What is Kourosh Ghassemi's specialty?

Kourosh Ghassemi (NPI 1215016969) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Santa Cruz, CA.

Where does Kourosh Ghassemi practice?

Kourosh Ghassemi practices in Santa Cruz, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1215016969.

How much does Medicare pay Kourosh Ghassemi?

Kourosh Ghassemi (NPI 1215016969) received approximately $14K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 87 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215016969

Kourosh GhassemiMD

GastroenterologySanta Cruz, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$9K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,398 Gastroenterology providers in CA — bottom quintile (cohort median 750).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

194

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$87K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

57.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl50 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims

Sucralfate25 claims

Lipase/Protease/Amylase19 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$49

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$49

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$49

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 050242

Hospital

CCN 050714

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kourosh Ghassemi'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 · 20 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	102	459
DIGNITY HEALTH	59	124
HANSEN, MARGARET	24	36
Evan Sirc Nuclear Medicine · Santa Cruz, CA	19	51
Nicholas Astromoff Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	17	63
Timothy Washowich Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	12	47
SCHMETZ, MARK	12	27
Harrison Wang Diagnostic Radiology · San Diego, CA	11	24
Monica Harish Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	11	25

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY HEALTH	125	330
MILLS-PENINSULA HEALTH SERVICES	93	223
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	82	322
Paula Quinn Pathology · Santa Cruz, CA	58	135
Carlene Hawksley Pathology · Santa Cruz, CA	45	115
Kenneth Westphal Pathology · Santa Cruz, CA	43	92
Juan Rodriguez Diagnostic Radiology · Salinas, CA	17	49
Nicholas Astromoff Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	17	57
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Clinical Laboratory · San Juan Capistrano, CA	16	25
Evan Sirc Nuclear Medicine · Santa Cruz, CA	15	35
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · San Jose, CA	15	60
Kevin Mchugh Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Cruz, CA	13	26

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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