What is Sam Bishara's specialty?

Sam Bishara (NPI 1194949784) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Sam Bishara practice?

Sam Bishara practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1194949784.

How much does Medicare pay Sam Bishara?

Sam Bishara (NPI 1194949784) received approximately $185K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,010 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1194949784

Sam BisharaM.D.

CardiologySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,615

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,115

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$161K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 343 Cardiology providers in MO — above median (cohort median 2,194).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

11,195

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate1,005 claims

Apixaban822 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium814 claims

Amlodipine Besylate780 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate765 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sam Bishara'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). 95 inbound referrers · 199 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	493	1,749
Jonathan Root Diagnostic Radiology · St Charles, MO	227	509
Ali Ziaee Cardiology · Saint Louis, MO	215	671
St. Charles County Ambulance District Ambulance Service Provider · Saint Peters, MO	157	243
Ardaman Nanda Cardiology · Bridgeton, MO	116	197
David Pohl Diagnostic Radiology · Lake St Louis, MO	115	251
Gunvir Gill Interventional Radiology · St Charles, MO	103	227
Elizabeth Mcfarland Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	91	171
Aurora Gonzalez Diagnostic Radiology · Lake St Louis, MO	89	156
Ping Chang Hospitalist · Saint Charles, MO	77	223
Lewis Halverson Interventional Radiology · Bridgeton, MO	75	173
Karen Hyatt Diagnostic Radiology · Virginia Beach, VA	69	119

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	542	2,093
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	515	2,446
Suresh Narayanan Cardiology · Saint Louis, MO	237	447
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	234	579
Georges Chahoud Cardiology · Saint Louis, MO	222	633
Ali Ziaee Cardiology · Saint Louis, MO	190	578
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	173	349
Jonathan Root Diagnostic Radiology · St Charles, MO	148	328
St. Charles County Ambulance District Ambulance Service Provider · Saint Peters, MO	146	229
Scott St Amour Diagnostic Radiology · St Charles, MO	135	318
Ardaman Nanda Cardiology · Bridgeton, MO	119	207
David Pohl Diagnostic Radiology · Lake St Louis, MO	107	202

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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