Puya Abbassi, DO
Neurology · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 20
- 4 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
20 plans · 4 carriers
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Abbassi’s office at (408) 885-5000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
20 of 20 plans
| Aetna Medicare Eagle (PPO) | Aetna Medicare | Listed | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Aetna Medicare Enhanced (PPO) | Aetna Medicare | Listed | Sep 8, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
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.
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.572 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.563 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.256 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.369 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.76 to 1.38) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 141 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.9 · 653 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 348 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,502 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.735 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 2.573 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 951 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 56.3 · 128 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 644 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.3 · 699 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 921 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$23,942
Medicare paid this office $23,942 for 187 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 42 | $6,097 | $109 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 31 | $4,736 | $139 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 40 | $2,381 | $51 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 12 | $2,269 | $175 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 2-12 hours with health care professional review and report | 22 | $1,927 | $88 |
See all 7 services
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 42 | $6,097 | $109 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 31 | $4,736 | $139 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 40 | $2,381 | $51 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 12 | $2,269 | $175 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 2-12 hours with health care professional review and report | 22 | $1,927 | $88 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 32 | $1,498 | $45 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and asleep | 16 | $777 | $46 |
Who their Medicare patients are
187 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 24% · 85 and older 14% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 84% · Health risk score 2.06. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical neurology clinician is at 1.61.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 73% · Diabetes 39% · Stroke 36% · Depression 31% · Dementia 28% · Coronary heart disease 27% · Chronic kidney disease 27% · Heart failure 23% · Atrial fibrillation 18% · COPD 14% · Cancer 9%.
The office billed $238,407, Medicare allowed $36,261 and paid $23,942; for 276 services of 20 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 | 187 | 276 | 70 | 2.06 | $238,407 | $23,942 |
| 2023 | 86 | 95 | 67 | 1.68 | $63,627 | $6,677 |
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: 2 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 15 | $1,147 | $76 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $510 | $46 |
Medicaid work
$3,108 in 2024
Medicaid paid $3,108 for 1,335 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 59 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.
| OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT HIGH MDM 55 MINUTES | 139 | $1,544 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 85 | $597 |
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 39 | $384 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $308 |
| Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | 28 | $213 |
| Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and asleep | 13 | $62 |
| Pain severity quantified; no pain present (COA) (ONC) | 17 | $0 |
| Medication list documented in medical record (COA) | 358 | $0 |
| Review of all medications by a prescribing practitioner or clinical pharmacist (such as, prescriptions, OTCs, herbal therapies and supplements) documented in the medical record (COA) | 196 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 171 | $0 |
| Most recent systolic blood pressure 130-139 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD) | 27 | $0 |
| Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM) | 197 | $0 |
| 2024 | 1,335 | 13 | 59 | $3,108 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$171,204
Pharmacies billed $171,204 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 1,042) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical neurology clinician is at 0%.
961 generic and 65 brand-name prescriptions · $171,204 in drug cost · 24 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Vimpat | 13 | $8,906 | $685 |
| Ajovy | 11 | $8,650 | $786 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | 143 | $6,034 | $42 |
| Levetiracetam | 109 | $4,314 | $40 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er | 62 | $2,319 | $37 |
See all 25 drugs
| Vimpat | 13 | $8,906 | $685 |
| Ajovy | 11 | $8,650 | $786 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | 143 | $6,034 | $42 |
| Levetiracetam | 109 | $4,314 | $40 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er | 62 | $2,319 | $37 |
| Lamotrigine | 87 | $2,101 | $24 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 37 | $1,892 | $51 |
| Amantadine | 51 | $1,705 | $33 |
| Gabapentin | 75 | $1,124 | $15 |
| Carbamazepine | 12 | $955 | $80 |
| Phenytoin Sodium Extended | 14 | $837 | $60 |
| Levetiracetam Er | 16 | $794 | $50 |
| Topiramate | 39 | $569 | $15 |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride | 20 | $537 | $27 |
| Primidone | 14 | $512 | $37 |
| Propranolol | 23 | $447 | $19 |
| Divalproex | 20 | $424 | $21 |
| Quetiapine | 20 | $312 | $16 |
| Phenobarbital | 16 | $279 | $17 |
| Donepezil | 27 | $209 | $8 |
| Nortriptyline | 13 | $178 | $14 |
| Trazodone | 13 | $175 | $13 |
| Memantine | 12 | $157 | $13 |
| Trihexyphenidyl | 13 | $149 | $11 |
| Ropinirole | 11 | $81 | $7 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 1,042 | 165 | 0% (0) | 6% | $171,204 |
| 2023 | 159 | 73 | 0% (0) | None | $17,180 |
| 2022 | 98 | 14 | 0% (0) | None | $11,836 |
| 2021 | 47 | 11 | 0% (0) | 0% | $1,494 |
| 2020 | 81 | 18 | 0% (0) | None | $8,734 |
| 2019 | 99 | 32 | 0% (0) | None | $8,310 |
| 2018 | 30 | 11 | None | None | $517 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 4 drugs
| Levetiracetam | 36 | $3,029 | $84 |
| Levetiracetam Er | 16 | $1,152 | $72 |
| Lamotrigine | 19 | $1,063 | $56 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $362 | $33 |
2022: 2 drugs
| Lamotrigine | 22 | $491 | $22 |
| Amitriptyline | 12 | $223 | $19 |
2021: 1 drug
| Amitriptyline | 11 | $196 | $18 |
Money from drug and device companies
$73 in 2023
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| AbbVie | Qulipta | $73 | 4 payments
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See all 4 published payments
| AbbVie | Meals · 2023-04-28 | Qulipta | $14 |
| AbbVie | Meals · 2023-04-20 | Qulipta | $28 |
| AbbVie | Meals · 2023-02-27 | Qulipta | $16 |
| AbbVie | Meals · 2023-01-18 | Qulipta | $14 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1831695428
- Licence
- CA 20A20734, MA 291467
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Neurology (2084N0400X)
- Mailing address
- 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128
- NPI first listed
- 2018-04-02
- NPI last updated
- 2023-08-09
- NPI record certified
- 2023-08-09
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215