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Dr. Ali Akalin , MD

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology • Worcester, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Ali Akalin, MD is a certified Pathology - Anatomic Pathology practicing in Worcester, MA. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1992, Dr. Akalin delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 55 LAKE AVE N.

Dr. Akalin is affiliated with Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

55 Lake Ave N
Department Of Pathology

Worcester, MA 016550002

Telephone 5087936100

Fax 5087936110

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Umass Memorial Medical Center Facility NPI 1679574933

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Worcester, MA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +2.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.4 Yrs

State Avg: 35.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

41 Specialists

Practicing in Worcester, MA (303 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

84.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Akalin (34 Years) 34 Yrs

Worcester Specialty Average (31.4 Years) 31.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	509	303	$268.00	$36.44
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	407	214	$268.00	$36.31
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	320	78	$101.00	$27.23
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	219	85	$548.00	$79.48
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	214	59	$101.00	$27.19
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	163	125	$173.00	$11.27
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	161	135	$62.00	$11.87
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	106	96	$205.00	$34.05
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	95	74	$205.00	$33.92
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	89	77	$173.00	$11.06
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	89	74	$270.00	$40.28
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	67	59	$62.00	$11.73
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	61	49	$270.00	$40.32
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	48	38	$289.00	$26.93
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	43	15	$297.00	$60.30
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	41	14	$62.00	$11.72
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	30	14	$124.00	$25.90
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	28	28	$289.00	$27.02
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	28	23	$329.00	$68.02
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	26	21	$548.00	$79.71
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	25	24	$798.00	$140.62
88302 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope	12	12	$73.00	$6.66
88321 Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere	12	12	$343.00	$79.30
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	11	11	$33.00	$4.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	599	317	$268.00	$37.34
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	551	131	$101.00	$28.51
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	294	135	$548.00	$83.17
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	262	77	$101.00	$28.52
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	217	187	$62.00	$12.68
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	217	151	$268.00	$37.57
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	214	178	$173.00	$11.63
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	177	152	$173.00	$11.43
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	169	154	$205.00	$35.16
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	147	139	$62.00	$12.48
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	115	39	$62.00	$12.12
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	98	91	$270.00	$42.22
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	96	87	$205.00	$35.15
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	91	34	$297.00	$62.68
88332 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block	68	14	$149.00	$30.99
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	60	20	$124.00	$26.72
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	55	50	$798.00	$144.51
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	52	43	$548.00	$83.10
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	51	47	$270.00	$42.10
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	34	30	$289.00	$27.90
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	33	31	$289.00	$27.81
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	31	13	$124.00	$26.76
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	23	15	$329.00	$70.66
88302 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope	22	22	$73.00	$6.91
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	18	18	$33.00	$4.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	383	246	$268.00	$38.09
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	304	75	$101.00	$29.17
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	145	109	$268.00	$38.84
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	132	76	$548.00	$84.77
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	125	112	$62.00	$12.97
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	123	30	$101.00	$29.19
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	98	85	$173.00	$12.02
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	95	85	$173.00	$11.81
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	88	80	$205.00	$36.01
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	82	68	$266.71	$43.34
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	74	66	$62.00	$12.89
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	69	26	$124.00	$27.34
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	53	18	$62.00	$12.56
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	49	40	$205.00	$35.98
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	49	47	$289.00	$28.66
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	48	41	$289.00	$28.76
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	41	20	$297.00	$62.02
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	39	36	$329.00	$72.75
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	33	30	$270.00	$43.27
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	26	18	$548.00	$85.42
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	23	15	$329.00	$72.74
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	17	16	$798.00	$150.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	350	254	$268.00	$39.56
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	323	75	$101.00	$30.05
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	229	131	$268.00	$39.42
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	143	35	$101.00	$29.94
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	102	90	$205.00	$37.08
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	102	85	$62.00	$13.30
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	97	83	$289.00	$29.13
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	95	84	$289.00	$29.28
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	93	81	$173.00	$12.19
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	92	56	$548.00	$87.27
