Nidal Ganim

  • Houston, TX
  • Cardiologist
NPI1104244680PAC ID8729482476
Medicare services, 2024
1,747
Medicare patients, 2024
810
Part D claims, 2024
1,901
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Practice phone
Call (713) 366-7848
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Primary practice

Vanguard Urologic Associates

Houston, Texas

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Nidal Ganim is a cardiologist in Houston, Texas

Nidal Ganim practices at Vanguard Urologic Associates in Houston, Texas.

Nidal Ganim's NPI, 1104244680, was assigned on April 2, 2014. Nidal Ganim graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2014. Nidal Ganim holds Texas license Q8059.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8729482476
NPI enumeration date
April 2, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 366-7848
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Nidal Ganim practices at Vanguard Urologic Associates in Houston, Texas

Nidal Ganim's primary practice is Vanguard Urologic Associates, at 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 366-7848.

  • Vanguard Urologic Associates
    6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 366-7848

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Nidal Ganim is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Nidal Ganim's primary practice is Vanguard Urologic Associates in Houston, Texas. Nidal Ganim is also affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. The medical group on file is Vital Heart & Vein. Dmand AI also links Nidal Ganim to 2 more hospitals and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Nidal Ganim's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nidal Ganim practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Vanguard Urologic AssociatesAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Nidal Ganim is one of 1,481 cardiologists in Texas

Cardiovascular disease is Nidal Ganim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Nidal Ganim is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Nidal Ganim is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, TexasPrimaryLicense Q8059 · 2016 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart valve disorders and high cholesterol among the conditions Nidal Ganim treats.

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Nidal Ganim billed Medicare for 1,747 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,747 Medicare services from Nidal Ganim across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 810 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,788 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,747
Medicare patients810
Paid by Medicare$101,788
Procedure codes15

Nidal Ganim's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 8892024: 8485%
Tests and treatments
2023: 7692024: 7801%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1142024: 8525%
Surgery
2023: 372024: 348%

Where Nidal Ganim's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,06661%
  • In a facility68139%

Nidal Ganim compared with the Texas median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Nidal Ganim
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,747vs 1,95511% below
Medicare patients
810vs 62829% above
Part D claims
1,630vs 2,23227% below

Medians across 1,431 cardiologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Nidal Ganim's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Nidal Ganim treated 810 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 810 Medicare patients who saw Nidal Ganim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 334 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nidal Ganim's median patient age at 71, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024810
Average age75
Average risk score2.12
Also on Medicaid12%

Nidal Ganim's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Nidal Ganim's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women43554%
  • Men37546%

Chronic conditions among Nidal Ganim's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease58%
  4. Diabetes50%
  5. Heart failure50%
  6. Arthritis49%
  7. Atrial fibrillation42%
  8. Chronic kidney disease41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Nidal Ganim's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Nidal Ganim wrote 1,901 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Nidal Ganim wrote 1,901 Medicare Part D claims for 326 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,630 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $373,462 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 877 claims across 21 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,901
Drugs named by CMS33
Total drug cost$373,462
Part D patients326

Nidal Ganim's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,502 claims79%
  • Brand-name399 claims21%

Nidal Ganim's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 8772024: 1,63086%

Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 21 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Nidal Ganim takes part in Medicare

Nidal Ganim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Nidal Ganim has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Nidal Ganim in 2010. Nidal Ganim's most frequent co-authors are Saad A. Dakhail Abdullah, MD, Anthony L. Estrera, MD and Adel D. Irani, MD.

Papers1

Nidal Ganim's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Nidal Ganim received $5,319 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 174 general payments to Nidal Ganim from 27 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $1,140.

General payments to Nidal Ganim by program year, 2017 to 2025

Companies that paid Nidal Ganim the most, 2017 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Nidal Ganim graduated from McGovern Medical School

Nidal Ganim graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolMcGovern Medical School
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Nidal Ganim accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers

Nidal Ganim is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Nidal Ganim accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO13
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Nidal Ganim's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Nidal Ganim's NPI number?

Nidal Ganim's NPI number is 1104244680. It was assigned on April 2, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Nidal Ganim specialize in?

Nidal Ganim is a cardiologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Nidal Ganim practice?

Nidal Ganim practices at 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030. Nidal Ganim's primary practice is Vanguard Urologic Associates in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Nidal Ganim to 2 hospitals and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Nidal Ganim's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Nidal Ganim is (713) 366-7848.

What is Nidal Ganim's medical license number?

Nidal Ganim holds Texas license Q8059.

Which hospitals is Nidal Ganim affiliated with?

Nidal Ganim is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. Dmand AI links Nidal Ganim to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Nidal Ganim part of?

Nidal Ganim is linked to Vital Heart & Vein.

Does Nidal Ganim accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Nidal Ganim billed Medicare for 1,747 services in 2024, and Nidal Ganim accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Nidal Ganim see?

CMS counts 810 Medicare patients who saw Nidal Ganim in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Nidal Ganim board certified?

Yes. Nidal Ganim is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Nidal Ganim bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Nidal Ganim's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93000) and heart test or procedure (93010).

Where did Nidal Ganim go to medical school?

Nidal Ganim graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2014.

What drugs does Nidal Ganim prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nidal Ganim's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Metoprolol Succinate and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Nidal Ganim received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,319 in general payments to Nidal Ganim from 27 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Nidal Ganim been practicing?

Nidal Ganim graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

Does Nidal Ganim do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Nidal Ganim.

Who does Nidal Ganim publish with?

Nidal Ganim's most frequent co-authors are Saad A. Dakhail Abdullah, MD (1 shared paper), Anthony L. Estrera, MD (1 shared paper) and Adel D. Irani, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Nidal Ganim accept?

Nidal Ganim is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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