Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara, MD

  • Charlotte, NC
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1023422490PAC ID0840562617
Medicare services, 2024
636
Medicare patients, 2024
342
Part D claims, 2024
451
MIPS score, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233
Practice phone
Call (704) 384-4000
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Primary practice

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit

Acute Care Hospital-Unit · Charlotte, North Carolina

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Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara is an emergency medicine physician in Charlotte, North Carolina

Dr. El-Kara practices at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dr. El-Kara's NPI, 1023422490, was assigned on June 13, 2014. Dr. El-Kara graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. El-Kara holds North Carolina license 2017-01299.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840562617
NPI enumeration date
June 13, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(704) 384-4000
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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. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara practices at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina

Dr. El-Kara's primary practice is Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit, at 200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 384-4000.

  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit
    200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233 · Mecklenburg CountyPhone(704) 384-4000

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Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara is affiliated with 13 sites of care and 7 medical groups

Dr. El-Kara's primary practice is Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. El-Kara is also affiliated with Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. El-Kara to 3 more hospitals, 7 group practices and clinics, 6 medical groups and 1 behavioral health center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. El-Kara practices, 13 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - UnitAvailable with a free account
+12 more sites and 6 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara is one of 1,860 emergency medicine physicians in North Carolina

Emergency medicine is Dr. El-Kara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. El-Kara is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. El-Kara's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2017-01299 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • South Carolina licenseLicense 51195

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. El-Kara

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

Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara billed Medicare for 636 services in 2024

CMS data shows 636 Medicare services from Dr. El-Kara across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 342 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,698 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024636
Medicare patients342
Paid by Medicare$41,698
Procedure codes4

Dr. El-Kara's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3252024: 324No change
Tests and treatments
2023: 3062024: 3122%

Dr. El-Kara compared with the North Carolina median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. El-Kara
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
636vs 2842.2 times
Medicare patients
342vs 25136% above
Part D claims
276vs 803.5 times

Medians across 1,795 emergency medicine physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. El-Kara'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. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara treated 342 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 342 Medicare patients who saw Dr. El-Kara in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 123 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.00, 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. El-Kara's median patient age at 66, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024342
Average age74
Average risk score2.00
Also on Medicaid22%

Dr. El-Kara's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. El-Kara's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18955%
  • Men15345%

Chronic conditions among Dr. El-Kara's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Chronic kidney disease44%
  5. Mood disorders42%
  6. Depression40%
  7. Anxiety38%
  8. Ischemic heart disease38%

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

Dr. El-Kara's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara wrote 451 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. El-Kara wrote 451 Medicare Part D claims for 254 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 276 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,668 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 165 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024451
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$1,668
Part D patients254

Dr. El-Kara's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic410 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other41 claims9%

Dr. El-Kara'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. El-Kara's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%24 of 451 claims
  • Antibiotics23%103 of 451 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: 1652024: 27667%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 8 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. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. El-Kara for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. El-Kara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. El-Kara's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 79.7of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara received $206 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. El-Kara from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $77.

General payments to Dr. El-Kara by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. El-Kara the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Dr. El-Kara graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara'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 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara's NPI number?

Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara's NPI number is 1023422490. It was assigned on June 13, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara?

Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara is an emergency medicine physician in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara practice?

Dr. El-Kara practices at 200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233. Dr. El-Kara's primary practice is Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center - Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. El-Kara to 3 hospitals, 7 group practices and clinics, 6 medical groups and 1 behavioral health center.

What is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. El-Kara is (704) 384-4000.

What is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara's medical license number?

Dr. El-Kara holds North Carolina license 2017-01299, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. El-Kara in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Which hospitals is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara affiliated with?

Dr. El-Kara is affiliated with Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. El-Kara to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara part of?

Dr. El-Kara is linked to Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. El-Kara to 6 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. El-Kara billed Medicare for 636 services in 2024, and Dr. El-Kara accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara's MIPS score?

Dr. El-Kara's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara see?

CMS counts 342 Medicare patients who saw Dr. El-Kara in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara board certified?

Yes. Dr. El-Kara is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. El-Kara's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), emergency department visit (99285) and emergency department visit (99284).

Where did Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara go to medical school?

Dr. El-Kara graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2014.

What drugs does Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. El-Kara's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Cephalexin and Ondansetron ODT.

Has Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $206 in general payments to Dr. El-Kara from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Mohamed Taleb El-Kara been practicing?

Dr. El-Kara graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

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