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	76	64	$270.00	$44.54
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	64	50	$329.00	$74.44
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	61	24	$124.00	$28.09
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	50	46	$173.00	$12.01
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	43	40	$205.00	$36.88
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	38	22	$329.00	$74.35
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	37	32	$62.00	$13.11
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	22	21	$270.00	$44.19
88302 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope	16	11	$73.00	$7.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	392	254	$268.00	$41.09
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	290	65	$101.00	$31.06
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	126	113	$289.00	$30.22
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	115	76	$510.00	$77.16
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	104	90	$62.00	$13.66
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	99	69	$268.00	$41.17
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	90	78	$289.00	$30.17
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	90	79	$270.00	$45.95
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	88	76	$205.00	$38.55
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	83	62	$173.00	$12.62
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	62	46	$548.00	$90.39
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	59	26	$124.00	$29.02
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	51	11	$101.00	$31.00
88177 Pap test, evaluation of fine needle aspirate, immediate, each additional evaluation episode	37	18	$104.00	$24.18
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	37	24	$510.00	$77.30
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	35	32	$173.00	$12.45
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	31	18	$62.00	$13.23
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	30	26	$62.00	$13.59
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	22	21	$157.00	$39.22
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	20	16	$205.00	$38.45
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	16	16	$270.00	$46.21
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	14	14	$33.00	$4.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	337	231	$267.81	$40.84
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	260	67	$101.00	$30.82
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	131	114	$289.00	$30.09
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	107	93	$270.00	$45.62
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	103	77	$267.13	$40.50
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	98	75	$510.00	$76.14
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	84	23	$97.39	$30.54
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	81	76	$205.00	$38.25
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	75	66	$289.00	$30.05
88177 Pap test, evaluation of fine needle aspirate, immediate, each additional evaluation episode	56	18	$104.00	$23.78
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	52	30	$547.69	$89.66
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	49	16	$298.92	$67.61
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	48	23	$124.00	$28.54
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	38	28	$205.00	$38.23
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	36	26	$270.00	$45.62
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	31	28	$62.00	$13.38
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	29	25	$173.00	$12.27
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	28	14	$545.71	$89.51
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	27	22	$157.00	$39.00
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	25	16	$510.00	$76.08
88141 Pap test (Pap smear)	15	15	$117.27	$31.73
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	14	11	$62.00	$13.10
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	11	11	$798.00	$158.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	429	259	$259.00	$40.79
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	348	87	$101.00	$30.50
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	109	95	$205.00	$38.18
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	104	65	$259.00	$40.46
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	95	33	$124.00	$28.59
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	90	78	$270.00	$47.83
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	71	63	$289.00	$30.10
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	70	37	$532.00	$89.57
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	69	52	$500.00	$75.68
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	67	17	$297.00	$67.94
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	64	56	$289.00	$29.85
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	56	15	$101.00	$30.44
88177 Pap test, evaluation of fine needle aspirate, immediate, each additional evaluation episode	29	11	$104.00	$23.86
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	25	19	$62.00	$12.83
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	24	22	$62.00	$13.58
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	24	15	$157.00	$38.91
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	23	21	$167.00	$12.49
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	21	16	$205.00	$38.14
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	18	13	$270.00	$44.67
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	11	11	$775.00	$158.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	443	260	$254.54	$40.49
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	189	55	$101.00	$30.27
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	93	81	$289.00	$29.49
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	77	57	$355.65	$75.40
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	76	46	$124.00	$28.85
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	69	60	$167.00	$12.36
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	67	43	$529.40	$89.32
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	67	65	$205.00	$37.86
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	61	35	$259.00	$40.65
88177 Pap test, evaluation of fine needle aspirate, immediate, each additional evaluation episode	37	15	$104.00	$23.70
88360 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor	37	35	$270.00	$58.26
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	30	27	$62.00	$13.45
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	24	16	$297.00	$67.07
88172 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate	23	17	$157.00	$38.61
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	15	14	$33.00	$4.68
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	11	11	$775.00	$157.84
88141 Pap test (Pap smear)	11	11	$118.00	$33.79

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-11-05

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X

State License MA 233766

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

2143763 (MA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc

55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 016550002

Phone: 5083341000