What is Babak Tashakkor's specialty?

Babak Tashakkor (NPI 1548227796) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Arcadia, CA.

Where does Babak Tashakkor practice?

Babak Tashakkor practices in Arcadia, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548227796.

How much does Medicare pay Babak Tashakkor?

Babak Tashakkor (NPI 1548227796) received approximately $803K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,523 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548227796

Babak TashakkorMD

PRACTICESOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEART SPECIALISTSSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyArcadia, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,250

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,017

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$762K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,124

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.2M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban610 claims

Metoprolol Succinate397 claims

Amlodipine Besylate290 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium273 claims

Furosemide218 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.3

Quality

96.2

Cost

74.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.94%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

105

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Consulting Fee$425

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Consulting Fee$425

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Babak Tashakkor'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). 135 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PASADENA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, LTD	838	2,859
Gregory Giesler Cardiology · Pasadena, CA	347	1,264
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	283	797
Warren Lam Diagnostic Radiology · Pasadena, CA	272	888
Primex Clinical Laboratories Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Van Nuys, CA	222	760
City Of Pasadena Ambulance Service Provider · Pasadena, CA	172	327
Douglas Yun Cardiology · Arcadia, CA	160	552
Andy Wang Diagnostic Radiology · Pasadena, CA	159	455
Christopher Hedley Diagnostic Radiology · Pasadena, CA	127	341
Lifewatch Services, Inc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Rosemont, IL	126	533
Richard Reed Diagnostic Radiology · Pasadena, CA	102	241
Heather Moreno Diagnostic Radiology · Pasadena, CA	97	217

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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