Dr. Naim S. Issa, MD

  • Rochester, MN
  • Nephrologist
NPI1164627840PAC ID3072613629
Medicare services, 2024
381
Medicare patients, 2024
174
Part D claims, 2024
405
Publications
55
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902
Practice phone
Call (507) 255-5123
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Primary practice

Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus

Hospital · Rochester, Minnesota

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Dr. Naim S. Issa is a nephrologist in Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Issa practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Issa's NPI, 1164627840, was assigned on June 20, 2007. Dr. Issa graduated from St Joseph's University Medical School in 2001. Dr. Issa holds Minnesota license 50006.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3072613629
NPI enumeration date
June 20, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(507) 255-5123
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Naim S. Issa practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Issa's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902 in Olmsted County. The practice phone is (507) 255-5123.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Naim S. Issa is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Issa's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Issa is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Issa to 3 more hospitals, 3 medical groups, 1 dialysis center and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Naim S. Issa's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Issa practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys CampusAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Naim S. Issa is one of 213 nephrologists in Minnesota

Nephrology is Dr. Issa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Issa is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Issa's licenses on file in 3 states: Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 50006 · 2007 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Wisconsin licenseLicense 51113 · 2007 to 2025
  • Ohio license2002 to 2007

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Issa treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Issa

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

Dr. Naim S. Issa billed Medicare for 381 services in 2024

CMS data shows 381 Medicare services from Dr. Issa across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 174 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,945 for them.

Medicare services, 2024381
Medicare patients174
Paid by Medicare$27,945
Procedure codes7

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4382024: 34920%
Other services
2023: 02024: 32
Tests and treatments
2023: 312024: 0100%

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

  • In an office16844%
  • In a facility21356%

Dr. Issa compared with the Minnesota median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Issa
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
381vs 49323% below
Medicare patients
174vs 1856% below
Part D claims
197vs 37247% below

Medians across 200 nephrologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Issa'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. Naim S. Issa treated 174 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 174 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Issa in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 62 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.97, 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. Issa's median patient age at 61, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 2024174
Average age66
Average risk score4.97
Also on Medicaid20%

Dr. Issa's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Issa's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6839%
  • Men10661%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes55%
  5. Heart failure47%
  6. Ischemic heart disease46%
  7. Arthritis36%
  8. Atrial fibrillation35%

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

Dr. Issa's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men57%

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

Dr. Naim S. Issa wrote 405 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Issa wrote 405 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 197 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,303 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 280 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024405
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$10,303
Part D patients127

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

  • Generic378 claims93%
  • Brand-name27 claims7%

Dr. Issa'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. Issa's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics7%28 of 405 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: 2802024: 19730%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 13 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. Naim S. Issa offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Issa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Issa as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Naim S. Issa has 55 publications on record

Dmand AI links 55 papers to Dr. Issa, published from 2012 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Living Donors and Glomerular Filtration Rate. Dr. Issa has published most often in Transplantation. Dr. Issa's most frequent co-authors are Hassan Nimer Ibrahim, MBBS, Mark D. Stegall, MD and Aleksandra K. Kukla, MD.

Papers55
Years published2012 to 2025

Dr. Issa's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Issa writes about most

  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Living Donors
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Kidney
  • Graft Rejection
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Hypertension
  • Nephrectomy

Dr. Issa's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Issa

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

Dr. Naim S. Issa received $77 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Issa from 2 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $46.

Companies that paid Dr. Issa the most, 2025 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. Naim S. Issa has 2 awards and honors on record

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

Awards and honors for Dr. Issa

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ASN Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Naim S. Issa graduated from St Joseph's University Medical School

Dr. Issa graduated from St Joseph's University Medical School in 2001. Dr. Issa is a member of ASN.

  1. Medical schoolSt Joseph's University Medical School
  2. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Naim S. Issa accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Issa is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Medica
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
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Plan types Dr. Issa accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare11
  3. HMO7
  4. POS7
  5. EPO5
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Naim S. Issa'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)
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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Naim S. Issa's NPI number?

Dr. Naim S. Issa's NPI number is 1164627840. It was assigned on June 20, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Naim S. Issa?

Dr. Naim S. Issa is a nephrologist in Rochester, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Naim S. Issa practice?

Dr. Issa practices at 1216 Second Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902. Dr. Issa's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Issa to 3 hospitals, 3 medical groups, 1 dialysis center and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Naim S. Issa's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Issa is (507) 255-5123.

What is Dr. Naim S. Issa's medical license number?

Dr. Issa holds Minnesota license 50006, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Naim S. Issa been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Issa in Minnesota (2007 to 2026), Wisconsin (2007 to 2025) and Ohio (2002 to 2007).

Which hospitals is Dr. Naim S. Issa affiliated with?

Dr. Issa practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Issa is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Issa to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Naim S. Issa part of?

Dr. Issa is linked to Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Issa to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Naim S. Issa accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Issa billed Medicare for 381 services in 2024, and Dr. Issa accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Naim S. Issa offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Issa as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Naim S. Issa see?

CMS counts 174 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Issa in 2024, with an average age of 66.

Is Dr. Naim S. Issa board certified?

Yes. Dr. Issa is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Naim S. Issa bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Issa's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Naim S. Issa go to medical school?

Dr. Issa graduated from St Joseph's University Medical School in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Naim S. Issa prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Issa's most prescribed drugs by claims were Allopurinol, Amlodipine Besylate and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Naim S. Issa received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $77 in general payments to Dr. Issa from 2 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Naim S. Issa been practicing?

Dr. Issa graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Naim S. Issa do research?

Dmand AI links 55 publications to Dr. Issa, published from 2012 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Naim S. Issa publish with?

Dr. Issa's most frequent co-authors are Hassan Nimer Ibrahim, MBBS (18 shared papers), Mark D. Stegall, MD (17 shared papers) and Aleksandra K. Kukla, MD (13 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Naim S. Issa accept?

Dr. Issa is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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