Dr. Bashar Bash , MD
Internal Medicine โข Wakefield, RI
100 Kenyon Ave
Wakefield, RI 028794216
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on July 7, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 261 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99291 โ Critical care: 146 service units.
- 99292 โ Critical care: 51 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 37 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Wakefield, RI (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 614. Middle half: 261 to 1,066.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Rhode Island (2024, 529 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 396. Middle half: 234 to 705.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 541 in 2020 to 261 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
100 Kenyon Ave
Wakefield, RI 028794216
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
1994
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
76 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $44,770 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $35,671 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $79.37 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
32 years (graduated 1994)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1994 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
2006
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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. Bash 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. Bash 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 Wakefield and Rhode Island
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Wakefield, RI (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 614. Middle half: 261 to 1,066.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Rhode Island (2024, 529 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 396. Middle half: 234 to 705.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Wakefield, RI (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $51,325. Middle half: $31,766 to $69,936.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Rhode Island (2024, 529 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,752. Middle half: $20,970 to $59,070.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Wakefield, RI (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,800. Middle half: $23,543 to $49,679.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Rhode Island (2024, 529 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $28,221. Middle half: $15,243 to $44,860.
30 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Wakefield, RI (1,034 in Rhode Island).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Wakefield
16.7% of these 30 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 30 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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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 52% from 541 in 2020 to 261 in 2024.
- 2020: 541
- 2021: 627
- 2022: 346
- 2023: 380
- 2024: 261
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 51% from $91,138 in 2020 to $44,770 in 2024.
- 2020: $91,138
- 2021: $101,272
- 2022: $60,687
- 2023: $65,394
- 2024: $44,770
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 51% from $72,810 in 2020 to $35,671 in 2024.
- 2020: $72,810
- 2021: $80,999
- 2022: $48,430
- 2023: $52,102
- 2024: $35,671
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $15.88 in 2023 to $79.37 in 2024.
- 2023: $15.88
- 2024: $79.37
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), 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 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $79.37.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XARELTO | General | $79.37 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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146 | 52 | $350.00 | $208.72 |
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99292
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes
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51 | 29 | $190.00 | $104.98 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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37 | 25 | $160.00 | $116.79 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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27 | 27 | $315.00 | $171.19 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RC0200X
An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PULMONARY DISEASE
I20050509001024
RI
7911947973
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.
Nurse Practitioner
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 07, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Wakefield
- Dr. John Mullaney, MD
- Dr. Letitia Horrigan, DO
- Dr. Bruce Famiglietti, MD
- Dr. Jack Schwartzwald, MD
- Dr. Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD
- Dr. Peter Petropoulos, MD
Mailing Address
25 Burns Way
East Greenwich, RI 028181451
Phone: 4012066487