Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1104388271, issued on Apr 5, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina LL82178, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- LL82178 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-2300
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210922003067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL82178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
- Methocarbamol38 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl14 claims
- Carvedilol13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $146.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Musc Community PhysiciansLancaster, SC
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD's NPI number?
Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104388271, issued on Apr 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL82178, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmad Saleh Alqassieh, MD had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.