Dr. Tamer A. Ghanem, MD

Dr. Ghanem practices at The Surgery Center of Flint in Flint, Michigan.

Dr. Ghanem's NPI, 1023185394, was assigned on November 29, 2006. Dr. Ghanem graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Ghanem holds Michigan license 4301091603.

Dr. Ghanem's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Flint, at 5202 Miller Rd, Flint, MI 48507. The practice phone is (810) 732-7700.

Dr. Ghanem's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Flint in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Ghanem is also affiliated with Hurley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Premier Head & Neck Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghanem to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups 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. Ghanem practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Otolaryngology is Dr. Ghanem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Ghanem is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghanem's licenses on file in 4 states: Michigan, Oregon, Indiana and Virginia.

CMS data shows 113 Medicare services from Dr. Ghanem across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 85 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,543 for them.

CMS counts 85 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghanem in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.63, 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. Ghanem's median patient age at 66, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ghanem wrote 103 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 68 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $595 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 30 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Ghanem accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Ghanem, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 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 69 papers to Dr. Ghanem, published from 2011 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Head and Neck Neoplasms, Plastic Surgery Procedures and Carcinoma, Squamous Cell. Dr. Ghanem has published most often in Laryngoscope. Dr. Ghanem's most frequent co-authors are Steven Shih-Wei Chang, MD, Farzan Siddiqui, MD, PhD and Samer Al-Khudari, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 156 general payments to Dr. Ghanem from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. AxoGen paid the most, $20,177.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ghanem, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Ghanem graduated from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Ghanem is a member of NHS.

Dr. Ghanem is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Health Alliance Plan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.