By: Sharath Joji  Jul. 07, 2022

Dexur’s analysis of Medicare claims volumes shows that Dr. Abdi Abbassi, Dr. Ajmal Hameed, Dr. Mark R Fleisher & Dr. Samir Lewiz Habashi are the top Physicians for Abdominal Pain in the county of Duval, Florida based on patient volume. Research has shown that case volume is positively correlated with better outcomes. Dexur is an approved purchaser of CMS claims data which it uses to produce data-driven rankings and research. Dexur's data is trusted by healthcare leaders, media and top academic institutions such as Harvard, with which it has published several academic papers.

Dexur's ranking is formulated based on an analysis of patient volume for each physician for Abdominal Pain in the county of Duval, FL. Physicians with more than 11 hospitalizations between Jan 2021 to Dec 2021 were considered for the study. The table below shows the top ranking physicians in Duval and their unique patient count data:

Physician	Unique Patient Count	Duval County Rank
Dr. Abdi Abbassi	233	1
Dr. Ajmal Hameed	205	2
Dr. Mark R Fleisher	122	3
Dr. Samir Lewiz Habashi	122	3
Dr. Buffie Marie Reid
Dr. Bradford Warner Joseph
Dr. Catherine Manolakis
Dr. Abhijit Roychowdhury
Dr. Emily Goldberg Rostholder
Dr. Richard S Sprague

Dr. Abdi Abbassi is a Gastroenterologist from Jacksonville, Florida, affiliated with American Physicians Foundation Corporation and Digestive Disease Consultants. Dr. Abbassi received his medical degree from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. He is board certified in Gastroenterology and has been practicing with an emphasis on Hepatology since 1997. Dr. Abbassi provided treatment to 233 unique patients, highest for any Physician for Abdominal Pain in Duval, making him the top ranked Physician in Dexur’s Ranking.

Dr. Ajmal Hameed is a Gastroenterologist affiliated with American Physicians Foundation Corporation and Digestive Disease Consultants. He is from Jacksonville, Florida and received his medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College. He is board certified in Gastroenterology. Dr. Hameed provided treatment to 205 unique patients, second highest among Physicians for Abdominal Pain in Duval, making him the second ranked Physician in Dexur’s Ranking.

Dr. Mark R Fleisher and Dr. Samir Lewiz Habashi share rank for top third Physician for Abdominal Pain in Duval, FL.

Dr. Mark R Fleisher is a Gastroenterologist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Gastroenterology. He is affiliated with Borland-Groover Clinic. Dr. Fleisher received his medical degree from Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and has been practicing for more than 21 years.

Dr. Samir Lewiz Habashi is a Gastroenterologist affiliated with American Physicians Foundation Corporation and Digestive Disease Consultants. He is from Gainesville, Florida and received his medical degree from Ain Shams University Faculty Of Medicine. He is board certified in Gastroenterology.

Dr. Fleisher and Dr. Habashi provided treatment to 122 unique patients each, third highest among Abdominal Pain Physicians in Duval County, making them the third ranked Physicians in Dexur’s Ranking.

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