Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Clyde, NC
Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Clyde, North Carolina, and NPI 1447244322, issued on Sep 7, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200400501, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Najeeb Omar Ghaussy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 200400501 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Hospital Dr, Clyde, NC 28721
- Phone
- (828) 452-0331
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 456-8726
- Medicaid ID
- 891369K NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040730001079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Najeeb Omar Ghaussy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200400501Check 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 rheumatology physician in 2024
11,883 Medicare Part D claims for 869 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 2,843 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate1,275 claims
- Tramadol Hcl1,195 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,081 claims
- Methotrexate1,061 claims
- Gabapentin859 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl597 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,462.42
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Dlp Western Carolina Physician Practices LLCClyde, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Najeeb Omar Ghaussy among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Clyde → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather North, MDHendersonville, NC 287391780780668
- Duncan McCall, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771477548345
- Sally Nicks, M.D.Newton, NC 286581578738910
- Margaret Curran, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911629149364
- Carlo Mainardi, MD, MBA, FACP, FACRHendersonville, NC 287921841258068
- Onajite Onaodowan, MDHendersonville, NC 287921477714814
- Sunil Abraham, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031801080890
- Ana Arango, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031346378882
Common questions
What is Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD's NPI number?
Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447244322, issued on Sep 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Hospital Dr, Clyde, NC, 28721. Phone: (828) 452-0331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200400501, 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 Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD had 11,883 Medicare Part D claims for 869 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Najeeb Omar Ghaussy, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.