Dr. Joseph W. Sassani, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,468
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 365
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,973
- Publications
- 19
- MIPS score, 2024
- 79
- Practice address
- 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033
- Practice phone
- Call (717) 531-8521
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Joseph W. Sassani is an ophthalmologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Dr. Sassani practices at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Penn State.
Dr. Sassani's NPI, 1518921451, was assigned on April 17, 2006. Dr. Sassani graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1974. Dr. Sassani holds Pennsylvania license MD016019E.
- NPI
- 1518921451NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2466641667
- NPI enumeration date
- April 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (717) 531-8521
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 78
- Medical school graduation
- 1974
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani practices at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Dr. Sassani's primary practice is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, at 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 in Dauphin County. The practice phone is (717) 531-8521.
- Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 · Dauphin CountyPhone(717) 531-8521
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Sassani's primary practice is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Penn State. The medical group on file is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sassani to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph W. Sassani's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sassani practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph W. Sassani is one of 843 ophthalmologists in Pennsylvania
Ophthalmology is Dr. Sassani's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Sassani is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Sassani
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani billed Medicare for 1,468 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,468 Medicare services from Dr. Sassani across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 365 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,348 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Sassani's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,3612024: 1,4476%
- Imaging
- 2023: 222024: 215%
Dr. Sassani compared with the Pennsylvania median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Sassani
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 1,468vs 1,33610% above
- Medicare patients
- 365vs 52430% below
- Part D claims
- 3,875vs 6206.3 times
Medians across 854 ophthalmologists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sassani's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani treated 365 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 365 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sassani in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 145 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sassani's median patient age at 77, with 53% women.
Dr. Sassani's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sassani's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women20356%
- Men16244%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sassani's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Diabetes42%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Anxiety25%
- Mood disorders25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sassani's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani wrote 3,973 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sassani wrote 3,973 Medicare Part D claims for 501 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,875 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $333,597 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,833 claims across 23 drugs.
Dr. Sassani's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,084 claims78%
- Brand-name889 claims22%
Dr. Sassani's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,8332024: 3,8751%
Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 23 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani scored 79 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Sassani for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sassani accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sassani's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 79of 100Final score
- 56.7of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joseph W. Sassani has 19 publications on record
Dmand AI links 19 papers to Dr. Sassani, published from 2012 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Naltrexone, Narcotic Antagonists and Rats, Sprague-Dawley. Dr. Sassani has published most often in J Diabetes Clin Res. Dr. Sassani's most frequent co-authors are John B. Fileta, MD, Zachary C. Landis, MD and Solin Saleh.
Dr. Sassani's papers by year, 2012 to 2023
Topics Dr. Sassani writes about most
- Naltrexone
- Narcotic Antagonists
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
- Dry Eye Syndromes
- Tears
- Administration, Topical
Dr. Sassani's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Sassani
Biochem Pharmacol
Physiol Behav
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani received $35 in industry payments in 2016
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Sassani from 1 drug or device company in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $35.
Companies that paid Dr. Sassani the most, 2016 to 2016
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Sassani graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1974.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph W. Sassani's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joseph W. Sassani's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani's NPI number is 1518921451. It was assigned on April 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph W. Sassani?
Dr. Joseph W. Sassani is an ophthalmologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Joseph W. Sassani practice?
Dr. Sassani practices at 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. Dr. Sassani's primary practice is Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, part of Penn State. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sassani to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Joseph W. Sassani's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sassani is (717) 531-8521.
What is Dr. Joseph W. Sassani's medical license number?
Dr. Sassani holds Pennsylvania license MD016019E.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph W. Sassani affiliated with?
Dr. Sassani practices at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph W. Sassani part of?
Dr. Sassani is linked to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Sassani to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Joseph W. Sassani accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sassani billed Medicare for 1,468 services in 2024, and Dr. Sassani accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joseph W. Sassani's MIPS score?
Dr. Sassani's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 79 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph W. Sassani see?
CMS counts 365 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sassani in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Joseph W. Sassani bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sassani's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92133) and eye exam or test (92083).
Where did Dr. Joseph W. Sassani go to medical school?
Dr. Sassani graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1974.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph W. Sassani prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sassani's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Brimonidine Tartrate and Dorzolamide HCl.
Has Dr. Joseph W. Sassani received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $35 in general payments to Dr. Sassani from 1 company from 2016 to 2016. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Joseph W. Sassani been practicing?
Dr. Sassani graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.
Does Dr. Joseph W. Sassani do research?
Dmand AI links 19 publications to Dr. Sassani, published from 2012 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Joseph W. Sassani publish with?
Dr. Sassani's most frequent co-authors are John B. Fileta, MD (1 shared paper), Zachary C. Landis, MD (1 shared paper) and Solin Saleh (1 shared paper).
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