Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Westlake, OH
Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Westlake, Ohio, and NPI 1669441580, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-089623, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wassim A. El-Hitti
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 35-089623 OH
D0061251 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 Columbia RD Ste 101, Westlake, OH 44145
- Phone
- (216) 228-5500
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Fax
- (216) 227-2628
- Medicaid ID
- 2781637 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071129000412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 499 in Ohio → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 805 Columbia RD Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Saurabh Bansal, MDNephrology Physician1508172321
- Karine Brown, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1902383235
- Ashley Pennington, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285294884
- Anca Vlasie, MD, PHDNephrology Physician1184931032
Verify Wassim A. El-Hitti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-089623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide319 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate306 claims
- Calcitriol221 claims
- Losartan Potassium129 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate99 claims
- Allopurinol98 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): 81.8 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: $10.67
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Americare Kidney Institute LLCWestlake, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wassim A. El-Hitti among 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio
Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D. is one of 499 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 374 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio.
All 499 in Ohio → Every provider in Westlake → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Saurabh Bansal, MDWestlake, OH 441451508172321
- Arash Rashidi, M.D.Westlake, OH 441451790774289
- Leonardo Taher, M.D.Westlake, OH 441451629268891
- Anca Vlasie, MD, PHDWestlake, OH 441451184931032
- Julius Resnik, M.D.Brooklyn, OH 441441205809977
- Gurdeep Singh, M.D.Brecksville, OH 441411427242684
- Sean Gaines, DOSolon, OH 441391609217934
- Niraj Karki, MDStrongsville, OH 441361104255157
Common questions
What is Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669441580, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Columbia RD Ste 101, Westlake, OH, 44145. Phone: (216) 228-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-089623, 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 Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D. had 2,713 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wassim A. El-Hitti, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.8 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.