Active NPI 1922273515 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Maher Ghanem , MD

Surgery • Saginaw, MI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Maher Ghanem, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Saginaw, MI. With approximately 27 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1999, Dr. Ghanem delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 912 S WASHINGTON AVE STE 1.

Dr. Ghanem is affiliated with Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

912 S Washington Ave Ste 1

Saginaw, MI 486012578

Telephone 9897901001

Fax 9897901002

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc Facility NPI 1467557819

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1999

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Saginaw, MI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

27 Yrs +4.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.8 Yrs

State Avg: 25.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

45 Specialists

Practicing in Saginaw, MI (1479 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

6.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

42.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ghanem (27 Years) 27 Yrs

Saginaw Specialty Average (22.8 Years) 22.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	88	71	$109.38	$84.83
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	63	29	$69.78	$47.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	42	42	$231.71	$154.34
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	26	$193.69	$125.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	22	$160.40	$117.65
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	22	22	$206.05	$17.31
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	22	22	$669.86	$289.48
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	21	20	$214.52	$172.27
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	18	$67.44	$51.50
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	18	18	$293.89	$200.83
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	18	12	$116.22	$75.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$152.36	$102.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	74	67	$105.00	$86.42
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	69	38	$60.00	$48.65
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	48	28	$102.00	$77.21
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	44	39	$193.00	$127.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$230.00	$159.41
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	26	$204.00	$167.84
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	25	25	$204.00	$17.61
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	25	25	$661.00	$307.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	23	$152.00	$121.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$150.00	$103.81
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$1345.64	$630.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	104	35	$101.28	$69.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	82	68	$103.35	$86.71
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	59	30	$60.00	$37.92
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	47	45	$191.40	$132.12
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$228.84	$163.18
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	34	33	$201.88	$172.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	28	$150.28	$121.87
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	21	21	$285.00	$216.56
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	19	19	$190.42	$18.33
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	19	19	$653.11	$312.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$149.45	$108.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	268	91	$60.00	$37.45
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	107	36	$99.00	$68.08
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	91	78	$188.00	$132.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	59	55	$100.00	$88.51
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	41	40	$198.00	$169.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	33	$147.00	$125.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$225.00	$159.33
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	32	31	$139.00	$98.62
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	21	21	$1273.81	$576.92
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	19	19	$283.00	$216.00
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	14	$59.00	$54.11
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	14	14	$636.00	$307.13
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	14	14	$161.00	$18.44
60240 Removal of thyroid	12	12	$1835.50	$874.90

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	386	114	$99.00	$72.41
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	216	94	$53.52	$39.61
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	105	96	$188.00	$137.95
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	61	44	$100.00	$73.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	36	32	$59.00	$44.26
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	36	34	$139.00	$102.76
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	30	30	$1302.77	$645.07
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$102.00	$74.40
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	18	18	$399.00	$199.05
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	16	15	$161.00	$18.93
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$225.00	$161.66
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	16	14	$636.00	$324.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$148.00	$105.90

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	198	86	$53.00	$39.07
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	159	64	$99.00	$72.08
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	75	74	$188.00	$135.78
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	58	57	$139.00	$100.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	46	41	$100.00	$71.16
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	44	$59.00	$43.19
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$225.00	$158.17
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	27	$147.00	$105.55
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	27	27	$1292.00	$631.70
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	25	23	$198.00	$137.50
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	23	23	$283.00	$188.29
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$102.00	$73.97
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	15	15	$161.00	$18.71
60240 Removal of thyroid	15	15	$1798.00	$856.52
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	15	15	$636.00	$341.77
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	13	12	$399.00	$197.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	289	111	$53.38	$38.31
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	111	103	$187.51	$133.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	54	54	$224.19	$154.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	42	$146.24	$101.91
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	41	27	$99.00	$68.65
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	38	35	$59.00	$40.72
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	32	32	$1289.97	$632.69
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	31	31	$140.58	$99.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	26	24	$99.54	$70.19
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$102.00	$69.73
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	22	22	$399.00	$183.17
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	21	21	$283.00	$200.70
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	13	13	$1773.69	$896.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	146	50	$51.00	$38.35
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	46	46	$179.00	$131.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$141.00	$103.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	19	$94.00	$69.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$140.00	$102.92

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-09-27

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MI 4301088122

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc

912 S Washington Ave, Saginaw, MI 486012578

Phone: 9897901001

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

18 Associated Practitioners

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Physician Assistant - Medical

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Physician Assistant

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Colon & Rectal Surgery

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Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Surgery - Vascular Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Samuel Shaheen , MD

Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

📍

Updated Practice Location September 27, 2023

Registered at 912 S WASHINGTON AVE STE 1, SAGINAW, MI 486012578 (Tel: 9897901001)

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NPI Profile Active November 22, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 22, 2013

Registered at 912 S WASHINGTON AVE, STE. 1, SAGINAW, MI 486012564 (Tel: 9897901001)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 22, 2013

Registered at 912 S WASHINGTON AVE, STE. 1, SAGINAW, MI 486012564 (Tel: 9897901001)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 22, 2013

Recorded as MAHER GHANEM, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 22, 2013

Surgery (License #4301088122 in MI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 24, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1922273515

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 24, 2008

Last Update: September 27, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

912 S Washington Ave, Ste. 1

Saginaw, MI 486012564

Phone: 9897901001

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