Dr. Issa G. Alesh, MD

Dr. Alesh practices at Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Alesh's NPI, 1750319778, was assigned on June 29, 2006. Dr. Alesh graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Alesh holds California license A128313.

Dr. Alesh's primary practice is Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center, at 2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404 in San Bernardino County. The practice phone is (909) 883-8711.

Dr. Alesh's primary practice is Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Alesh is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino. The medical group on file is Pulse Cardiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alesh to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alesh practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Alesh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Alesh is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Alesh's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Arizona and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic hypertension, chronic skin ulcer, circulation problems, coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart valve disorders and intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT) among the conditions Dr. Alesh treats.

CMS data shows 2,871 Medicare services from Dr. Alesh across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,193 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $150,490 for them.

CMS counts 1,193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alesh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 512 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 69% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.74, 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. Alesh's median patient age at 62, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alesh wrote 3,685 Medicare Part D claims for 671 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,500 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $782,031 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,931 claims across 33 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Alesh for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Alesh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Alesh, published from 2005 to 2017. 2015 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Predictive Value of Tests, Echocardiography, Doppler, Color and Echocardiography, Transesophageal. Dr. Alesh has published most often in Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. Dr. Alesh's most frequent co-authors are Luis C. Afonso, MD, Nitin Mahajan, MD and Alexandros Briasoulis, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 371 general payments to Dr. Alesh from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $1,002.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Alesh.

Dr. Alesh graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Alesh is a member of ACC.

Dr. Alesh is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.