Dr. Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH

Dr. Ghiassi practices at Yale Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

Dr. Ghiassi's NPI, 1487812921, was assigned on May 31, 2008. Dr. Ghiassi graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 2004. Dr. Ghiassi's Connecticut license number on file is 53758.

Dr. Ghiassi's primary practice is Yale Medicine, at 50 Division St, New Haven, CT 06511 in South Central Ct County. The practice phone is (203) 785-2140.

Dr. Ghiassi's primary practice is Yale Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Ghiassi is also affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospital. The medical group on file is Yale Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghiassi to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ghiassi practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Ghiassi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ghiassi is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghiassi's licenses on file in 3 states: Connecticut, California and New York.

Dmand AI lists appendectomy, bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Ghiassi treats.

CMS data shows 68 Medicare services from Dr. Ghiassi across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 90 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,087 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 90 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghiassi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ghiassi's median patient age at 61, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ghiassi wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 24 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $188 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Ghiassi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ghiassi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ghiassi as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Ghiassi, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 28 papers to Dr. Ghiassi, published from 2008 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Ghiassi has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Ghiassi's most frequent co-authors are Lee Ying, MD, PhD, Karen E. Gibbs, MD and Geoffrey Scott Nadzam, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Ghiassi from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $29,605.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Ghiassi, most recently The Edward H. Storer Award for excellence in surgical teaching by the graduating chief residents in 2019. Dr. Ghiassi serves on Clinical Issues Committee ASMBS.

Dr. Ghiassi graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 2004. Dr. Ghiassi is a member of ACS, ASMBS and SAGES.

Dr. Ghiassi is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.