What is Babak Pazooki's specialty?

Babak Pazooki (NPI 1396762316) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Endocrinology in Joliet, IL.

Where does Babak Pazooki practice?

Babak Pazooki practices in Joliet, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396762316.

How much does Medicare pay Babak Pazooki?

Babak Pazooki (NPI 1396762316) received approximately $132K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 567 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396762316

Babak PazookiMD

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EndocrinologyJoliet, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,385

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,496

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$129K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 262 Endocrinology providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 1,061).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

10,371

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

47.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Metformin Hcl932 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium915 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium789 claims

Semaglutide513 claims

Glimepiride484 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$117K

Payment records

194

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$104K

Travel and Lodging$9K

Food and Beverage$3K

Consulting Fee$938

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$104K

Travel and Lodging$9K

Food and Beverage$3K

Consulting Fee$938

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Babak Pazooki'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). 26 inbound referrers · 53 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRESENCE CENTRAL AND SUBURBAN HOSPITALS NETWORK	101	399
Divyesh Bhatt Cardiology · Joliet, IL	46	243
Steven Cataldo Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	40	182
Vairavan Viswanathan Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	26	150
Liji Mathew Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	25	155
Punit Vajaria Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	24	134
John Dongas Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Lenox, IL	21	46
Priya Venkataraman Hospitalist · Winfield, IL	19	185
David Morimoto Ophthalmology · Joliet, IL	17	37
Christopher Bailey Podiatry · Plainfield, IL	17	106
Lipi Sekhadia Hospitalist · Winfield, IL	16	77
PRESENCE CENTRAL AND SUBURBAN HOSPITALS NETWORK	16	49

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	188	706
PRESENCE CENTRAL AND SUBURBAN HOSPITALS NETWORK	95	491
ST. MARGARET'S HEALTH-PERU	54	331
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Charleston, WV	39	163
Divyesh Bhatt Cardiology · Joliet, IL	38	203
Steven Cataldo Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	29	135
Philip Serna Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	28	175
ST. MARGARET'S HEALTH - SPRING VALLEY	27	114
SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTERS	27	91
Punit Vajaria Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	25	118
Vairavan Viswanathan Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	23	107
Robert Schubert Internal Medicine · Joliet, IL	23	131

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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