Sara Quraish Abu-Tabikh, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology · La Mesa
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 12
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 4
Offices
4 locations · Obhg California PC · Faculty Physicians and Surgeons of Llusm
Hospitals listed: Loma Linda University Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
12 plans · 2 carriers
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12 of 12 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A149761 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2017 · expires 2028-09-30 · Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Loma Linda University Health, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 78% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.71 (0.47 to 0.96), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.146, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.468, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.383, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Loma Linda University Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 5 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.71 (0.47 to 0.96) | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.146 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.468 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.383 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.66 (0 to 1.53) · 2,053 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 173.35 (135.58 to 211.11) · 169 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.3 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 79 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.9 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.1 · 285 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.6 · 272 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11 · 421 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.7 · 3,758 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.09 to 0.47) · 7,732 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.33 (0.15 to 0.52) · 8,479 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.88 (1.14 to 4.63) · 2,571 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.04 (0 to 2.41) · 933 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.85 (1.66 to 4.04) · 2,380 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 5.16 (0.2 to 10.13) · 908 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 3.42 (0.42 to 6.42) · 988 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.29 (0.91 to 3.67) · 677 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.37 (0 to 0.85) · 7,115 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.2 · 37 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.685 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.751 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.702 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.4 · 380 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21 · 660 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 15.1 · 167 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 29.6 · 365 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -17.5 · 282 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 513 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.4 (4 to 7.3) · 422 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (10.2 to 15.5) · 422 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 36 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.4 · 89 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.5 · 190 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (10.4 to 18.1) · 720 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 778 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,684 patients answered, 19% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 52% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 43% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$16,124
Medicare paid this office $16,124 for 48 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 40 | $12,735 | $168 |
Who their Medicare patients are
48 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 66 · Under 65 31% · Women 50% · Also on Medicaid 65% · Health risk score 4.30. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical obstetrics & gynecology clinician is at 0.88.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Heart failure 73% · Chronic kidney disease 67% · Diabetes 65% · Coronary heart disease 54% · Atrial fibrillation 52% · Stroke 46% · COPD 33% · Depression 29%.
The office billed $82,132, Medicare allowed $20,238 and paid $16,124; for 117 services of 10 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 48 | 117 | 66 | 4.30 | $82,132 | $16,124 |
| 2023 | 38 | 85 | 69 | 4.00 | $60,310 | $12,439 |
| 2022 | 39 | 77 | 67 | 3.30 | $50,267 | $10,504 |
| 2021 | 100 | 267 | 73 | 3.41 | $187,809 | $41,471 |
| 2020 | 61 | 145 | 77 | 2.67 | $103,555 | $24,177 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 30 | $10,162 | $172 |
2022: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 27 | $7,853 | $178 |
2021: 4 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 80 | $34,656 | $185 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | 13 | $1,566 | $120 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 12 | $579 | $32 |
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 12 | $490 | $38 |
2020: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 55 | $21,857 | $190 |
Medicaid work
$3,031 in 2024
Medicaid paid $3,031 for 24 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 12 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 24 | $3,031 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | 12 | $3,031 |
| 2023 | 37 | 1 | 14 | $3,734 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | 37 | $3,734 |
Money from drug and device companies
$188 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | None | $188 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $125 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $68 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $125 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| HemoSonics | Qunatra Qplus System | $188 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| HemoSonics | Meals · 2025-10-03 | Qunatra Qplus System | $48 |
| HemoSonics | Meals · 2025-09-15 | Qunatra Qplus System | $140 |
See earlier years (2022, 2021, 2020)
2022: $125
| Seagen | Tivdak | $125 | 1 payment
|
2021: $68
| Abiomed | Impella | $68 | 1 payment
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2020: $125
| Portola Pharmaceuticals | Andexxa | $125 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 85.2 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1265810055
- Licence
- CA A149761California A149761: Current · expires 2028-09-30
- Trained
- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2015
- Group
- Obhg California PC · Faculty Physicians and Surgeons of Llusm
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207LC0200X (207LC0200X); Federal specialty code 207V00000X (207V00000X)
- Mailing address
- 1855 4th St Fl 3, San Francisco, CA, 94143
- NPI first listed
- 2015-05-12
- NPI last updated
- 2020-07-28
- NPI record certified
- 2020-07-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 11234 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA, 92350