Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Louisville, KY
Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1174595300, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 29299, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rifaat S. Elmallakh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 29299 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 S. Jackson St., Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 852-5866
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 852-5098
- Medicaid ID
- 64092992 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090716000476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 550 S. Jackson St.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Krista SpearStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649974122
Verify Rifaat S. Elmallakh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 29299Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,925 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam145 claims
- Lamotrigine119 claims
- Gabapentin100 claims
- Clozapine82 claims
- Prazosin Hcl81 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate74 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): 73.2 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: $310,637.58
300 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rifaat S. Elmallakh among 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky
Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D. is one of 503 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 65% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 503 psychiatry physician records in Kentucky.
All 503 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Theodore Feldmann, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021912979154
- Barbara Fitzgerald, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021336111574
- Robert FriersonLouisville, KY 402021225000235
- Pauline Humphrey, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021699747873
- Paul Kensicki, MDLouisville, KY 402021851362040
- Clifford Kuhn, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021811969009
- Steven Lippmann, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021013989151
- Ben Schoenbachler, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021609848753
Common questions
What is Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174595300, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 S. Jackson St., Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 852-5866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 29299, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D. had 1,925 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rifaat S. Elmallakh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.