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Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD

(Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

425 Nursing Home Drive
Arcadia, FL 34266

(863) 491-8889

Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD is a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital.

Office Locations

HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital

425 Nursing Home Drive
Arcadia, FL 34266

(863) 491-8889

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7531 Tori Way
Sarasota, FL 34239

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

stress testing

In 2023, Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

stress EKG

By Affordability:

electrocardiogram

stress EKG

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD performed more stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for electrocardiogram (EKG), and stress EKG that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	199
airway management	61
ambulatory monitoring	251
breathing treatment	74
cardiac procedures	1462
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	2431
enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)	654
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
nuclear scan	102
pelvic imaging	157
pulmonary testing	423
sleep study	129
stress testing	636
ultrasound (sonogram)	1196
vascular procedures	579

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	138
airway management	60
ambulatory monitoring	203
cardiac procedures	1164
doctor visit	2330
enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)	541
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
nuclear scan	49
pelvic imaging	92
pulmonary testing	250
sleep study	116
stress testing	448
ultrasound (sonogram)	1101
vascular procedures	542

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	844
Black	0
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	386
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	145
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	120
airway management	69
ambulatory monitoring	131
breathing treatment	20
cardiac procedures	777
doctor visit	2374
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
nuclear scan	44
pelvic imaging	90
pulmonary testing	210
sleep study	132
stress testing	218
ultrasound (sonogram)	873
vascular procedures	415

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	843
Black	0
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	160
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	51
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	97
ambulatory monitoring	181
cardiac procedures	1091
doctor visit	2215
hospital care	108
inpatient care	87
outpatient care	21
pelvic imaging	67
pulmonary testing	122
sleep study	21
stress testing	398
ultrasound (sonogram)	985
vascular procedures	443

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	790
Female	822

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1358
Black	0
Hispanic	140
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	628
From 75 to 84	584
85 and over	246
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	50
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	110
ambulatory monitoring	170
cardiac procedures	1003
doctor visit	2660
hospital care	72
inpatient care	61
outpatient care	11
pelvic imaging	110
pulmonary testing	116
sleep study	90
stress testing	352
ultrasound (sonogram)	969
vascular procedures	488

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	459
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	53
Hispanic	75
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	138
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	43
ambulatory monitoring	115
cardiac procedures	916
doctor visit	3117
emergency care	14
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165
lab tests	234
pelvic imaging	43
pulmonary testing	92
sleep study	76
stress testing	361
ultrasound (sonogram)	719
vascular procedures	279

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	497
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	858
Black	58
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	145
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	56
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
ambulatory monitoring	33
cardiac procedures	845
doctor visit	2643
hospital care	170
inpatient care	145
lab tests	245
outpatient care	25
pelvic imaging	28
pulmonary testing	19
sleep study	58
stress testing	332
ultrasound (sonogram)	731
vascular procedures	251

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	493

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	855
Black	46
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	132
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	58
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	535
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lab tests	76
sleep study	46
stress testing	222
ultrasound (sonogram)	331
vascular procedures	48

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	27
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	83
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	12
cardiac procedures	549
doctor visit	24
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
pelvic imaging	12
pulmonary testing	19
sleep study	35
stress testing	189
ultrasound (sonogram)	480
vascular procedures	120

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	26
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	94
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	51
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	548
stress testing	195
ultrasound (sonogram)	485
vascular procedures	132

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	28
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	91
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	49
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
cardiac procedures	536
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
pelvic imaging	14
stress testing	222
ultrasound (sonogram)	406
vascular procedures	92

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	25
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	111
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	46
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated as a cardiologist in Arcadia, FL were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

abdominal imaging	84
airway management	63
ambulatory monitoring	139
cardiac procedures	856
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	2224
emergency care	14
hospital care	91
inpatient care	85
lab tests	185
nuclear scan	65
outpatient care	19
pelvic imaging	68
pulmonary testing	156
sleep study	78
stress testing	324
ultrasound (sonogram)	752
vascular procedures	308

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	409
Male	400

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	692
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	59
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	122
75 to 84	313
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	304

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx. He is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine and has a state license in Florida.

Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Florida Healthcare

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,234 WATCHMAN $1,864	WATCHMAN FLX $187	Tachy System $101	RESONATE $82
Amgen Inc.	$853 Repatha $724	Corlanor $111	$18
Abbott Laboratories	$556 Xience V coronary stent system $161	Mitra Clip system $134	Vascular $70	Confirm Rx $63	Merlin Connectivity and Remote $58	Other $69
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$352 PRALUENT $289	MULTAQ $38	TOUJEO $15	SOLIQUA 100/33 $10
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$217 ENTRESTO $217
Other	$796 JARDIANCE $81	Azure $76	CRM $74	VERQUVO $73	Kerendia $50	Other $442

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,669
Travel and Lodging	$1,298
Education	$40

Biography

Dr. Bassam Altajar sees patients in Arcadia, FL and Sarasota, FL. His medical specialties are adult cardiology and sleep medicine. His professional affiliations include Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and HCA Florida Healthcare. Dr. Altajar's training includes a residency program at St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bassam Altajar, MD From 2012 - 2022

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