden Life Healthcare

    Golden Life Healthcare

    Medicare Advanced Payment Model

    Payor: Medicare Advanced Payment Model

    Lives Covered: 6,000

    Physicians: 504

    Contact: Gina Hitson, Administrator

    Address: 1337 Howe Ave, Suite 201, Sacramento, CA 95825-3397

    Phone: (916) 640-1800

    URL: none

  2. National ACO

    National ACO

    Medicare Advanced Payment Model

    Payor: Medicare Advanced Payment Model

    Lives Covered: 5,600

    Physicians: 24

    Contact: Andre Berger, MD, CEO

    Address: 9400 Brighton Way, Suite 205, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4709

    Phone: (310) 691-1356

    URL: www.nationalacollc.com

The Medicare Advanced Payment Model* is an initiative developed by the Innovation Center designed for ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Through this model, selected physician-based and rural participants in MSSP will receive advance payments that will be repaid from the future shared savings earned. CMS will recoup these advance payments from an ACO's shared savings.

  1. Brown & Toland Physicians

    Brown & Toland Physicians

    Medicare Pioneer

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 17,000

    Physicians: 189

    Contact: Richard Fish, CEO

    Address: 153 Townsend St, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94107-1982

    Phone: (415) 972-6000

    URL: www.brownandtoland.com

  2. HealthCare Partners ACO

    HealthCare Partners ACO

    Medicare Pioneer

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 45,000

    Physicians: 418

    Contact: Robert Jay Margolis, MD, CEO

    Address: 19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90502-1049

    Phone: (310) 354-4200

    URL: www.healthcarepartners.com

  3. Heritage California ACO

    Heritage California ACO

    Medicare Pioneer

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 68,000

    Physicians: 1,981

    Contact: Jaya Kurian, CFO

    Address: 8510 Balboa Blvd, Suite 285, Reseda, CA 91325-5804

    Phone: (818) 654-3461

    URL: www.heritageprovidernetwork.com

  4. Monarch HealthCare

    Monarch HealthCare

    Medicare Pioneer

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 17,500

    Physicians: 270

    Contact: Bartley S. Asner, MD, CEO

    Address: 11 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA 92618-2302

    Phone: (949) 923-3200

    URL: www.monarchhealthcare.com

  5. Sharp HealthCare

    Sharp HealthCare

    Medicare Pioneer

    Payor: Medicare FFS

    Lives Covered: 32,500

    Physicians: 1,100

    Contact: Alison Fleury, CEO

    Address: 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd, 4th Floor, San Diego, CA 92123-1489

    Phone: (858) 499-4006

    URL: www.sharp.com

Medicare Pioneer ACOs* have significant experience coordinating care and were among the first Medicare-designated ACOs by CMS in December 2011. They will share savings and losses for the first two years in the program and then move from fee-for-service to a population-based payment model. Incentives are aligned to improve quality and health outcomes for patients and to achieve cost savings for Medicare and providers.

  1. Access Medical Group/St. John's Health Center/NantWorks

    Access Medical Group/St. John's Health Center/NantWorks

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: All HMO Products Including CalPERS

    Lives Covered: 7,000

    Physicians: 305

    Contact: Mukesjh Bhatia, MD, President, Access Medical Group

    Address: 4644 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 111, Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6374

    Phone: (818) 710-0315

    URL: www.accessmedicalgroup.com

  2. AllCare IPA/Doctors Medical Center

    AllCare IPA/Doctors Medical Center

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: Select Products

    Lives Covered: 8,000

    Physicians: 519

    Contact: Matthew K. Coury, CEO, AllCare IPA

    Address: 3320 Tully Rd, Suite 1, Modesto, CA 95350-0840

    Phone: (209) 572-6900

    URL: www.allcareipa.com

  3. Brown & Toland Physicians

    Brown & Toland Physicians

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: CIGNA: HMOs

    Lives Covered: 6,000

    Physicians: 650

    Contact: Richard Fish, CEO

    Address: 153 Townsend St, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94107-1982

    Phone: (415) 972-6000

    URL: www.brownandtoland.com

  4. Brown & Toland Physicians/California Pacific Medical Center

    Brown & Toland Physicians/California Pacific Medical Center

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: HMO with SF City & County Employees Health System

    Lives Covered: 23,000

    Physicians: 1,491

    Contact: Richard Fish, CEO, Brown & Toland Physicians

    Address: 153 Townsend St, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94107-1982

    Phone: (415) 972-6000

    URL: www.brownandtoland.com

  5. Greater Newport Physicians/Hoag Hospital

    Greater Newport Physicians/Hoag Hospital

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: All HMO Products Including CalPERS

    Lives Covered: 11,000

    Physicians: 643

    Contact: Diane Laird, CEO, Greater Newport Physicians Medical Group

    Address: 330 Placentia Ave, Suite 270, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3309

