Dr. Elie B. Choufani, MD

Dr. Choufani practices at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System.

Dr. Choufani's NPI, 1013964766, was assigned on May 28, 2006. Dr. Choufani graduated from St Joseph's University Medical School in 1989. Dr. Choufani's Texas license number on file is N2986.

Dr. Choufani's primary practice is Nash General Hospital, at 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 in Nash County. The practice phone is (252) 443-8000.

Dr. Choufani's primary practice is Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, part of University of North Carolina Health Care System. Dr. Choufani is also affiliated with UNC Hospitals. The medical group on file is Nash Critical Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choufani to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Choufani practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Choufani's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Choufani is board certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Choufani's licenses on file in 6 states: Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists breast cancer, chronic anemia, chronic leukemia, colorectal cancer, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), fluid and electrolyte imbalances, lung cancer and lymphoma among the conditions Dr. Choufani treats.

CMS data shows 567 Medicare services from Dr. Choufani across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 286 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,442 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 286 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choufani in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 116 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, 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. Choufani's median patient age at 73, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Choufani wrote 1,501 Medicare Part D claims for 296 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,304 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,780,483 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,288 claims across 26 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Choufani for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Choufani accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Choufani, published from 2009 to 2016. 2016 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Lordosis, Scoliosis and Spine. Dr. Choufani has published most often in Eur Spine J.

CMS Open Payments shows 34 general payments to Dr. Choufani from 13 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $92.

Dr. Choufani graduated from St Joseph's University Medical School in 1989.

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