Dr. M Bashar Kahaleh, MD

Dr. Kahaleh practices at University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, part of The University of Toledo Medical Center.

Dr. Kahaleh's NPI, 1891781050, was assigned on September 23, 2005. Dr. Kahaleh graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1972. Dr. Kahaleh holds Ohio license 35038506.

Dr. Kahaleh's primary practice is University of Toledo Medical Center, at 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614 in Lucas County. The practice phone is (419) 383-3407.

Dr. Kahaleh's primary practice is University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, part of The University of Toledo Medical Center. Dr. Kahaleh is also affiliated with ProMedica Toledo Hospital. The medical group on file is ProMedica Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kahaleh to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kahaleh practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Rheumatology is Dr. Kahaleh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Kahaleh is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kahaleh's licenses on file in 2 states: Ohio and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, gout, joint pain, lupus, muscle disease, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Kahaleh treats.

CMS data shows 525 Medicare services from Dr. Kahaleh across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 210 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,451 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 210 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kahaleh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 112 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, 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. Kahaleh's median patient age at 68, with 68% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kahaleh wrote 3,778 Medicare Part D claims for 368 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,540 of them, across 51 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,843,456 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,425 claims across 53 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Kahaleh in 2008. The most frequent topics are Scleroderma, Systemic, Fibroblasts and Antibodies, Antinuclear. Dr. Kahaleh has published most often in Arthritis Rheum. Dr. Kahaleh's most frequent co-authors are William Clifford Bock, MD, Nasser Samir El-Okdi, MD and Allan Gibofsky, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 327 general payments to Dr. Kahaleh from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. paid the most, $17,580.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kahaleh, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. Kahaleh graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1972.

Dr. Kahaleh is in network with 22 carriers, including Health Alliance Plan, Priority Health and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.