Michael James Qaqish

Michael Qaqish practices at St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Michael Qaqish's NPI, 1548657596, was assigned on April 16, 2015. Michael Qaqish holds Pennsylvania license MD466506.

Michael Qaqish's primary practice is St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem, at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 in Northampton County. The practice phone is (610) 954-4000.

Michael Qaqish's primary practice is St Lukes University Hospital Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Michael Qaqish is also affiliated with St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus. The medical group on file is St. Luke's South Mountain Family Practice. Dmand AI also links Michael Qaqish to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Vascular surgery is Michael Qaqish's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Michael Qaqish is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 1,832 Medicare services from Michael Qaqish across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,360 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $62,942 for them.

CMS counts 1,360 Medicare patients who saw Michael Qaqish in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 521 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Michael Qaqish's median patient age at 72, with 48% women.

In 2024, Michael Qaqish wrote 164 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 108 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,102 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 106 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Michael Qaqish for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Michael Qaqish accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Michael Qaqish as offering telehealth. CMS counts 20 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Michael Qaqish, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 192 general payments to Michael Qaqish from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Penumbra, Inc. paid the most, $3,785.