Ahmed Elkheshen, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Charleston, WV
Ahmed Elkheshen, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1760066146, issued on May 11, 2021. Check the license (West Virginia 3406, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed Elkheshen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 3406 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 388-5848
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240912000905); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ahmed Elkheshen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 3406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
382 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Clopidogrel13 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 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: $98.02
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmed Elkheshen among 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia
Ahmed Elkheshen, MD is one of 118 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 102 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Molly Johns, DOCharleston, WV 253041891910733
- Christopher Jones, MDCharleston, WV 253041316131253
- Olga Minenko-McDaniel, MDCharleston, WV 253041780884338
- Raghavendra Mulinti, MDCharleston, WV 253041518198761
Common questions
What is Ahmed Elkheshen, MD's NPI number?
Ahmed Elkheshen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760066146, issued on May 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed Elkheshen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed Elkheshen, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 3406, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahmed Elkheshen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed Elkheshen, MD had 382 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.