Dr. S.M. Abu Zaheed Hassan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hassan
Dr. S.M. Abu Zaheed Hassan is a plastic surgery specialist in Augusta, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hassan performed 1,816 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hassan received a total of $5,765 from 2 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 9 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hassan is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin graft site preparation, additional 100 sq cm Preparation of the skin area on the trunk, arms, or legs to receive a skin graft. This code applies to each additional 100 square centimeters or 1% of body area for infants and children. |
709 | $35 | $522 |
| Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 615 | $35 | $319 |
| Skin graft site preparation, trunk/arms/legs Preparation of the skin area on the trunk, arms, or legs to receive a skin graft. This procedure is specified for infants and children covering 100.0 square centimeters or 1% of body area or less. |
118 | $165 | $1,015 |
| Partial thickness skin graft, additional 100 sq cm for infants/children This procedure involves taking a partial thickness skin graft and applying it to the trunk, arms, or legs. It is billed for each additional 100 square centimeters or 1% of body area for infants and children. |
105 | $81 | $638 |
| Skin substitute graft to trunk, arms, or legs Application of a skin substitute to cover a wound on the trunk, arms, or legs. The size of the graft is 100 square centimeters or more, or 1% of body area for infants and children. |
59 | $128 | $1,305 |
| Skin graft site preparation, face or scalp, 100 sq cm or less Preparation of the skin area on the face, scalp, or other specified body parts to receive a skin graft in infants and children. The area prepared is 100 square centimeters or 1% of the body surface area, whichever is less. |
46 | $191 | $1,571 |
| Skin substitute graft, additional 25 sq cm Application of a skin substitute graft to an additional 25 square centimeters of a wound on the trunk, arms, or legs. |
28 | $12 | $145 |
| Partial thickness skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100 sq cm or less A surgical procedure where a thin layer of skin is taken from a donor site and applied to the trunk, arms, or legs. This specific code applies to grafts covering an area of 100 square centimeters or 1% of body area in infants and children. |
24 | $499 | $2,100 |
| Skin substitute graft application, 25 sq cm or less Application of a skin substitute graft to a wound on the trunk, arms, or legs covering 25 square centimeters or less. |
23 | $56 | $580 |
| Skin substitute graft application, 25 sq cm or less Application of a skin substitute graft to a wound on the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes. The wound area covered is 25.0 square centimeters or less. |
23 | $58 | $725 |
| Therapy procedure using a special bandage and vacuum pump, surface area more than 50.0 sq cm | 23 | $21 | $914 |
| Skin and tissue removal, 20 sq cm or less This procedure involves the surgical excision of skin and underlying tissue from an area measuring 20 square centimeters or smaller. |
16 | $39 | $638 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
16 | $44 | $140 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
11 | $64 | $217 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2022)
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Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2022 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Hassan is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in GA), with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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