What is Michael Messina's specialty?

Michael Messina (NPI 1609073048) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Palm Desert, CA.

Where does Michael Messina practice?

Michael Messina practices in Palm Desert, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609073048.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Messina?

Michael Messina (NPI 1609073048) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,823 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609073048

Michael MessinaMD

PRACTICEIV DREAMSSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyPalm Desert, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,051

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

16,732

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.6M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,546 Dermatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,441

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$675K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole432 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide327 claims

Mupirocin227 claims

Fluorouracil171 claims

Betamethasone/Propylene Glyc169 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$353

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$353

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$353

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Messina'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). 65 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER	1,013	3,682
Payam Abrishami Dermatology · Agoura Hills, CA	420	868
John Cutrone Diagnostic Radiology · Columbus, GA	77	107
Eric Sontz Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	62	271
April Ethridge Physician Assistant · Rancho Mirage, CA	60	81
Kristopher Foreman Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	60	77
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	54	94
SHEN, HONGGANG	51	93
Bayani Evangelista Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	51	71
Leon Feldman Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	46	197
Jonathan Blevins Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	44	54
John Samples Internal Medicine · Rancho Mirage, CA	40	137

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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