Dr. Michael A. Sassower, MD

Dr. Sassower practices at Central New York Cardiology PC - HOPD in Utica, New York.

Dr. Sassower's NPI, 1710945159, was assigned on May 3, 2006. Dr. Sassower graduated from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in 1987. Dr. Sassower holds New York license 192657.

Dr. Sassower's primary practice is Central New York Cardiology PC - HOPD, at 2211 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13501.

Dr. Sassower's primary practice is Central New York Cardiology PC - HOPD in Utica, New York. Dr. Sassower is also affiliated with Wynn Hospital. The medical group on file is Central New York Cardiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sassower to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Sassower's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Sassower's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Sassower is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 3,448 Medicare services from Dr. Sassower across 40 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,050 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $337,062 for them.

CMS counts 2,050 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sassower in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 798 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sassower's median patient age at 71, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sassower wrote 3,076 Medicare Part D claims for 752 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,889 of them, across 43 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $853,793 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,907 claims across 44 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Sassower for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sassower accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 32 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Sassower, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 442 general payments to Dr. Sassower from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $40,008.

Dr. Sassower graduated from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in 1987.