What is Andrew Wassef's specialty?

Andrew Wassef (NPI 1982848099) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Lakewood, CA.

Where does Andrew Wassef practice?

Andrew Wassef practices in Lakewood, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982848099.

How much does Medicare pay Andrew Wassef?

Andrew Wassef (NPI 1982848099) received approximately $353K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 553 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982848099

Andrew WassefM.D.

PRACTICELONG BEACH - LAKEWOOD ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTESee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryLakewood, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,794

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,053

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$324K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

708

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$42K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib133 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen101 claims

Cephalexin82 claims

Meloxicam63 claims

Amoxicillin41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

2.1

Cost

67.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$284K

Payment records

168

By payment type

Consulting Fee$140K

Royalty or License$103K

Travel and Lodging$36K

Food and Beverage$5K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$140K

Royalty or License$103K

Travel and Lodging$36K

Food and Beverage$5K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Andrew Wassef'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
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE	113	273
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	35	119
ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER	22	119
WALUCH, VICTOR	20	73
Ezzat Wassef Orthopaedic Surgery · Lakewood, CA	15	33
Alfred Yamamoto Pathology · Lakewood, CA	11	21
Shivanand Pole Internal Medicine · Los Alamitos, CA	11	27

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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