Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Visalia, CA
Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1780825604, issued on Mar 24, 2009. Check the license (California A97690, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji
- Credential
- M.D./PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A97690 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1633 N Pienza St, Visalia, CA 93291
- Phone
- (949) 370-6567
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090915000394); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A97690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Azithromycin16 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: $216.85
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Cep America - CaliforniaHanford, CA
- Franciscan Medical GroupVisalia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Visalia
They are 71 of the 4,225 NPPES records with a practice address in Visalia, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in Visalia → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Aijian, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911518978287
- Steven Carstens, D.OVisalia, CA 932911093826562
- Xi Damrell, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911154490647
- Carolyn Fleming, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911255342945
- Sidney Frank, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911740291434
- Thomas Gray, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911376654533
- John Hipskind, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911730190430
- Steven Larsen, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911508877200
Common questions
What is Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D.'s NPI number?
Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780825604, issued on Mar 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1633 N Pienza St, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (949) 370-6567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A97690, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chadi Ibrahim Kahwaji, M.D./PH.D. had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.