Dr. Essel Dulaimi Al-Saleem, MD

Dr. Al-Saleem practices at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health.

Dr. Al-Saleem's NPI, 1427294214, was assigned on December 28, 2008. Dr. Al-Saleem graduated from University of Baghdad College of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Al-Saleem holds Pennsylvania license MD436478.

Dr. Al-Saleem's primary practice is Reading Hospital, at 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611 in Berks County. The practice phone is (610) 988-8000.

Dr. Al-Saleem's primary practice is Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health. Dr. Al-Saleem is also affiliated with Pottstown Hospital. The medical group on file is Tower Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Al-Saleem to 1 more hospital and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Anatomic pathology is Dr. Al-Saleem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0101X. Dr. Al-Saleem is board certified in hematopathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dr. Al-Saleem is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 3,732 Medicare services from Dr. Al-Saleem across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 870 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $99,538 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 870 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Al-Saleem in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 367 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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. Al-Saleem's median patient age at 56, with 64% women.

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Al-Saleem in 2023. Dr. Al-Saleem's most frequent co-authors are Nabil Adra, MD, Christopher Burch Anderson, MD and Marc Andrew Bjurlin, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Al-Saleem from 5 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. paid the most, $37.

Dr. Al-Saleem graduated from University of Baghdad College of Medicine in 1998.

Dr. Al-Saleem is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Capital Blue Cross. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.