Dr. Stuart A. Abel, M.D.
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
1450 San Pablo St Ste 6200
Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Los Angeles County includes primary care (7% of residents) and mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Rush Medical College of Rush University (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 188
Licensed in California since 2021, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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
- 2015Medical school: Rush Medical College of Rush University
- 2015Registered 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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Surgery Physician primary
CA license A174643 (first issued 2021; current) · TN license 61299 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Keck Hospital of Usc Los Angeles, CA
- Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale, CA
Medical groups
- Usc Care Medical Group Inc (1,380 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
- 188
- Services billed
- 339
- Patients’ average age
- 69
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 28 | 28 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 27 | 20 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 22 | 22 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 18 | 17 |
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 $24.71 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $24.71 |
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| Food and Beverage | $24.71 |
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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.