What is Michael Sassower's specialty?

Michael Sassower (NPI 1710945159) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Utica, NY.

Where does Michael Sassower practice?

Michael Sassower practices in Utica, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1710945159.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Sassower?

Michael Sassower (NPI 1710945159) received approximately $351K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 2,050 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1710945159

Michael SassowerMD

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CardiologyUtica, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,932

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,448

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$337K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,949 Cardiology providers in NY — above median (cohort median 2,081).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,889

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$854K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate275 claims

Sacubitril/Valsartan213 claims

Apixaban212 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate197 claims

Ticagrelor180 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.3

Quality

75.1

Cost

69.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.43%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$730

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$730

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$730

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Sassower'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). 111 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CENTREX CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC	476	1,361
MVHS INC	378	756
Thomas Mathew Cardiology · New Hartford, NY	189	296
ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	186	411
Prabhat Varma Cardiology · Utica, NY	136	255
Mark Blaker Cardiology · New Hartford, NY	134	242
Gerry Love Cardiology · Utica, NY	134	239
KARIKEHALLI, SHRIDEVI	117	409
Thor Markwood Cardiology · Utica, NY	109	210
Brian Burke Diagnostic Radiology · Utica, NY	109	217
Brian Gaffney Cardiology · Utica, NY	98	165
Maurice Oehlsen Internal Medicine · Utica, NY	86	153

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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