Dr. Basem Alkurdi, MD

Dr. Alkurdi practices at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, part of Tampa General Hospital.

Dr. Alkurdi's NPI, 1477520617, was assigned on March 7, 2006. Dr. Alkurdi graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Alkurdi holds Florida license ME128074.

Dr. Alkurdi's primary practice is Tampa General Hospital, at 1 Tampa General Cir, Tampa, FL 33606 in Hillsborough County. The practice phone is (813) 844-7000.

Dr. Alkurdi's primary practice is Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, part of Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Alkurdi is also affiliated with BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital. The medical group on file is Tampa General Medical Group (TGMG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Alkurdi to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alkurdi practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hepatology is Dr. Alkurdi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0008X. Dr. Alkurdi is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Alkurdi's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis of the liver, fatty liver, hepatitis c, high cholesterol, immune deficiency disease and obesity among the conditions Dr. Alkurdi treats.

CMS data shows 456 Medicare services from Dr. Alkurdi across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 215 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,893 for them.

CMS counts 215 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alkurdi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 126 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.13, 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. Alkurdi's median patient age at 62, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alkurdi wrote 1,575 Medicare Part D claims for 412 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,402 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,050,651 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,205 claims across 22 drugs.

Dr. Alkurdi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Alkurdi as offering telehealth.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Alkurdi, published from 2014 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Immunosuppressive Agents. Dr. Alkurdi's most frequent co-authors are Shajan Peter, Ravi Jariwala and Brendan M. McGuire.

CMS Open Payments shows 109 general payments to Dr. Alkurdi from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education speaker fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Shionogi Inc paid the most, $14,516.

Dr. Alkurdi graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine in 1997.

Dr. Alkurdi is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.