Dr. Ihab Alshelli, M.B.B.CH, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Alshelli
Dr. Ihab Alshelli is an internal medicine specialist in Weston, FL, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Alshelli performed 923 Medicare services across 809 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Alshelli received a total of $21,241 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 135 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Alshelli is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 120 | $93 | $304 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 104 | $46 | $201 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 104 | $183 | $1,276 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 101 | $44 | $204 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 92 | $22 | $358 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $124 | $402 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 44 | $22 | $1,616 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 40 | $96 | $437 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 31 | $54 | $2,147 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 31 | $143 | $830 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 28 | $29 | $788 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 28 | $129 | $467 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 27 | $80 | $477 |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | 26 | $134 | $3,227 |
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | 25 | $55 | $348 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 24 | $28 | $169 |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 3 or more lymph nodes | 17 | $176 | $1,324 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $184 | $658 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 14 | $70 | $201 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (80%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for internal medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2023 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Alshelli is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 3% of FL peers.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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