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Sara Quraish Abu-Tabikh, MD

Obstetrics/Gynecology · La Mesa

NPI 1265810055

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

Looking this up.

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

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Imperial Courage Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Loma Linda University Medical Center
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.71 (0.47 to 0.96)BetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.146BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.468BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.383BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.66 (0 to 1.53) · 2,053 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths173.35 (135.58 to 211.11) · 169 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.3 · 54 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 79 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.9 · 100 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.1 · 285 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.6 · 272 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11 · 421 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.7 · 3,758 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.09 to 0.47) · 7,732 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.33 (0.15 to 0.52) · 8,479 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.88 (1.14 to 4.63) · 2,571 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.04 (0 to 2.41) · 933 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.85 (1.66 to 4.04) · 2,380 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths5.16 (0.2 to 10.13) · 908 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths3.42 (0.42 to 6.42) · 988 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.29 (0.91 to 3.67) · 677 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.37 (0 to 0.85) · 7,115 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.2 · 37 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.685No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.751No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.702No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.4 · 380 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21 · 660 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits15.1 · 167 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits29.6 · 365 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-17.5 · 282 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.6 · 513 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.4 (4 to 7.3) · 422 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (10.2 to 15.5) · 422 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.8 · 36 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.4 · 89 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits21.5 · 190 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.6 (10.4 to 18.1) · 720 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 778 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (3,684 patients answered, 19% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Loma Linda University Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Loma Linda University Medical Center
Room was "always" clean73%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully75%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)74%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully73%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect83%
"Always" quiet at night52%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital78%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

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.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes40$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

Original Medicare by year
202448117664.30$82,132$16,124
20233885694.00$60,310$12,439
20223977673.30$50,267$10,504
2021100267733.41$187,809$41,471
202061145772.67$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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes30$10,162$172

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes27$7,853$178

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes80$34,656$185
Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope13$1,566$120
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes12$579$32
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin12$490$38

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes55$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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes24$3,031
Medicaid work by year
202424112$3,031
202337114$3,734
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes37$3,734

Money from drug and device companies

$188 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202512None$188
202211None$125
202111None$68
202011None$125

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
HemoSonicsQunatra Qplus System$188
2 payments
  • Meals for Qunatra Qplus System · 2025-10-03 · $48
  • Meals for Qunatra Qplus System · 2025-09-15 · $140
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
HemoSonicsMeals · 2025-10-03Qunatra Qplus System$48
HemoSonicsMeals · 2025-09-15Qunatra Qplus System$140
See earlier years (2022, 2021, 2020)

2022: $125

Payments by company in 2022
SeagenTivdak$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Tivdak · 2022-05-26 · $125

2021: $68

Payments by company in 2021
AbiomedImpella$68
1 payment
  • Meals for Impella · 2021-09-13 · $68

2020: $125

Payments by company in 2020
Portola PharmaceuticalsAndexxa$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Andexxa · 2020-02-17 · $125

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