JOHN SASSANO, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in MELBOURNE, Florida. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
JOHN SASSANO, MD filed 3,188 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in MELBOURNE, Florida, prescribing 97% generic.
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 97%
- generic prescribing
- $452.01
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
JOHN SASSANO, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
3,188 Top 11% higher than 89% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
JOHN SASSANO, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about JOHN SASSANO, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Florida
How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician share within Florida
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Florida
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
JOHN SASSANO, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 2222 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL, 32901, with a listed phone of (321) 723-7716. NPI 1164410650 was issued on 10/10/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SASSANO most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 3,188 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 714 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $141K in drug spend, split 3% brand-name and 97% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 60.2%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 4,020 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,657 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1164410650 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/10/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for JOHN SASSANO, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$452
Largest payer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context — Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to JOHN SASSANO, MD. To verify JOHN SASSANO, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
3% brand-name claims vs 97% generic, on 3,188 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,240
- Total Day Supply
- 87,980
- Brand vs Generic
- 3% brand / 97% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $63K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $78K
- Opioid Claims
- 1,919 (60.2% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 70
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 67.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.18
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 239, 65-74: 351, 75-84: 107, 85+: 17
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What JOHN SASSANO, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
988 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
626 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 213
Tizanidine Hcl
213 claims
- Gabapentin 210
Gabapentin
210 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 142
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
142 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 91
Diclofenac Sodium
91 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er 87
Morphine Sulfate Er
87 claims
- Baclofen 82
Baclofen
82 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 988 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 626 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 213 |
| Gabapentin | 210 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 142 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 91 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 87 |
| Baclofen | 82 |
| Methocarbamol | 61 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 61 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Overview
How JOHN SASSANO, MD fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.
JOHN SASSANO, MD's 3,188 claims are above the specialty average of 1,657.
Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as SASSANO.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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