What is Sam Abaza's specialty?

Sam Abaza (NPI 1831148501) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Diamond Bar, CA.

Where does Sam Abaza practice?

Sam Abaza practices in Diamond Bar, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831148501.

How much does Medicare pay Sam Abaza?

Sam Abaza (NPI 1831148501) received approximately $669K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 635 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831148501

Sam AbazaM.D.

PRACTICEDERMESURGE INCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyDiamond Bar, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,622

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,434

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$524K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

478

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$12K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Cephalexin167 claims

Gentamicin Sulfate167 claims

Betamethasone Dipropionate35 claims

Mupirocin23 claims

Ketoconazole22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.7

Quality

91.6

Cost

76.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

94.0

Payment adjustment

0.70%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$360

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$360

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$360

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sam Abaza'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
Steven Leon Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA	59	95
RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL	51	98
James Reith Physician Assistant · Palmdale, CA	47	95
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	23	45
NORTHERN INYO HEALTHCARE DISTRICT	22	43
ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	20	62
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	13	28
WEST COAST CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC.	12	33
Eugene Rajaratnam Urology · Palmdale, CA	11	48

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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