Dr. Sameh W. Ghattas, MD

Dr. Ghattas practices at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, part of County of Los Angeles.

Dr. Ghattas' NPI, 1801043286, was assigned on August 27, 2008. Dr. Ghattas graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Ghattas holds California license A114099.

Dr. Ghattas' primary practice is Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, at 1680 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (424) 835-6808.

Dr. Ghattas' primary practice is Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California, part of County of Los Angeles. Dr. Ghattas is also affiliated with Torrance Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Optum - Downtown Los Angeles. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghattas to 3 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Hospitalist is Dr. Ghattas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Ghattas is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghattas' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Arizona.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal inflammation, heart attack and hypertension among the conditions Dr. Ghattas treats.

CMS data shows 350 Medicare services from Dr. Ghattas across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 166 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,849 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 166 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghattas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 88 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 3.51, 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. Ghattas' median patient age at 58, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ghattas wrote 299 Medicare Part D claims for 96 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 71 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,139 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Ghattas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Ghattas from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $2,055.

Dr. Ghattas graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Ghattas is a member of SHM.

Dr. Ghattas is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.