Maher Ghanem, MD
Surgery Physician · Saginaw, MI
Maher Ghanem, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saginaw, Michigan, and NPI 1922273515, issued on Apr 24, 2008. Check the license (Michigan 4301088122, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maher Ghanem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 4301088122 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 912 S Washington Ave Ste 1, Saginaw, MI 48601
- Phone
- (989) 790-1001
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2023
- Fax
- (989) 790-1002
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130829000805); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 912 S Washington Ave Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Timothy Hackett, M.D.Surgery Physician1992822928
- Oveys Mansuri, MDTrauma Surgery Physician1669636007
- Christina Maser, MDSurgery Physician1073571774
- Samuel Shaheen, M.D.Surgery Physician1437142577
- Wael Solh, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1174516322
Verify Maher Ghanem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301088122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
- Creon33 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
- Calcitriol11 claims
- Zenpep11 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): 85.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,404.66
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals IncSaginaw, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maher Ghanem among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
Maher Ghanem, MD is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 1,376 in Michigan → Every provider in Saginaw → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clifford Davis, MDSaginaw, MI 486011073409421
- Timothy Hackett, M.D.Saginaw, MI 486011992822928
- Christina Maser, MDSaginaw, MI 486011073571774
- Cristina Nituica, M.D.Saginaw, MI 486011710131453
- Sundarachalam PindicuraSaginaw, MI 486011841751146
- Samuel Shaheen, M.D.Saginaw, MI 486011437142577
- Vasanth Stalin, M.D.Saginaw, MI 486011265694335
- Kassra Taghizadeh, MDSaginaw, MI 486011750170841
Common questions
What is Maher Ghanem, MD's NPI number?
Maher Ghanem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922273515, issued on Apr 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maher Ghanem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 912 S Washington Ave Ste 1, Saginaw, MI, 48601. Phone: (989) 790-1001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maher Ghanem, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301088122, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maher Ghanem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maher Ghanem, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maher Ghanem, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.8 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.
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.