    Phone: (949) 574-4475

    URL: www.gnpweb.com

  6. HealthCare Partners Associates Medical Group

    HealthCare Partners Associates Medical Group

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Cross: ACO Flex 3-tier PPO

    Lives Covered: 44,000

    Physicians: 3,615

    Contact: Robert Jay Margolis, MD, CEO

    Address: 19191 South Vermont Ave, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90502-1049

    Phone: (310) 354-4200

    URL: www.healthcarepartners.com

  7. Hill Physicians/Dignity Health - Sacramento

    Hill Physicians/Dignity Health - Sacramento

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: Select Products

    Lives Covered: 40,000

    Physicians: 607

    Contact: Darryl Cardoza, CEO, Hill Physicians Medical Group

    Address: 2409 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583-4285

    Phone: (800) 445-5747

    URL: www.hillphysicians.com

  8. Hill Physicians/Dignity Health - County Employees

    Hill Physicians/Dignity Health - County Employees

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: HMO with SF City & County Employees Health System

    Lives Covered: 5,000

    Physicians: 907

    Contact: Darryl Cardoza, CEO, Hill Physicians Medical Group

    Address: 2409 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583-4285

    Phone: (800) 445-5747

    URL: www.hillphysicians.com

  9. Hill Physicians/Dignity Health - UC Employees

    Hill Physicians/Dignity Health - UC Employees

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Health Net: HMO UC Employees

    Lives Covered: 10,500

    Physicians: 907

    Contact: Darryl Cardoza, CEO, Hill Physicians Medical Group

    Address: 2409 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583-4285

    Phone: (800) 445-5747

    URL: www.hillphysicians.com

  10. John Muir Health

    John Muir Health

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: All HMO Products Including CalPERS

    Lives Covered: 17,500

    Physicians: 823

    Contact: Lee Huskins, Interim CEO, John Muir Physician Network

    Address: 1340 Treat Blvd, Suite 450, Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2413

    Phone: (925) 952-2880

    URL: www.johnmuirhealth.com

  11. Palo Alto Medical Foundation

    Palo Alto Medical Foundation

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: CIGNA: PPOs

    Lives Covered: 21,000

    Physicians: 1,163

    Contact: Cecilia Montalvo, Vice President

    Address: 2350 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94060-6201

    Phone: (650) 691-6201

    URL: www.pamf.org

  12. Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz/Dominican Hospital

    Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz/Dominican Hospital

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: All HMO Products Including CalPERS

    Lives Covered: 8,000

    Physicians: 257

    Contact: Marvin LaBrie, CEO, Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz

    Address: 5200 Soquel Ave, Suite 203, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-07804

    Phone: (831) 465-7800

    URL: www.pmgscc.com

  13. Primecare Medical Network

    Primecare Medical Network

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Aetna: HMO & PPO

    Lives Covered: 2,000

    Physicians: 3,725

    Contact: Leigh Hutchins, COO

    Address: 3990 Concours, Suite 500, Ontario, CA 91761-7983

    Phone: (909) 605-8000

    URL: www.primecare.com

  14. Santa Clara County IPA

    Santa Clara County IPA

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Cross: ACO Flex 3-tier PPO

    Lives Covered: 25,000

    Physicians: 814

    Contact: J. Kersten Kraft, MD, President

    Address: 1051 East Hillsdale Blvd, Suite 750, Foster City, CA 94404-1603

    Phone: (650) 358-5800

    URL: www.sccipa.com

  15. Sharp HealthCare

    Sharp HealthCare

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Cross: ACO Flex 3-tier PPO

    Lives Covered: 22,000

    Physicians: 1,114

    Contact: Stacey Hrountas, CEO, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group

    Address: 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd, 4th Floor, San Diego, CA 92123-1489

    Phone: (858) 616-8013

    URL: www.sharp.com

  16. Sharp HealthCare

    Sharp HealthCare

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Aetna: Com PPO

    Lives Covered: 2,200

    Physicians: 656

    Contact: John E. Jenrette, MD, CEO, Sharp Community Medical Group

    Address: 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd, 4th Floor, San Diego, CA 92123-1489

    Phone: (858) 499-4540

    URL: www.sharp.com

  17. St. Joseph Health

    St. Joseph Health

    Look-Alike ACOs

    Payor: Blue Shield: Standard HMO & CalPERS

    Lives Covered: 37,000

    Physicians: 1,318

    Contact: Deborah A. Proctor, President & CEO

    Address: 500 South Main St, Suite 1000, Orange, CA 92868-4533

    Phone: (714) 347-7500

    URL: www.stjhs.org

"Look-alike" ACOs, also known as commercial ACOs, contract with health plans in a model similar to those defined in the Medicare program and serve a commercially insured population. In California, these organizations work with a Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) -licensed health plan and are under DMHC jurisdiction.

Click each entity in the panel at left to see details or pan the map and click on the pushpins. The gray-shaded counties show where the ACOs operate (pan the map to make sure the detail boxes do not obscure the service areas).

The map will be updated when new Medicare contracts are announced (last updated February 2013). 

* Initiative of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (the Innovation Center); see a map of other Innovation Center grantees.