Dr. Andrew Jonathan Wassef, MD

Dr. Wassef practices at Lakewood Orthopedics Surgical & Medical Group in Lakewood, California.

Dr. Wassef's NPI, 1982848099, was assigned on April 21, 2009. Dr. Wassef graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Wassef holds California license A120817.

Dr. Wassef's primary practice is Lakewood Orthopedics Surgical & Medical Group, at 5750 Downey Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 633-3787.

Dr. Wassef's primary practice is Lakewood Orthopedics Surgical & Medical Group in Lakewood, California. Dr. Wassef is also affiliated with UCI Health - Lakewood. The medical group on file is Commons Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wassef to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wassef practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Wassef's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Wassef is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Wassef's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint arthropathy, joint pain, knee injury and knee replacement among the conditions Dr. Wassef treats.

CMS data shows 8,053 Medicare services from Dr. Wassef across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 553 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $324,195 for them.

CMS counts 553 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wassef in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 266 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wassef's median patient age at 72, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wassef wrote 756 Medicare Part D claims for 316 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 708 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $42,405 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Wassef for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Wassef accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 79 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Wassef, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Wassef, published from 2013 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Acetabulum, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Hip Prosthesis. Dr. Wassef's most frequent co-authors are Morad Ghani Chughtai, MD, Anton Khlopas, MD and Michael A. Mont, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 337 general payments to Dr. Wassef from 10 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $406,941.

Dr. Wassef graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 2007.

Dr. Wassef is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.