Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef, MD

  • Sun City, AZ
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1922080803PAC ID8820175763
Medicare services, 2024
116
Medicare patients, 2024
107
Part D claims, 2024
436
MIPS score, 2024
83
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351
Practice phone
Call (602) 747-4000
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Primary practice

Banner Alzheimer's Institute

Sun City, Arizona

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Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef is a gastroenterologist in Sun City, Arizona

Dr. Wassef practices at Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona.

Dr. Wassef's NPI, 1922080803, was assigned on November 16, 2005. Dr. Wassef graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Wassef holds Massachusetts license 161271.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8820175763
NPI enumeration date
November 16, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(602) 747-4000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
68
Medical school graduation
1984

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef practices at Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona

Dr. Wassef's primary practice is Banner Alzheimer's Institute, at 10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (602) 747-4000.

  • Banner Alzheimer's Institute
    10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351 · Maricopa CountyPhone(602) 747-4000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Wassef's primary practice is Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona. Dr. Wassef is also affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix. The medical group on file is Banner Cancer Center Specialists LLC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wassef to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wassef practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Banner Alzheimer's InstituteAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef is one of 380 gastroenterologists in Arizona

Gastroenterology is Dr. Wassef's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Wassef is licensed in Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 161271 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Wassef

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024

CMS data shows 116 Medicare services from Dr. Wassef across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 107 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,376 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024116
Medicare patients107
Paid by Medicare$10,376
Procedure codes7

Dr. Wassef's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 562024: 584%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 122024: 42250%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 16

Dr. Wassef compared with the Arizona median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Wassef
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
116vs 50877% below
Medicare patients
107vs 31966% below
Part D claims
312vs 310Close to median

Medians across 369 gastroenterologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Wassef's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef treated 107 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wassef in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 55 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wassef's median patient age at 53, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024107
Average age71
Average risk score1.74
Also on Medicaid22%

Dr. Wassef's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Wassef's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5551%
  • Men5249%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Wassef's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Diabetes41%
  5. Ischemic heart disease41%
  6. Chronic kidney disease33%
  7. Heart failure26%
  8. Depression22%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Wassef's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 53

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef wrote 436 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Wassef wrote 436 Medicare Part D claims for 157 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 312 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,815,819 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 222 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024436
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$1.8M
Part D patients157

Dr. Wassef's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic257 claims59%
  • Brand-name179 claims41%

Dr. Wassef's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2222024: 31241%

Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 7 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Wassef for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Wassef accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 34 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Wassef, more than 57% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Wassef's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 69.8of 100Quality
  • 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 68of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Wassef ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
57th percentile34 procedures
Colonoscopy
45th percentile16 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef received $5,254 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Wassef from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 35% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,482.

General payments to Dr. Wassef by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Wassef by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.3Kin total
  • Consulting fees$1,83335%
  • Food and beverage$1,77134%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,65031%

Companies that paid Dr. Wassef the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef graduated from Boston University School of Medicine

Dr. Wassef graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1984.

  1. Medical schoolBoston University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef's NPI number?

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef's NPI number is 1922080803. It was assigned on November 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef?

Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef is a gastroenterologist in Sun City, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef practice?

Dr. Wassef practices at 10515 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City, AZ 85351. Dr. Wassef's primary practice is Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Sun City, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wassef to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Wassef is (602) 747-4000.

What is Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef's medical license number?

Dr. Wassef holds Massachusetts license 161271.

Which hospitals is Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef affiliated with?

Dr. Wassef is affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix.

What medical group is Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef part of?

Dr. Wassef is linked to Banner Cancer Center Specialists LLC. Dmand AI links Dr. Wassef to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wassef billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024, and Dr. Wassef accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef's MIPS score?

Dr. Wassef's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef see?

CMS counts 107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wassef in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Wassef's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: digestive system (45385) and digestive system test (91110).

Where did Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef go to medical school?

Dr. Wassef graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1984.

What drugs does Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wassef's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gavilyte-G, Omeprazole and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,254 in general payments to Dr. Wassef from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Wahid Y. Wassef been practicing?

Dr. Wassef graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.

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