What is Jean Kassem's specialty?

Jean Kassem (NPI 1588844294) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Bellingham, WA.

Where does Jean Kassem practice?

Jean Kassem practices in Bellingham, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588844294.

How much does Medicare pay Jean Kassem?

Jean Kassem (NPI 1588844294) received approximately $208K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 538 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588844294

Jean KassemMD

OphthalmologyBellingham, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,242

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,426

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$157K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 373 Ophthalmology providers in WA — top quintile (cohort median 2,090).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

878

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$43K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

79.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Erythromycin Base320 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha276 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate68 claims

Latanoprost36 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone34 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.5

Quality

100.0

Cost

78.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.78%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$94

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$94

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$94

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jean 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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS	48	197
PEACEHEALTH	47	110
Northwest Pathology Pllc Clinical Laboratory · Bellingham, WA	25	42
Whatcom Asc Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Bellingham, WA	21	29
Kristin Colonna Optometry · Marysville, WA	12	21

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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