What is Joseph Kahwaji's specialty?

Joseph Kahwaji (NPI 1740349489) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Los Angeles, CA.

Where does Joseph Kahwaji practice?

Joseph Kahwaji practices in Los Angeles, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740349489.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Kahwaji?

Joseph Kahwaji (NPI 1740349489) received approximately $7K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 37 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740349489

Joseph KahwajiMD

PRACTICESOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUPSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineLos Angeles, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$6K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — bottom quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

555

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$42K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone130 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims

Amlodipine Besylate35 claims

Carvedilol30 claims

Fluconazole29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$30

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$30

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$30

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph Kahwaji's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Patarapha Wongsaroj Nephrology · Los Angeles, CA	117	937
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	83	302
Willis Wagner Vascular Surgery · Los Angeles, CA	65	280
Katherine Haker Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	51	183
Michael Witkosky Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	37	102
Brian Benway Urology · Washington, MO	33	201
Jason Aaronson Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	31	95
DAFOE, DONALD	31	158
Elton Tourje Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	30	108
NPI 1255335535	26	57
AMIN, MAHUL	26	202
Dechu Puliyanda Pediatric Medicine · West Hollywood, CA	24	93

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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