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Tarek Abou-Ghazala, M.D.

NPI 1609867381ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Reston, VA

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (M.D.) with Reston Hospital Center LLC and 1 other group, practicing in Reston, Virginia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $292,882 for 1,728 claims, against $187,108 paid for services in 2024. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $105.36 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Inova Fairfax Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1609867381
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedNov 2, 2005
Last updated in NPPESOct 27, 2023
Certified by providerOct 27, 2023

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (DC); Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (KY); Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (MD); Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients1,082
Services billed3,184 across 55 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$187,108

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,728 · 4,455 30-day fills
Patients209
Total drug cost$292,882
Generic share85% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1991
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine
Secondary specialtiesCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$105.36 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$165.62 · 4 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$85.14 · 2 payments
  • Education$20.22 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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