What is Sam Pourbabak's specialty?

Sam Pourbabak (NPI 1043271018) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Endocrinology in Lake Forest, CA.

Where does Sam Pourbabak practice?

Sam Pourbabak practices in Lake Forest, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1043271018.

How much does Medicare pay Sam Pourbabak?

Sam Pourbabak (NPI 1043271018) received approximately $443K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 501 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1043271018

Sam PourbabakMD

EndocrinologyLake Forest, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

10,426

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

19,290

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$435K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 633 Endocrinology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,164).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,456

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

73.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium603 claims

Semaglutide492 claims

Empagliflozin/Metformin Hcl305 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium203 claims

Dulaglutide180 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$6K

Payment records

183

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$3K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 050224

Hospital

CCN 050603

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sam Pourbabak's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 9 inbound referrers · 26 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	65	185
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	47	208
Elliott Fankuchen Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Beach, CA	20	51
George Shahinian Pulmonary Disease · Aliso Viejo, CA	19	96
Brian Chavez Endocrinology · Lake Forest, CA	15	42
SUTHERLAND, JAMES	15	31
HERREN ENTERPRISES INC	14	24
SZYMANOWSKI, JEREMY	14	23
Arshia Roohian Podiatry · Laguna Woods, CA	14	45

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CALIFORNIA LABORATORY SCIENCES LLC	60	227
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	56	195
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	46	152
MISSION HOSPITAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	32	72
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	24	78
George Shahinian Pulmonary Disease · Aliso Viejo, CA	23	122
Elliott Fankuchen Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Beach, CA	22	60
Hadi Mansoury Nephrology · Laguna Hills, CA	22	167
HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN	19	55
Sasan Ghaffari Cardiology · Laguna Hills, CA	19	57
Ramin Rabbani Cardiology · Laguna Hills, CA	19	44
SUTHERLAND, JAMES	19	33

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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