Hussein El-Newihi, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · El Centro, CA
Hussein El-Newihi, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1275580698, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (California A43712, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hussein El-Newihi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- A43712 CA
23782 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1550 N Imperial Ave Ste 2, El Centro, CA 92243
- Phone
- (760) 353-5000
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (760) 352-4892
- Medicaid ID
- 00A437120 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120112000654); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1550 N Imperial Ave Ste 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rhonda Dessert, NURSE PRACITITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1649763665
Verify Hussein El-Newihi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A43712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
4,882 Medicare Part D claims for 1,627 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole1,141 claims
- Gavilyte-C588 claims
- Gavilyte-G400 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium365 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl300 claims
- Sucralfate220 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: $1,201.03
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Concord Hospital IncConcord, NH
- Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group A P CBrawley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hussein El-Newihi among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Hussein El-Newihi, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
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- Carl West, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531326019944
- Mostafa Hamdy, MDBrawley, CA 922271780670836
- Oscar Lopez, MDBrawley, CA 922271205034733
- Patrick Sweet, MDBrawley, CA 922271457407702
- Homan Abdollahzadeh, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621184634826
Common questions
What is Hussein El-Newihi, MD's NPI number?
Hussein El-Newihi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275580698, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hussein El-Newihi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1550 N Imperial Ave Ste 2, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (760) 353-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hussein El-Newihi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A43712, 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 Hussein El-Newihi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hussein El-Newihi, MD had 4,882 Medicare Part D claims for 1,627 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.