NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ghassan Rahhal, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Palos Heights, IL

Ghassan Rahhal, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1942225909, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-099779, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942225909
Name
Ghassan Rahhal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
036-099779 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12508 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Phone
(708) 671-1685
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
1942225909 IL
036-099779 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060925000528); accepts Medicare assignment
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 12508 S Harlem Ave

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

  1. Sumera SerajFamily Nurse Practitioner1073065991
  2. Abdul-Hamid Shahbain, MDInternal Medicine Physician1023032646

Verify Ghassan Rahhal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,701 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 184 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ghassan Rahhal6,701
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium312 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium310 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium243 claims
  4. Gabapentin194 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate189 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium188 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Adventist Health Partners, Inc.Bolingbrook, IL
  2. Prime Healthcare Illinois Medical Group LLCJoliet, IL

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

Ghassan Rahhal among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Ghassan Rahhal, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palos Heights

They are 34 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samina Chaudhry, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631467487884
  2. Matthew Fitz, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631205800513
  3. Florie Gonsch, D.O.Palos Heights, IL 604631831144476
  4. Noorun Khan, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631548234073
  5. Samina Khan, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631376512475
  6. Irma Kuptel, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631508808999
  7. Maria Lentzou, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631124071139
  8. James Miller, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631710933544

Common questions

What is Ghassan Rahhal, MD's NPI number?

Ghassan Rahhal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942225909, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ghassan Rahhal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12508 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 671-1685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ghassan Rahhal, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-099779, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ghassan Rahhal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ghassan Rahhal, MD had 6,701 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.