Dr. Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, MD, PhD

Dr. Kahwaji practices at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District.

Dr. Kahwaji's NPI, 1780825604, was assigned on March 24, 2009. Dr. Kahwaji graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Kahwaji holds California license A97690.

Dr. Kahwaji's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center, at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291 in Tulare County. The practice phone is (559) 624-2000.

Dr. Kahwaji's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District. Dr. Kahwaji is also affiliated with Adventist Health Tulare. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kahwaji to 2 more medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Kahwaji's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Kahwaji is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kahwaji's licenses on file in 11 states: California, New Jersey, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Utah, Washington, Indiana and Minnesota.

CMS data shows 787 Medicare services from Dr. Kahwaji across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 569 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $77,998 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 569 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kahwaji in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 188 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 54% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kahwaji's median patient age at 48, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kahwaji wrote 254 Medicare Part D claims for 188 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 112 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $601 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 84 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Kahwaji accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kahwaji as offering telehealth. CMS counts 30 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Kahwaji, more than 73% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Kahwaji, published from 2002 to 2021. Dr. Kahwaji has published most often in J Appl Physiol (1985). Dr. Kahwaji's most frequent co-authors are Anthony D. Lucero, Gregg Aaron Miller, MD and Eric Chihao Donn, DO, MHA.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Kahwaji from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inari Medical, Inc. paid the most, $156.

Dr. Kahwaji graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Kahwaji is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.