Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,622
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 2,358
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,251
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 82
- Practice address
- 405 W Jackson, Carbondale, IL 62901
- Practice phone
- Call (618) 549-0721
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz is a cardiologist in Carbondale, Illinois
Dr. Pour Ghaz practices at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, part of Southern Illinois Healthcare.
Dr. Pour Ghaz's NPI, 1265962450, was assigned on June 19, 2017. Dr. Pour Ghaz holds Illinois license 036163430.
- NPI
- 1265962450NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264702281
- NPI enumeration date
- June 19, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (618) 549-0721
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz practices at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois
Dr. Pour Ghaz's primary practice is SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, at 405 W Jackson, Carbondale, IL 62901 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (618) 549-0721.
- SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale405 W Jackson, Carbondale, IL 62901 · Jackson CountyPhone(618) 549-0721
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Pour Ghaz's primary practice is SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, part of Southern Illinois Healthcare. Dr. Pour Ghaz is also affiliated with SIH Herrin Hospital. The medical group on file is Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH). Dmand AI also links Dr. Pour Ghaz to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pour Ghaz practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz is one of 908 cardiologists in Illinois
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Pour Ghaz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Pour Ghaz is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, IllinoisPrimary
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Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz billed Medicare for 4,622 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,622 Medicare services from Dr. Pour Ghaz across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,358 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $246,371 for them.
Dr. Pour Ghaz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4342024: 3,263652%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5722024: 1,264121%
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 95
Where Dr. Pour Ghaz's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office84118%
- In a facility3,78182%
Dr. Pour Ghaz compared with the Illinois median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Pour Ghaz
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 4,622vs 1,9362.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 2,358vs 1,0232.3 times
- Part D claims
- 2,087vs 1,50239% above
Medians across 906 cardiologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pour Ghaz's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz treated 2,358 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 2,358 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pour Ghaz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 864 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, 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. Pour Ghaz's median patient age at 72, with 52% women.
Dr. Pour Ghaz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Pour Ghaz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,33256%
- Men1,02644%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pour Ghaz's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis61%
- Ischemic heart disease49%
- Anxiety44%
- Diabetes42%
- Heart failure37%
- Atrial fibrillation35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pour Ghaz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz wrote 2,251 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pour Ghaz wrote 2,251 Medicare Part D claims for 377 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,087 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $340,243 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 346 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Pour Ghaz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,932 claims86%
- Brand-name319 claims14%
Dr. Pour Ghaz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Pour Ghaz's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%13 of 2,251 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3462024: 2,087503%
Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 13 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Pour Ghaz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pour Ghaz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Pour Ghaz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 82of 100Final score
- 55.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Pour Ghaz in 2019. Dr. Pour Ghaz's most frequent co-author is Rami Nadim Khouzam, MD.
Dr. Pour Ghaz's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Pour Ghaz
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz received $2,121 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 54 general payments to Dr. Pour Ghaz from 18 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $302.
General payments to Dr. Pour Ghaz by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Pour Ghaz by kind, 2022 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,00895%
- Education$1135%
Companies that paid Dr. Pour Ghaz the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz's NPI number?
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz's NPI number is 1265962450. It was assigned on June 19, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz?
Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz is a cardiologist in Carbondale, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz practice?
Dr. Pour Ghaz practices at 405 W Jackson, Carbondale, IL 62901. Dr. Pour Ghaz's primary practice is SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, part of Southern Illinois Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pour Ghaz to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pour Ghaz is (618) 549-0721.
What is Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz's medical license number?
Dr. Pour Ghaz holds Illinois license 036163430.
Which hospitals is Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz affiliated with?
Dr. Pour Ghaz practices at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. Dr. Pour Ghaz is also affiliated with SIH Herrin Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Pour Ghaz to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz part of?
Dr. Pour Ghaz is linked to Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH). Dmand AI links Dr. Pour Ghaz to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pour Ghaz billed Medicare for 4,622 services in 2024, and Dr. Pour Ghaz accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz's MIPS score?
Dr. Pour Ghaz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz see?
CMS counts 2,358 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pour Ghaz in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pour Ghaz's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), heart test or procedure (93306) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
What drugs does Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pour Ghaz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,121 in general payments to Dr. Pour Ghaz from 18 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Abiomed.
How long has Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz been practicing?
Dr. Pour Ghaz graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Pour Ghaz.
Who does Dr. Issa Pour Ghaz publish with?
Dr. Pour Ghaz's most frequent co-authors are Rami Nadim Khouzam, MD (1 shared paper).
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