Dr. Hussein Assi , MD
Plastic Surgery β’ Saint Louis, MO
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Div Surg Plastics
Saint Louis, MO 631101003
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Div Surg Plastics
Saint Louis, MO 631101003
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $689.52 across 8 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $689.52 across 8 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation: $236.39 across 2 records.
- Biocircuit Technologies Inc: $182.58 across 1 record.
- Acera Surgical, Inc.: $149.76 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2025
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Assi has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Assi as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Saint Louis and Missouri
54 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Saint Louis, MO (105 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Saint Louis
5.6% of these 54 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
51.9% of these 54 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2025 only.
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $689.52.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biocircuit Technologies Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Nerve Tape | General | $182.58 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Integra | General | $154.05 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Restrata Wound Matrix | General | $149.76 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Integra | General | $82.34 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS | General | $34.36 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS | General | $31.39 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS | General | $30.06 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS | General | $24.98 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
I20250806002469
MO
5890203145
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Plastic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1 BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL PLZ, DIV SURG PLASTICS, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631101003 (Tel: 3143627388)
Registered at PO BOX 7412011, CHICAGO, IL 606742011 (Tel: 3143627388)
Recorded as HUSSEIN ASSI, MD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL PLZ, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631101003 (Tel: 3147473000)
Registered at 4545 LACLEDE AVE APT 318, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631082194
Recorded as HUSSEIN ASSI
Plastic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2025023099)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Saint Louis
- Dr. Nicholas Calotta, MD
- John Tycher
- Dr. Caitlin Marks, MD
- Dr. Jonathan Pollack, MD
- Dr. Randall Pierrot, MD, MPH
- Dr. Erin Silverman, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 7412011
Chicago, IL 606742011
Phone: 3143627388