Dr. Firas Qaqa, MD

Dr. Qaqa practices at The Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery LLC in Rutherford, New Jersey.

Dr. Qaqa's NPI, 1659786606, was assigned on June 29, 2014. Dr. Qaqa holds New Jersey license 25MA10048400.

Dr. Qaqa's primary practice is The Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery LLC, at 201 State Highway 17, Rutherford, NJ 07070 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (201) 549-8890.

Dr. Qaqa's primary practice is The Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery LLC in Rutherford, New Jersey. Dr. Qaqa is also affiliated with Morristown Medical Center. The medical group on file is Optum Medical Care New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Qaqa to 5 more hospitals, 4 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. Qaqa practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Qaqa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Qaqa is licensed in New Jersey.

CMS data shows 1,233 Medicare services from Dr. Qaqa across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 285 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $145,145 for them.

CMS counts 285 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Qaqa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 121 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, 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. Qaqa's median patient age at 62, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Qaqa wrote 1,553 Medicare Part D claims for 307 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,393 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $90,172 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 657 claims across 18 drugs.

Dr. Qaqa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Qaqa as offering telehealth. CMS counts 14 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Qaqa, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Qaqa, published from 2019 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are COVID-19. Dr. Qaqa's most frequent co-authors are Fayez Shamoon, MD, Tamer N. Akel, MD and Michael Maroules, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 198 general payments to Dr. Qaqa from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $31,564.