Rami Kahwash, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Columbus, OH
Rami Kahwash, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1053515718, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35.090464, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rami Kahwash
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 35.090464 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 Taylor Ave, Columbus, OH 43203
- Phone
- (614) 293-7677
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2026
- Fax
- (614) 293-5614
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070926000194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 181 Taylor Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Megan Ackley, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1093199481
- Ahmed Afify, RPHPharmacist1295426906
- Dana AlhashimiPharmacist1801616628
- Henrietta Asiamah YeboahFamily Nurse Practitioner1558035931
- Lillia Bash, LISW-SClinical Social Worker1043977366
- Frank Begun, MDUrology Physician1598716946
Verify Rami Kahwash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.090464Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
2,831 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto299 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate211 claims
- Carvedilol177 claims
- Farxiga163 claims
- Spironolactone152 claims
- Losartan Potassium142 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58,887.28
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Osu Internal Medicine LLCColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rami Kahwash among 64 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Ohio
Rami Kahwash, MD is one of 64 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 57 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 64 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Ohio.
All 64 in Ohio → Every provider in Columbus → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ray Hershberger, MDColumbus, OH 432031548275050
- Ajay Vallakati, M.D.Columbus, OH 432031699905323
- William Abraham, MDColumbus, OH 432101093755944
- Dennis Ashcraft, APRN-CNPColumbus, OH 432101053667337
- Ragavendra Baliga, MBBSColumbus, OH 432101790722197
- Veronica Franco, MDColumbus, OH 432101962513796
- Garrie Haas, MDColumbus, OH 432101104858018
- Ayesha Hasan, MDColumbus, OH 432101043266489
Common questions
What is Rami Kahwash, MD's NPI number?
Rami Kahwash, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053515718, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rami Kahwash, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 Taylor Ave, Columbus, OH, 43203. Phone: (614) 293-7677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rami Kahwash, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.090464, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rami Kahwash, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rami Kahwash, MD had 2,831 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rami Kahwash, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. 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.