Dr. Ziad W. Ghamra, MD

Dr. Ghamra practices at Lung Associates Of Sarasota in Sarasota, Florida.

Dr. Ghamra's NPI, 1023058732, was assigned on June 8, 2006. Dr. Ghamra graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Ghamra holds Florida license ME105061.

Dr. Ghamra's primary practice is Lung Associates of Sarasota, at 1921 Waldemere St, Sarasota, FL 34239. The practice phone is (941) 366-5864.

Dr. Ghamra's primary practice is Lung Associates Of Sarasota in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Ghamra is also affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus. The medical group on file is First Physicians Group of Sarasota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghamra to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ghamra practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Ghamra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Ghamra is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghamra's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, South Carolina and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, hypersomnia, pleural effusion and pneumonia among the conditions Dr. Ghamra treats.

CMS data shows 2,962 Medicare services from Dr. Ghamra across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,316 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $274,023 for them.

CMS counts 1,316 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghamra in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 592 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.04, 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. Ghamra's median patient age at 75, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ghamra wrote 2,730 Medicare Part D claims for 458 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,608 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,353,350 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,686 claims across 35 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Ghamra for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ghamra accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Ghamra. The most frequent topics are Hypertension, Pulmonary and Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Dr. Ghamra has published most often in Respir Care. Dr. Ghamra's most frequent co-author is Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 202 general payments to Dr. Ghamra from 31 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $691.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ghamra, most recently Sarasota Magazine: Top Doctors in 2014.

Dr. Ghamra graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1998.

Dr. Ghamra is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.