Dr. Tarek Abuelem, MD

Dr. Abuelem practices at CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood, Arkansas, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Abuelem's NPI, 1588984223, was assigned on June 4, 2010. Dr. Abuelem graduated from University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Abuelem's Arkansas license number on file is E-7365.

Dr. Abuelem's primary practice is CHI St. Vincent North, at 2215 Wildwood Avenue, Sherwood, AR 72120 in Pulaski County. The practice phone is (501) 552-7100.

Dr. Abuelem's primary practice is CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood, Arkansas, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Abuelem is also affiliated with CHI St. Vincent Infirmary. The medical group on file is CHI St. Vincent Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abuelem to 3 more hospitals, 1 clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Abuelem practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Abuelem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Abuelem is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Abuelem's licenses on file in 3 states: Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Abuelem treats.

CMS data shows 1,150 Medicare services from Dr. Abuelem across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 347 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $146,272 for them.

CMS counts 347 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abuelem in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 134 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Abuelem's median patient age at 71, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Abuelem wrote 340 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 270 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,886 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 184 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Abuelem accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 71 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Abuelem, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Abuelem, published from 2015 to 2021. The most frequent topics are Intracranial Aneurysm, Association Learning and Basal Ganglia. Dr. Abuelem has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. Abuelem's most frequent co-authors are Jaafar Basma, MD, Ali Krisht, MD and Khaled M. Krisht.

CMS Open Payments shows 91 general payments to Dr. Abuelem from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $2,828.

Dr. Abuelem graduated from University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Abuelem is a member of AANS and CNS.

Dr. Abuelem is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.