NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Labib Elkahwaji, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Carbondale, IL

Labib Elkahwaji, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1114172186, issued on Nov 18, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036127206, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114172186
Name
Labib Elkahwaji
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
036127206 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
405 W Jackson St, Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone
(618) 549-0721
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(618) 529-0479
Medicaid ID
036127206 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110620000283); 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 405 W Jackson St

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

  1. Osama Aaflaq, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083663520
  2. Moses Adeyanju, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1306820121
  3. Muhammad Armughan Ali, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1518588060
  4. Ahmad Alnasarat, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1568193654
  5. Oluwatosin Aluko-Olokun, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1992168702
  6. Saad AlviHospitalist Physician1194983981

Verify Labib Elkahwaji 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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

403 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Labib Elkahwaji403
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis21 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate21 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
  5. Levofloxacin18 claims
  6. Carvedilol17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score57.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activitiesnot scored

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $162.69

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Labib Elkahwaji$162.69
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. 24 ON Physicians PCHerrin, IL

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

Labib Elkahwaji among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois

Labib Elkahwaji, MD is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 19% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Carbondale

They are 15 of the 1,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Carbondale, and 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saad AlviCarbondale, IL 629011194983981
  2. Shrutee Baniya, MDCarbondale, IL 629011699088203
  3. Craig Davis, MDCarbondale, IL 629011134201213
  4. Othniel Doolittle, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011386965499
  5. Syed Yamin Hashimi, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011689094948
  6. Vineet Kumar, M.DCarbondale, IL 629011285074385
  7. Chandrasekhar Motkar, MDCarbondale, IL 629011730374489
  8. Jared Nyabuti, MDCarbondale, IL 629011255695797

Common questions

What is Labib Elkahwaji, MD's NPI number?

Labib Elkahwaji, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114172186, issued on Nov 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Labib Elkahwaji, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 405 W Jackson St, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 549-0721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Labib Elkahwaji, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036127206, 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 Labib Elkahwaji, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Labib Elkahwaji, MD had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Labib Elkahwaji, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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