Ghada K. Kassab, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Ghada K. Kassab, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1023278504, issued on Jun 10, 2008. Check the license (California A114457, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ghada K. Kassab
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- A114457 CA
01069398A IN
11013338A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4606 Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA 92109
- Phone
- (858) 273-2726
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2024
- Fax
- (858) 273-2725
- Medicaid ID
- 201024080 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140624001720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ghada K. Kassab in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A114457Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
854 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole218 claims
- Mometasone Furoate110 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate73 claims
- Mupirocin66 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide59 claims
- Clotrimazole36 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $370.47
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Ghada K. Kassab among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Ghada K. Kassab, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Taylor Erickson, MDSan Diego, CA 921081598328098
- .aleksandr Itkin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081447344023
- Kenneth Katz, MD, MSC, MSCESan Diego, CA 921101134141583
- Elizabeth Satter, MD, MPH, MSCSan Diego, CA 921101164493151
- Jusleen Ahluwalia, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111427443696
- Jeffrey Allen Benabio, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111932307030
- Shinko Lin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111205130036
- Julia Minocha, MDSan Diego, CA 921111801042502
Common questions
What is Ghada K. Kassab, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ghada K. Kassab, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023278504, issued on Jun 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ghada K. Kassab, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4606 Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, CA, 92109. Phone: (858) 273-2726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ghada K. Kassab, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A114457, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ghada K. Kassab, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ghada K. Kassab, M.D. had 854 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ghada K. Kassab, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.