What is Dessie Athens's specialty?

Dessie Athens (NPI 1598853103) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Palo Alto, CA.

Where does Dessie Athens practice?

Dessie Athens practices in Palo Alto, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598853103.

How much does Medicare pay Dessie Athens?

Dessie Athens (NPI 1598853103) received approximately $30K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 252 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598853103

Dessie AthensO.D.

PRACTICEPALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryPalo Alto, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

337

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

345

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,493 Optometry providers in CA — above median (cohort median 147).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Erythromycin Base38 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Dessie Athens'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	86	194
Mary Ann Lloyd Ophthalmology · Palo Alto, CA	26	30
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation Ambulatory Surgical Center · Palo Alto, CA	24	29
Jocelyn Delcarmen Ophthalmology · Palo Alto, CA	23	25
Susan Ryu Ophthalmology · Stanford, CA	20	28
Eirene Wong Ophthalmology · Palo Alto, CA	19	21
John Murao Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	11	12

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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