Physician Profile
Bijan J. Ghassemieh, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Ghassemieh
Bijan J. Ghassemieh, MD is a healthcare provider in Seattle, WA specializing in pulmonary disease. Bijan trained at University of Washington School of Medicine, graduating in 2009. According to Medicare claims data, Bijan cared for 490 Medicare patients across 654 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient'. This provider record is associated with NPI 1720218514.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (206) 668-1558
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1560 N 115TH ST SUITE G10
Seattle, WA 98133
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
654 services · 490 patients · 16 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Treatment | 94729 |
32 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
27 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Treatment | 94726 |
26 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im | Treatment | 91322 |
21 | Too few peers to compare |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Treatment | 90677 |
21 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose | Treatment | 90480 |
21 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
172 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
85 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
61 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other lung specialists at this location 4
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Seattle 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 22 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Washington School of Medicine 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2009 at University of Washington School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases 7
Providers in WA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Ghassemieh specialize in?
Dr. Ghassemieh is a lung specialist in Seattle, WA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Ghassemieh located?
Dr. Ghassemieh is listed at 1560 N 115Th St Suite G10, Seattle, WA 98133. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Ghassemieh's phone number?
The number on file is (206) 668-1558. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Ghassemieh's NPI number?
Dr. Ghassemieh's National Provider Identifier is 1720218514. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Ghassemieh go to medical school?
Dr. Ghassemieh attended University of Washington School of Medicine, graduating in 2009. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Ghassemieh been practicing?
Dr. Ghassemieh has 17 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2009, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Ghassemieh do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Ghassemieh provides treatments such as test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases and test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Ghassemieh confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Ghassemieh. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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