Dr. Bashar Kako
Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Temple University School of Medicine (2017)
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 1,158
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Medical school: Temple University School of Medicine
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Diagnostic Radiology Physician primary
MA license 282485
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA
- North Shore Medical Center - Salem, MA
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA
Medical groups
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc (3,558 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,158
- Services billed
- 1,411
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 271 | 263 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 145 | 145 |
| Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | 57 | 55 |
| Nuclear medicine study, spect imaging with concurrent ct scan, 1 area or single acquisition, single day imaging | 21 | 21 |
| Radioactive drug therapy through a vein | 20 | 16 |
| Nuclear medicine study of brain with metabolic evaluation | 19 | 19 |
| Nuclear medicine study of stomach to assess emptying | 19 | 19 |
| Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | 16 | 16 |
| Nuclear medicine study of lung ventilation and circulation | 16 | 16 |
| Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system with use of drugs | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $39.77 in total to this clinician.
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $39.77 |
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| Food and Beverage | $39.77 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.