Faris El-Khider, MD MS
Gastroenterology Physician · Westlake, OH
Faris El-Khider, MD MS is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Westlake, Ohio, and NPI 1144537200, issued on Sep 9, 2010. Check the license (Ohio 35.126627, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Faris El-Khider
- Credential
- MD MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 35.126627 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25200 Center Ridge RD Ste 2600, Westlake, OH 44145
- Phone
- (440) 331-5350
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150925001056); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25200 Center Ridge RD Ste 2600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anne Hanzel, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1265889232
- Meghan Hwodeky, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1235645219
Verify Faris El-Khider in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.126627Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
824 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole146 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium86 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl40 claims
- Linzess34 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium33 claims
- Ursodiol31 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: $421.96
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Faris El-Khider among 741 gastroenterology physician records in Ohio
Faris El-Khider, MD MS is one of 741 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 540 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Westlake
They are 24 of the 1,749 NPPES records with a practice address in Westlake, and 741 gastroenterology physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Faris El-Khider, MD MS's NPI number?
Faris El-Khider, MD MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144537200, issued on Sep 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Faris El-Khider, MD MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25200 Center Ridge RD Ste 2600, Westlake, OH, 44145. Phone: (440) 331-5350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Faris El-Khider, MD MS's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.126627, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Faris El-Khider, MD MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Faris El-Khider, MD MS had 824 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.