NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician NPI 1831148501 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Sam Abaza, M.D.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician in Diamond Bar, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,143 in MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
536
Medicare Part D claims · 276 beneficiaries · MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician avg: 657
Generic prescribing
97%
generic claims · 3% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$360.08
11 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Sam Abaza, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 536 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 536
- Part D claims, 2024
- 97%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Sam Abaza, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1831148501), first enumerated 05/09/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 536 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$360.08 in reported industry payments (11 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Sam Abaza, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1831148501 · MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1831148501
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 1,143
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-LIGHT 536
- BOOK-THIN 152 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Karin Covi, MD · 2006
Sam Abaza, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
536 ≥ 65th percentile 65% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Sam Abaza, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Sam Abaza, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
536 18% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in California
How MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1831148501 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/09/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Sam Abaza, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
LA Laser Center PC A Professional Medical Corporation
Bakersfield, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
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 Sam Abaza, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$360
Largest payer
Corcept Therapeutics
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 - California MBC 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 ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sam Abaza, M.D.. To verify Sam Abaza, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC 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 California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Sam Abaza, M.D. - brand share 3.0%
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician average
3% brand-name claims vs 97% generic, on 536 2024 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 2024.
536
Total Claims
$37K
Total Drug Cost
276
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 549.8
- Total Day Supply
- 10,072
- Brand vs Generic
- 3% brand / 97% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $24K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $13K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 187
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.41
- Gender Split
- 43% female / 57% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 13, 65-74: 115, 75-84: 107, 85+: 41
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Sam Abaza, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
167 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate
Gentamicin Sulfate
167 claims
- Betamethasone Dipr… 35
Betamethasone Dipropionate
35 claims
- Mupirocin 23
Mupirocin
23 claims
- Ketoconazole 22
Ketoconazole
22 claims
- Hydrocortisone 15
Hydrocortisone
15 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet… 14
Triamcinolone Acetonide
14 claims
- Fluocinonide 13
Fluocinonide
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 167 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | 167 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 35 |
| Mupirocin | 23 |
| Ketoconazole | 22 |
| Hydrocortisone | 15 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 14 |
| Fluocinonide | 13 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 11 |
| Metronidazole | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Overview
How Sam Abaza, M.D. fits within the MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
1,143
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Providers in US
52
States with MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician
657
Avg Claims per Provider
Sam Abaza, M.D.'s 536 claims are below the specialty average of 657.
Nationwide MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Abaza, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Abaza.
One of 152 MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Payam Abrishami
MD
Agoura Hills, CA
Dr. Vince Afsahi
M.D.
Tustin, CA
Dr. Kristen Aguirre
MD
Oceanside, CA
Dr. Ji Won Ahn
MD
Walnut Creek, CA
Dr. Joseph Aleshaki
DO
Santee, CA
Compare MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sam Abaza, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Sam Abaza, M.D. specializes in MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician and practices in Diamond Bar, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Sam Abaza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Sam Abaza, M.D. wrote 536 Medicare Part D claims totaling $37K in drug costs for 276 beneficiaries.
What is Sam Abaza, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Sam Abaza, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Sam Abaza, M.D. located? ▼
Sam Abaza, M.D. is located at 1111 GRAND AVE STE K, Diamond Bar, CA, 91765. Phone: (098) 604-2549.
What is Sam Abaza, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Sam Abaza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831148501, issued on 05/09/2006.
Does Sam Abaza, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Sam Abaza, M.D.'s prescribing is 3% brand-name and 97% generic drugs by claim count, with $24K in brand drug costs.
How many MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,143 MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician provider writes 657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sam Abaza, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sam Abaza, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Gentamicin Sulfate, Betamethasone Dipropionate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sam Abaza, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Sam Abaza, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 536 Part D claims and 276 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sam Abaza, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Sam Abaza, M.D.'s NPI is 1831148501 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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