Wael Ghacham, M.D.
NPI 1700105988ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Corvallis, OR
Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) with Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis, practicing in Corvallis, Oregon. 318 Medicare patients in 2024, $191,479 paid; nearly all of their 223 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $43,649 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1700105988 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 27, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 9, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 9, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | MD179256 | OR |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 207X00000X | 4301096562 | MI |
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 - Orthopedic Surgery (OR) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 318 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 678 across 49 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $191,479 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 223 · 239 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 104 |
| Total drug cost | $2,506 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
Medical group
- Good Samaritan Hospital CorvallisCorvallis, OR · 380 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis, OR
- Samaritan Albany General HospitalAlbany, OR
- Samaritan Lebanon Community HospitalLebanon, OR
- Samaritan North Lincoln HospitalLincoln City, OR
- Samaritan Pacific Community HospitalNewport, OR
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$43,649 · 47 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$2,588 · 27 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $42,614 | 39 |
| Left Coast Surgical Inc | $675.60 | 4 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $204.95 | 3 |
| Stryker Corporation | $154.38 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$37,200 · 3 payments
- Travel and Lodging$5,064 · 16 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,385 · 28 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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