Dr. Ammar Charestan, MD

Dr. Charestan practices at Neighborhood Healthcare - Escondido Elm in Escondido, California.

Dr. Charestan's NPI, 1295181543, was assigned on May 5, 2016. Dr. Charestan graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Charestan's California license number on file is A166970.

Dr. Charestan's primary practice is Neighborhood Healthcare - Escondido Elm, at 460 Nrth Elm, Escondido, CA 92025 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 737-2000.

Dr. Charestan's primary practice is Neighborhood Healthcare - Escondido Elm in Escondido, California. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Charestan to 8 more medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 community health center, each named with a free account. Dr. Charestan's employer is on file too: a community health center (fqhc).

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Charestan practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Charestan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Charestan is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Charestan's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, chest wall injury, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses, ear infection, eyelid inflammation, itchy rashes and joint pain among the conditions Dr. Charestan treats.

CMS data shows 120 Medicare services from Dr. Charestan across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 107 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,806 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 107 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Charestan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 46 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Charestan's median patient age at 43, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Charestan wrote 136 Medicare Part D claims for 98 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 46 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $555 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 104 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Charestan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Charestan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Charestan from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $21.

Dr. Charestan graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Charestan is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.