What is Ara Makdessian's specialty?

Ara Makdessian (NPI 1598752248) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Winchester, KY.

Where does Ara Makdessian practice?

Ara Makdessian practices in Winchester, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598752248.

How much does Medicare pay Ara Makdessian?

Ara Makdessian (NPI 1598752248) received approximately $81K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 332 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598752248

Ara MakdessianM.D.

OtolaryngologyWinchester, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

724

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,358

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 116 Otolaryngology providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 890).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,539

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$127K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

4.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride1,500 claims

Fluticasone Propionate947 claims

Montelukast Sodium742 claims

Azelastine Hcl395 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium234 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ara Makdessian'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	41	96
NPI 1306849294	21	96
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	19	68
New Lexington Clinic, Psc Clinical Laboratory · Lexington, KY	16	46
Labone Of Ohio Inc Clinical Laboratory · Cincinnati, OH	15	38
Worawute Supaongprapa Pulmonary Disease · Pikeville, KY	14	80
Taufik Kassis Internal Medicine · Frenchburg, KY	13	97
Larry Ertel Internal Medicine · Saint Petersburg, FL	13	82
Rezkalla Butros Internal Medicine · Mt. Sterling, KY	12	101

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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