What is Rania Shammas's specialty?

Rania Shammas (NPI 1194959338) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Burbank, CA.

Where does Rania Shammas practice?

Rania Shammas practices in Burbank, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1194959338.

How much does Medicare pay Rania Shammas?

Rania Shammas (NPI 1194959338) received approximately $75K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 268 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1194959338

Rania ShammasM.D.

RheumatologyBurbank, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

528

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,588

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$62K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,944

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.9M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone179 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate170 claims

Gabapentin157 claims

Meloxicam131 claims

Methotrexate Sodium129 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.5

Quality

79.4

Cost

73.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.53%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$14

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$14

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$14

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 050112

Hospital

CCN 050235

Hospital

CCN 050262

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rania Shammas'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). 3 inbound referrers · 12 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM	27	80
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM	18	45
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	12	33

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER CASTRO VALLEY	52	192
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	48	106
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Sacramento, CA	40	104
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · San Jose, CA	28	84
C. Michael Neuwelt Rheumatology · San Leandro, CA	22	44
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM	17	52
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM	16	34
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	16	25
Michael Faer Diagnostic Radiology · Oakland, CA	16	22
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	15	31
Dariush Zandi Family Practice · San Leandro, CA	12	46
Seyed-Karim Taghaddos Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	11	18

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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