Dr. Ali Ghassan Darwish, MD

Dr. Darwish practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Dr. Darwish's NPI, 1679079958, was assigned on April 4, 2018. Dr. Darwish graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Darwish holds California license A173308.

Dr. Darwish's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, at One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 764-4624. Dr. Darwish also practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Dr. Darwish's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Dr. Darwish is also affiliated with UCI Health - Orange. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Darwish to 5 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Darwish practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Darwish's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Darwish is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Darwish is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, circulation problems, cirrhosis, collapsed lung, congestive heart failure and electrolyte disorders among the conditions Dr. Darwish treats.

CMS data shows 313 Medicare services from Dr. Darwish across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 309 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,748 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Darwish in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 135 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.55, 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. Darwish's median patient age at 70, with 51% women.

In 2023, Dr. Darwish wrote 49 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 4 drugs, with $7,910 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 139 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 55 out of 100 for Dr. Darwish for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Darwish accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 49 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Darwish, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Darwish in 2022. Dr. Darwish's most frequent co-authors are Tommy Hyung-Suk Lee, MD, Dotun Adeboye Ogunyemi, MD and Niren A. Raval, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Darwish from 9 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $164.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Darwish. Dr. Darwish serves on Respiratory Committee and Sepsis Committee.

Dr. Darwish graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Darwish is a member of ACP, American Society of Preventive Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology.

Dr. Darwish is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.