Firas Kassab, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Charlotte, NC
Firas Kassab, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1366649014, issued on Jun 27, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-00127, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Firas Kassab
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 2010-00127 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8840 Blakeney Professional Dr Ste 200, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Phone
- (704) 672-0449
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 469-2745
- Medicaid IDs
- 1366649014 NC
2137763 MA
5915888 NC
NC1238 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000708); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 234 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8840 Blakeney Professional Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Caleb Huffman, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265108393
Verify Firas Kassab in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2010-00127Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,331 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate261 claims
- Prednisone188 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate183 claims
- Allopurinol72 claims
- Leflunomide71 claims
- Gabapentin61 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $7,039.96
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- South Charlotte Rheumatology PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Firas Kassab among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Firas Kassab, M.D. is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rocio Bautista Sanchez, MDCharlotte, NC 282771124639398
- Heather Holden, MDCharlotte, NC 282771023296670
- Eric Orlowsky, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771508028713
- Amit Patel, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771043577646
- Ashwini Punjabi, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771356591614
- Jill Zouzoulas, MDCharlotte, NC 282871104938109
- Charles Withers, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282621598928202
- Sanjay Garg, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041891997458
Common questions
What is Firas Kassab, M.D.'s NPI number?
Firas Kassab, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366649014, issued on Jun 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Firas Kassab, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8840 Blakeney Professional Dr Ste 200, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 672-0449. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Firas Kassab, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-00127, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Firas Kassab, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Firas Kassab, M.D. had 1,331 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Firas Kassab, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.