Dr. Raif Wassef Elsakr, MD

Dr. Elsakr practices at Tidelands Health Surgery Center at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Dr. Elsakr's NPI, 1083695704, was assigned on November 9, 2005. Dr. Elsakr graduated from Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Elsakr holds Tennessee license MD26799.

Dr. Elsakr's primary practice is Tidelands Health Surgery Center at the Market Common, at 2200 Crow Ln, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 in Horry County. The practice phone is (843) 848-5120.

Dr. Elsakr's primary practice is Tidelands Health Surgery Center at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dr. Elsakr is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Elsakr to 4 more hospitals, 2 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. Elsakr practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Elsakr's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Elsakr is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Elsakr's licenses on file in 9 states: Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, West Virginia, New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Elsakr treats.

CMS data shows 1,153 Medicare services from Dr. Elsakr across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 741 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $102,968 for them.

CMS counts 741 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Elsakr in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 380 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Elsakr's median patient age at 63, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Elsakr wrote 2,329 Medicare Part D claims for 701 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,154 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $310,631 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,349 claims across 41 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Elsakr for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Elsakr accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Elsakr as offering telehealth. CMS counts 273 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Elsakr, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Elsakr.

CMS Open Payments shows 745 general payments to Dr. Elsakr from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,127. It also lists 6 research payments totaling $1,106 in 2019.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Elsakr, most recently ACP Fellow in 2001.

Dr. Elsakr graduated from Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Elsakr is a member of ACP.

Dr. Elsakr is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.