Dr. Bashar A. Hakim, MD

  • Talladega, AL
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1740206978PAC ID1759346679
Medicare services, 2024
752
Medicare patients, 2024
293
Part D claims, 2024
3,080
MIPS score, 2024
98
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
604 Stone Avenue, Talladega, AL 35160
Practice phone
Call (256) 761-4542
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Primary practice

Baptist Health Citizens Hospital

Hospital · Talladega, Alabama

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Dr. Bashar A. Hakim is a gastroenterologist in Talladega, Alabama

Dr. Hakim practices at Baptist Health Citizens Hospital in Talladega, Alabama, part of Orlando Health.

Dr. Hakim's NPI, 1740206978, was assigned on July 14, 2006. Dr. Hakim graduated from University College of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Hakim holds Alabama license 18362.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1759346679
NPI enumeration date
July 14, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(256) 761-4542
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim practices at Baptist Health Citizens Hospital in Talladega, Alabama

Dr. Hakim's primary practice is Baptist Health Citizens Hospital, at 604 Stone Avenue, Talladega, AL 35160 in Talladega County. The practice phone is (256) 761-4542.

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Dr. Bashar A. Hakim is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hakim's primary practice is Baptist Health Citizens Hospital in Talladega, Alabama, part of Orlando Health. Dr. Hakim is also affiliated with Coosa Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Alabama Digestive Care Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hakim to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bashar A. Hakim's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hakim practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Baptist Health Citizens HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Bashar A. Hakim is one of 206 gastroenterologists in Alabama

Gastroenterology is Dr. Hakim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Hakim is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 18362 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Hakim

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim billed Medicare for 752 services in 2024

CMS data shows 752 Medicare services from Dr. Hakim across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 293 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $62,545 for them.

Medicare services, 2024752
Medicare patients293
Paid by Medicare$62,545
Procedure codes11

Dr. Hakim's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5712024: 51011%
Surgery
2023: 2672024: 2429%
Lab and pathology
2023: 112024: 0100%

Where Dr. Hakim's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office46862%
  • In a facility28438%

Dr. Hakim compared with the Alabama median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Hakim
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
752vs 48057% above
Medicare patients
293vs 287Close to median
Part D claims
2,934vs 6114.8 times

Medians across 207 gastroenterologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hakim's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim treated 293 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hakim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 109 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hakim's median patient age at 64, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024293
Average age72
Average risk score1.48
Also on Medicaid28%

Dr. Hakim's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Hakim's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18463%
  • Men10937%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hakim's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis61%
  4. Diabetes40%
  5. Mood disorders31%
  6. Chronic kidney disease30%
  7. Ischemic heart disease30%
  8. Anxiety28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hakim's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim wrote 3,080 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hakim wrote 3,080 Medicare Part D claims for 688 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,934 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,023,987 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,090 claims across 36 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,080
Drugs named by CMS34
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients688

Dr. Hakim's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,447 claims79%
  • Brand-name633 claims21%

Dr. Hakim's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hakim's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%26 of 3,080 claims
  • Antibiotics3%93 of 3,080 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3,0902024: 2,9345%

Drugs named by CMS: 34 in 2024, 36 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Hakim for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Hakim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 219 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Hakim, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Hakim's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 98of 100Final score
  • 95of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 88of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Hakim ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
94th percentile219 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
87th percentile170 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Bashar A. Hakim received $2,241 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 120 general payments to Dr. Hakim from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. paid the most, $728.

General payments to Dr. Hakim by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Hakim by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,21399%
  • Education$281%

Companies that paid Dr. Hakim the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim graduated from University College of Medicine

Dr. Hakim graduated from University College of Medicine in 1981.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Bashar A. Hakim's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Bashar A. Hakim's NPI number?

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim's NPI number is 1740206978. It was assigned on July 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Bashar A. Hakim?

Dr. Bashar A. Hakim is a gastroenterologist in Talladega, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Bashar A. Hakim practice?

Dr. Hakim practices at 604 Stone Avenue, Talladega, AL 35160. Dr. Hakim's primary practice is Baptist Health Citizens Hospital in Talladega, Alabama, part of Orlando Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hakim to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Bashar A. Hakim's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hakim is (256) 761-4542.

What is Dr. Bashar A. Hakim's medical license number?

Dr. Hakim holds Alabama license 18362.

Which hospitals is Dr. Bashar A. Hakim affiliated with?

Dr. Hakim practices at Baptist Health Citizens Hospital in Talladega, Alabama. Dr. Hakim is also affiliated with Coosa Valley Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Bashar A. Hakim part of?

Dr. Hakim is linked to Alabama Digestive Care Center.

Does Dr. Bashar A. Hakim accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hakim billed Medicare for 752 services in 2024, and Dr. Hakim accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Bashar A. Hakim's MIPS score?

Dr. Hakim's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bashar A. Hakim see?

CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hakim in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Bashar A. Hakim bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hakim's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (43239).

Where did Dr. Bashar A. Hakim go to medical school?

Dr. Hakim graduated from University College of Medicine in 1981.

What drugs does Dr. Bashar A. Hakim prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hakim's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Dicyclomine HCl and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Bashar A. Hakim received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,241 in general payments to Dr. Hakim from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bausch Health Americas, Inc.

How long has Dr. Bashar A. Hakim been practicing?

Dr. Hakim graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

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