Dr. Arnold Ghitis, MD

Dr. Ghitis practices at Columbia Primary Care in Plantation, Florida.

Dr. Ghitis' NPI, 1790860310, was assigned on October 25, 2006. Dr. Ghitis graduated from Universidad del Valle Health Sciences in 1982. Dr. Ghitis holds Florida license ME61904.

Dr. Ghitis' primary practice is Columbia Primary Care, at 8251 W Broward Blvd, Plantation, FL 33324 in Broward County. The practice phone is (561) 881-2640.

Dr. Ghitis' primary practice is Columbia Primary Care in Plantation, Florida. Dr. Ghitis is also affiliated with HCA Florida Westside Hospital. The medical group on file is EKG & ECHO Readers Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghitis 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. Ghitis practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Ghitis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Ghitis is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghitis' licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization and endocarditis among the conditions Dr. Ghitis treats.

CMS data shows 1,555 Medicare services from Dr. Ghitis across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 652 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $104,013 for them.

CMS counts 652 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghitis in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 239 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, 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. Ghitis' median patient age at 73, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ghitis wrote 5,706 Medicare Part D claims for 945 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,475 of them, across 50 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,004,337 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,841 claims across 50 drugs.

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

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ghitis.

CMS Open Payments shows 687 general payments to Dr. Ghitis from 64 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $2,586.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ghitis.

Dr. Ghitis graduated from Universidad del Valle Health Sciences in 1982.

Dr. Ghitis is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.