Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Cedar Rapids, IA
Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1609162908, issued on Jun 24, 2011. Check the license (Iowa MD-44420, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amal Sadeg El-Bakush
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- MD-44420 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Mercy Pulmonology Clinic, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
- Phone
- (319) 221-8788
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 221-8787
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170921002995); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Mercy Pulmonology Clinic
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ali Saeed, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1073997045
Verify Amal Sadeg El-Bakush in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-44420Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
2,303 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 73% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta464 claims
- Breo Ellipta279 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa267 claims
- Anoro Ellipta187 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere161 claims
- Montelukast Sodium151 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: $2,897.11
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Mercy Medical CenterCedar Rapids, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Iowa
There are 27 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Iowa.
Other critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Iowa
- Steven Berry, MDDes Moines, IA1225014228
- Robert Blount, M.D.Iowa City, IA1023154242
- Iaswarya Ganapathiraju, DODes Moines, IA1275027963
- Brian Gehlbach, MDIowa City, IA1285797704
- Amith George Jacob, M.D.Iowa City, IA1649534926
- Brian Gross, MDDavenport, IA1740255348
- Kyaw Hlaing, MDBettendorf, IA1386132504
- Madyson Hoffman, AGACNP-BC, APRNDes Moines, IA1629954276
- John Liming, M.D.Iowa City, IA1144294315
- Aniket Mittal, MDCoralville, IA1427554351
Common questions
What is Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD's NPI number?
Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609162908, issued on Jun 24, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Mercy Pulmonology Clinic, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401. Phone: (319) 221-8788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-44420, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amal Sadeg El-Bakush, MD had 2,303 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.