Sanjeet Girish Patel, MD
Cardiac Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
54%Service-mix similarityView profile →
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Compare the published Medicare service mix of Vaughn A. Starnes, MD with clinicians in the same registry specialty: Cardiac Surgery · General Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS).
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2024 published service data · 46 eligible profiles compared. Similarity describes billing patterns, not quality, outcomes, or suitability for your care.
Jonathan Aaron Praeger, M.D.
Cardiac Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services2 shared services · view billing descriptions
51%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Richard J Shemin, M.D.
Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services3 shared services · view billing descriptions
50%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Alfredo Trento, M.D.
General Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services2 shared services · view billing descriptions
46%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Abbas Ardehali, MD
Cardiac Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services2 shared services · view billing descriptions
44%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Raymond Churk-Yin Lee, M.D.
Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
43%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Ming-Lu Huang, MD
Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
37%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Victoria Lam
Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
30%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Matthew E Powers, M.D.
Cardiac Surgery · General Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
29%Service-mix similarityView profile →
David G Rabkin, MD
Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
24%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Serge S Kobsa, M.D., PH.D.
Cardiac Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
21%Service-mix similarityView profile →
Fardad Esmailian, MD
Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Los Angeles, CA
Shared published services1 shared services · view billing descriptions
20%Service-mix similarityView profile →
How this comparison works
We use the same calendar year of CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners data for both providers. Published non-drug service counts are combined by HCPCS code across places of service. We apply log(1 + count), normalize the vectors, and compare them using cosine similarity.
Candidates share the reference provider’s current NPPES primary taxonomy and match the location you enter. We examine up to 500 candidates in NPI order, then show up to 12 with the highest positive similarity within that set. The score is not a percentile, medical recommendation, or prediction. Suppressed services are not estimated. Medicare fee-for-service data does not describe a provider’s entire practice.
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service : 2024-12-01 · Published May 21, 2026.