What is Michael Wassel's specialty?

Michael Wassel (NPI 1356338479) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Allentown, PA.

Where does Michael Wassel practice?

Michael Wassel practices in Allentown, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1356338479.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Wassel?

Michael Wassel (NPI 1356338479) received approximately $168K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,301 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1356338479

Michael WasselPA-C

PRACTICEADVANCED DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, LTD.See all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantAllentown, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,019

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,570

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$162K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7,199 Physician Assistant providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 192).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,495

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$718K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole296 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide206 claims

Hydrocortisone133 claims

Betamethasone/Propylene Glyc123 claims

Clobetasol Propionate76 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.0

Quality

93.3

Cost

90.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

92.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Wassel'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). 5 inbound referrers · 14 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL	88	142
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	54	76
CH HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN, LLC	31	74
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	30	39
ST LUKES HOSPITAL-ANDERSON CAMPUS	23	29

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Howard Altman Pathology · Allentown, PA	159	190
Health Network Laboratories, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Allentown, PA	145	280
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL	79	138
Nektarios Lountzis Dermatology · Allentown, PA	59	74
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	55	82
CH HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN, LLC	35	82
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL MUHLENBERG	35	50
Steven Oberlender Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery · Allentown, PA	28	40
ST LUKES HOSPITAL-ANDERSON CAMPUS	26	38
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	25	33
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL	14	26
Cynthia Bartus Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery · Allentown, PA	12	20

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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