NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Newport News, VA

Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Newport News, Virginia, and NPI 1497384176, issued on Apr 5, 2020. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497384176
Name
Ahmed Bassam Salem
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
3258 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601
Phone
(757) 612-7200
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2020
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2024
Fax
(757) 594-3184
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231017003551); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Campbell Univ School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander Orta, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104629088
  2. Brandon SnyderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063153740
  3. Fizza TahirStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225977341

Verify Ahmed Bassam Salem in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ahmed Salem59
  2. Specialty average226

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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Houston County Healthcare AuthorityDothan, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ahmed Bassam Salem among 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia

Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO is one of 1,715 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 956 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

51 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport News

They are 51 of the 3,405 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport News, and 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Burford, M.D.Newport News, VA 236011215954847
  2. Shawn Flanagan, M.D.Newport News, VA 236011558386086
  3. Elena Garrett, MDNewport News, VA 236011114138500
  4. Jason Garrison, MDNewport News, VA 236011902875081
  5. Christopher Haas, M.D.Newport News, VA 236011114942661
  6. Kristina Hathorn, MDNewport News, VA 236011992903579
  7. Gary Kavit, M.D., FACEPNewport News, VA 236011467559245
  8. Cheryl Lawson, M.D., FACEPNewport News, VA 236011548287188

Common questions

What is Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO's NPI number?

Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497384176, issued on Apr 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA, 23601. Phone: (757) 612-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO's license?

Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ahmed Bassam Salem, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.