Dr. Omar Melhem Ghanem, MD

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

Dr. Ghanem's NPI, 1245544576, was assigned on July 28, 2010. Dr. Ghanem graduated from University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Ghanem's Minnesota license number on file is 60052.

Dr. Ghanem'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.

Dr. Ghanem's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, part of Mayo Clinic. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghanem to 1 more hospice, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ghanem practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Ghanem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ghanem is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghanem's licenses on file in 2 states: Minnesota and Missouri.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gastrointestinal obstruction and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Ghanem treats.

CMS data shows 27 Medicare services from Dr. Ghanem across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 50 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,198 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghanem in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 25 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, 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 56, with 75% women.

In 2020, Dr. Ghanem wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 3 drugs, with $471 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 155 claims across 6 drugs.

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

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 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 172 papers to Dr. Ghanem, published from 2014 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 45. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Ghanem has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Ghanem's most frequent co-authors are Benjamin Lee Clapp, MD, Todd Andrew Kellogg, MD and Kamal Abi Mosleh, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 68 general payments to Dr. Ghanem from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 34% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $20,193.

Dr. Ghanem graduated from University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Ghanem is a member of ACS, ASMBS and SAGES.

Dr. Ghanem is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.