Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel, MD

  • Saginaw, MI
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1689830192PAC ID8921241076
Medicare services, 2024
442
Medicare patients, 2024
244
Part D claims, 2024
101
Publications
33
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
800 S Washington Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48601
Practice phone
Call (989) 776-8000
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Primary practice

MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw

Hospital · Saginaw, Michigan

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Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel is a neurosurgeon in Saginaw, Michigan

Dr. Adel practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw in Saginaw, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health.

Dr. Adel's NPI, 1689830192, was assigned on August 4, 2008. Dr. Adel graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Adel holds Michigan license 4301106211.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8921241076
NPI enumeration date
August 4, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(989) 776-8000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw in Saginaw, Michigan

Dr. Adel's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw, at 800 S Washington Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48601 in Saginaw County. The practice phone is (989) 776-8000.

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Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Adel's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw in Saginaw, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Dr. Adel is also affiliated with MyMichigan Medical Center Midland. The medical group on file is Ascension Medical Group Neurosurgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adel to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
MyMichigan Medical Center SaginawAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel is one of 256 neurosurgeons in Michigan

Neurological surgery is Dr. Adel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Adel is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Adel's licenses on file in 3 states: Michigan, Illinois and New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, MichiganPrimaryLicense 4301106211 · 2014 to 2027 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • Specialist, IllinoisLicense 125051383 · 2009 to 2017 · taxonomy 174400000X
  • New Jersey license2013 to 2015

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists craniotomy among the conditions Dr. Adel treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Adel

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel billed Medicare for 442 services in 2024

CMS data shows 442 Medicare services from Dr. Adel across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 244 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,233 for them.

Medicare services, 2024442
Medicare patients244
Paid by Medicare$55,233
Procedure codes12

Dr. Adel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4762024: 39218%
Surgery
2023: 412024: 3515%
Imaging
2023: 212024: 1529%

Where Dr. Adel's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11827%
  • In a facility32473%

Dr. Adel compared with the Michigan median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Adel
  • Michigan median
Medicare services
442vs 1622.7 times
Medicare patients
244vs 1222.0 times
Part D claims
49vs 3348% above

Medians across 219 neurosurgeons in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Adel's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel treated 244 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 244 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 87 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, 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. Adel's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024244
Average age74
Average risk score1.61
Also on Medicaid21%

Dr. Adel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Adel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13154%
  • Men11346%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Adel's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Stroke or TIA62%
  4. Arthritis55%
  5. Diabetes46%
  6. Ischemic heart disease45%
  7. Chronic kidney disease39%
  8. Mood disorders39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Adel's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel wrote 101 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Adel wrote 101 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 49 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $377 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 53 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024101
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$377
Part D patients41

Dr. Adel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic94 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims7%

Dr. Adel'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 532024: 498%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023.

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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. Joseph Ghassan Adel scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

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. Joseph Ghassan Adel has 33 publications on record

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Adel, published from 2006 to 2023. 2013 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Intracranial Aneurysm, Stents and Cerebral Angiography. Dr. Adel has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. Adel's most frequent co-authors are Bernard R. Bendok, MD, Henry Huntington Batjer, MD and Salah G. Aoun, MD.

Papers33
Years published2006 to 2023

Dr. Adel's papers by year, 2009 to 2023

Topics Dr. Adel writes about most

  • Intracranial Aneurysm
  • Stents
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Craniotomy
  • Anticoagulants
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Neurosurgical Procedures

Dr. Adel's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Adel

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel received $2,675 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 61 general payments to Dr. Adel from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $1,685.

General payments to Dr. Adel by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Adel by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,62961%
  • Travel and lodging$1,04639%

Companies that paid Dr. Adel the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Adel graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Adel is a member of CNS.

  1. Medical schoolAmerican University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Adel is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Priority Health and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Adel accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO10
  2. PPO10
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel's NPI number?

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel's NPI number is 1689830192. It was assigned on August 4, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel?

Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel is a neurosurgeon in Saginaw, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel practice?

Dr. Adel practices at 800 S Washington Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48601. Dr. Adel's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw in Saginaw, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adel to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Adel is (989) 776-8000.

What is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel's medical license number?

Dr. Adel holds Michigan license 4301106211, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Adel in Michigan (2014 to 2027), Illinois (2009 to 2017) and New Jersey (2013 to 2015).

Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel affiliated with?

Dr. Adel practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw in Saginaw, Michigan. Dr. Adel is also affiliated with MyMichigan Medical Center Midland. Dmand AI links Dr. Adel to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel part of?

Dr. Adel is linked to Ascension Medical Group Neurosurgery.

Does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Adel billed Medicare for 442 services in 2024, and Dr. Adel accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel's MIPS score?

Dr. Adel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel see?

CMS counts 244 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adel in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel board certified?

Yes. Dr. Adel is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Adel's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

Where did Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel go to medical school?

Dr. Adel graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Adel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel.

Has Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,675 in general payments to Dr. Adel from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel been practicing?

Dr. Adel graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

Does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel do research?

Dmand AI links 33 publications to Dr. Adel, published from 2006 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel publish with?

Dr. Adel's most frequent co-authors are Bernard R. Bendok, MD (17 shared papers), Henry Huntington Batjer, MD (11 shared papers) and Salah G. Aoun, MD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel accept?

Dr. Adel is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Priority Health and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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