Dr. Robert E. El-Kareh, MD

Dr. El-Kareh practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. El-Kareh's NPI, 1497944656, was assigned on October 23, 2007. Dr. El-Kareh graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. El-Kareh's California license number on file is A112957.

Dr. El-Kareh's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. El-Kareh's primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. El-Kareh is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. El-Kareh to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. El-Kareh practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. El-Kareh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. El-Kareh is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. El-Kareh's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Dmand AI lists cellulitis, gastrointestinal inflammation, hypertension, seizures and sepsis among the conditions Dr. El-Kareh treats.

CMS data shows 106 Medicare services from Dr. El-Kareh across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 47 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,751 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 47 Medicare patients who saw Dr. El-Kareh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 20 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 62% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.17, 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. El-Kareh's median patient age at 68, with 32% women.

In 2024, Dr. El-Kareh wrote 30 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. El-Kareh for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. El-Kareh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 44 papers to Dr. El-Kareh, published from 2008 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Electronic Health Records, Decision Support Systems, Clinical and Academic Medical Centers. Dr. El-Kareh has published most often in Diagnosis (Berl). Dr. El-Kareh's most frequent co-authors are Christopher A. Longhurst, MD, Sally Liu Baxter, MD and Jeffrey Ewing Lee, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. El-Kareh from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Baxter Healthcare paid the most, $99.

Dr. El-Kareh graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. El-Kareh is a member of SHM.

Dr. El-Kareh is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.