Saleh El Dassouki, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (M.D.) with North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation, practicing in Miami, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $517,132 for 4,058 claims, against $148,792 paid for services in 2024. Abiomed was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,375 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Citizens Medical Center and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1598007346 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 20, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 20, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Primary | 207RA0001X | 11301216-1205 | UT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NE) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,304 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,704 across 78 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $148,792 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,058 · 6,349 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 409 |
| Total drug cost | $517,132 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- North Platte Nebraska Hospital CorporationNorth Platte, NE · 243 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Citizens Medical CenterColby, KS
- Community HospitalMcCook, NE
- Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE
- Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow, NE
- Ogallala Community HospitalOgallala, NE
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,375 · 30 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$1,127 · 32 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abiomed | $369.33 | 5 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $290.40 | 2 |
| Stryker Corporation | $244.59 | 5 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $166.00 | 1 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $96.44 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,375 · 30 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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