Dr. Firas El Chaer, MD

Dr. El Chaer practices at Baptist Health Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida, part of Baptist Health South Florida.

Dr. El Chaer's NPI, 1659624856, was assigned on October 25, 2012. Dr. El Chaer graduated from University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine in 2011. Dr. El Chaer holds Florida license ME171356.

Dr. El Chaer's primary practice is Baptist Health Baptist Hospital, at 8900 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176 in Miami-Dade County. The practice phone is (786) 596-1960.

Dr. El Chaer's primary practice is Baptist Health Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida, part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. El Chaer is also affiliated with Baptist Health Mariners Hospital. The medical group on file is Baptist Health Medical Group Oncology. Dmand AI also links Dr. El Chaer to 2 more medical groups and 1 breast imaging center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. El Chaer practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. El Chaer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0000X. The record also lists hematology. Dr. El Chaer is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. El Chaer's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Virginia and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists chronic anemia, chronic leukemia, lung cancer, lymphoma and purpura and thrombocytopenia among the conditions Dr. El Chaer treats.

CMS data shows 587 Medicare services from Dr. El Chaer across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,286 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. El Chaer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 86 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.62, 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 Chaer's median patient age at 67, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. El Chaer wrote 522 Medicare Part D claims for 75 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 346 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,601,170 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 411 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. El Chaer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. El Chaer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. El Chaer as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 37 papers to Dr. El Chaer, published from 2015 to 2023. 2018 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Antineoplastic Agents, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute. Dr. El Chaer has published most often in Am J Hematol. Dr. El Chaer's most frequent co-authors are Maria R. Baer, MD, Ashkan Emadi, MD, PhD and Noa G. Holtzman, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. El Chaer to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Hematologic Neoplasms, Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Hematologic Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 149 general payments to Dr. El Chaer from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $34,608.

Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Dr. El Chaer, most recently Internal Medicine Residency Inpatient Attending of the Year in 2022. Dr. El Chaer serves on Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and Commission on Cancer.

Dr. El Chaer graduated from University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine in 2011. Dr. El Chaer is a member of ASH and The American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy.

Dr. El Chaer is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.