Dr. Abdul Kouanda, MD

Dr. Kouanda practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Kouanda's NPI, 1144648833, was assigned on March 31, 2014. Dr. Kouanda graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2014. Dr. Kouanda holds California license A141110.

Dr. Kouanda's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Kouanda's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Kouanda is also affiliated with MarinHealth Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kouanda to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kouanda practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Kouanda's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Kouanda is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kouanda is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, colonoscopy, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), pancreas or bile duct endoscopy (ERCP) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Kouanda treats.

CMS data shows 558 Medicare services from Dr. Kouanda across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 255 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $84,088 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 255 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kouanda in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 121 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.25, 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. Kouanda's median patient age at 67, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kouanda wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $55 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Kouanda for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kouanda accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kouanda as offering telehealth. CMS counts 522 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Kouanda, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 35 papers to Dr. Kouanda, published from 2011 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Stents and Endosonography. Dr. Kouanda has published most often in Gastrointest Endosc. Dr. Kouanda's most frequent co-authors are Sun-Chuan Dai, MD, Mustafa Atiq Arain, MD and Craig Anthony Munroe, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Kouanda from 8 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Olympus Corporation of the Americas paid the most, $1,169.

Dr. Kouanda graduated from Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in 2014.

Dr. Kouanda is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.