NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP

Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1821184193, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821184193
Name
Bassam Albarcha
Credential
MD,FACP
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
036096687 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 N Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63106
Phone
(314) 652-4100
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2024
Fax
(314) 289-7937
Medicaid ID
036096687 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040422001046); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 915 N Grand Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nagla Abdelmalek, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1003847591
  2. Stephanie AdamsRegistered Nurse1003755810
  3. Jessica Addai, RNRegistered Nurse1225475171
  4. Bernadette Addison-TannerCase Management Registered Nurse1750143566
  5. Oluwafunmilayo Adebayo-Adonis, MDCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1437593613
  6. Oluwatoyin Adegboyega, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932724614

Verify Bassam Albarcha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing ArtsCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,282 Medicare Part D claims for 349 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 573 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bassam Albarcha9,282
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate750 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium582 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl515 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa503 claims
  5. Gabapentin290 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl289 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $561.70

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bassam Albarcha$561.70
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation IncEast Saint Louis, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bassam Albarcha among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

941 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 941 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ajit Babu, MD, MPHSaint Louis, MO 631061124080452
  2. Clarence Bell, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631061063418291
  3. Carlos Bernal, MDSaint Louis, MO 631061073531497
  4. Gail Birkenmeier, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631061255380440
  5. Roque Castillo, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631061417971144
  6. Margaret Hochreiter, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631061932151172
  7. Syed Hussain, MD.Saint Louis, MO 631061205813714
  8. Laura Kroupa, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631061740249911

Common questions

What is Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP's NPI number?

Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821184193, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 N Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63106. Phone: (314) 652-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP's license?

Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP had 9,282 Medicare Part D claims for 349 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.