What is Bachar Kassem's specialty?

Bachar Kassem (NPI 1548266844) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Medical Oncology in Somerset, KY.

Where does Bachar Kassem practice?

Bachar Kassem practices in Somerset, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548266844.

How much does Medicare pay Bachar Kassem?

Bachar Kassem (NPI 1548266844) received approximately $1.9M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 696 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548266844

Bachar KassemMD

PRACTICECOMMONWEALTH HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY PSCSee all providers at this practice →

Medical OncologySomerset, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,707

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

24,844

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.2M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 33 Medical Oncology providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 575).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,805

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Letrozole285 claims

Oxycodone Hcl140 claims

Anastrozole110 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen96 claims

Prochlorperazine Maleate77 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$26

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$26

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bachar Kassem'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). 35 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Carla Wilson Nurse Practitioner · Somerset, KY	168	697
Steven Eberly Diagnostic Radiology · Somerset, KY	96	592
William Baker Diagnostic Radiology · Somerset, KY	81	531
LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC	78	503
PHILLIPS PRATT & MCFARLAND PSC	49	511
PHILLIPS PRATT MCFARLAND PSC	36	229
LIFELINE HOME HEALTH CARE OF SOMERSET, LLC	34	160
Sandra Schuldheisz Pulmonary Disease · Somerset, KY	32	169
Robert Cameron Interventional Cardiology · Somerset, KY	25	234
Miranda Withers Nurse Practitioner · Somerset, KY	25	477
Richard Heuer Thoracic Surgery · Huntington, WV	24	399
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL	21	167

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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