Dr. Tawfik N. Chami, MD

Dr. Chami practices at Wiregrass Ranch Special Procedures Center in Zephyrhills, Florida.

Dr. Chami's NPI, 1730198052, was assigned on August 5, 2006. Dr. Chami graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Chami holds Florida license ME65020.

Dr. Chami's primary practice is Wiregrass Ranch Special Procedures Center, at 38135 Market Square, Zephyrhills, FL 33542. The practice phone is (813) 780-8266.

Dr. Chami's primary practice is Wiregrass Ranch Special Procedures Center in Zephyrhills, Florida. Dr. Chami is also affiliated with AdventHealth Zephyrhills. The medical group on file is Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chami to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Gastroenterology is Dr. Chami's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Chami is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chami's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver and gastroduodenitis among the conditions Dr. Chami treats.

CMS data shows 933 Medicare services from Dr. Chami across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 397 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $91,442 for them.

CMS counts 397 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chami in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 190 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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. Chami's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chami wrote 2,416 Medicare Part D claims for 882 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,226 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $417,745 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,162 claims across 28 drugs.

Dr. Chami accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chami as offering telehealth. CMS counts 72 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Chami, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Chami. The most frequent topics are Constipation, Flatulence and Bulimia. Dr. Chami has published most often in Am J Gastroenterol. Dr. Chami's most frequent co-authors are Philip Owen Katz, MD, James Barthel, MD and Joseph Matthew McKinley, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,198 general payments to Dr. Chami from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $11,346.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Chami, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Chami graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Chami is a member of ACG.

Dr. Chami is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.