Bassam Albarcha, MD,FACP
NPI 1821184193ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Saint Louis, MO
Internal Medicine (MD,FACP) with Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation Inc, practicing in Saint Louis, Missouri. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $613,385 for 9,282 claims, against $629.68 paid for services in 2024. Viiv Healthcare Company was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $965.44 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1821184193 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD,FACP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 5, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 11, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 036096687 | IL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 16 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 18 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $629.68 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 9,282 · 13,965 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 349 |
| Total drug cost | $613,385 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Hospitalist |
Medical group
- Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation IncEast Saint Louis, IL · 119 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Memorial HospitalBelleville, IL
- Touchette Regional Hospital IncCentreville, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$965.44 · 45 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$561.70 · 30 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $260.13 | 11 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $155.95 | 7 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $135.85 | 7 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $70.28 | 3 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | $57.35 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$965.44 · 45 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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