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Dr. Salah Najm, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

1500 Sw 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66604

(785) 354-6000

Dr. Salah Najm, MD is a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). Dr. Salah Najm, MD is affiliated with Stormont Vail Health and COTTON O'NEIL CLINIC REVOCABLE TRUST.

Office Locations

Stormont Vail Health

1500 Sw 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66604

(785) 354-6000

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823 Sw Mulvane Street
Topeka, KS 66606

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

In 2023, Dr. Salah Najm, MD performed more centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Kansas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

inpatient hospital care

sleep study with CPAP

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kansas, Dr. Salah Najm, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for airway management, CPAP treatment, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and sleep study with CPAP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
bronchoscopy	26
catheterization	13
doctor visit	120
hospital care	434
inpatient care	434
minimally invasive procedures	26
pulmonary testing	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	44
bronchoscopy	57
catheterization	47
doctor visit	699
hospital care	1482
inpatient care	1482
minimally invasive procedures	57
preventive care	28
pulmonary testing	313
thoracic (chest) imaging	44
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	23
vaccines	28
X-rays	44

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	868
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	141
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	27
aspiration	23
blood draw	45
bronchoscopy	85
catheterization	43
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	840
hospital care	1319
inpatient care	1319
minimally invasive procedures	85
minor procedures	23
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	369
sleep study	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	63
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
vaccines	13
X-rays	63

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	968
Black	66
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	153
Less than 65	219

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	95
aspiration	58
blood draw	59
bronchoscopy	83
catheterization	47
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	598
hospital care	1175
inpatient care	1175
minimally invasive procedures	83
minor procedures	28
pleural drainage	30
preventive care	59
pulmonary testing	499
sleep study	159
thoracic (chest) imaging	48
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	22
vaccines	59
X-rays	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1214
Female	1262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2236
Black	146
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	904
From 75 to 84	780
85 and over	284
Less than 65	508

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	109
aspiration	49
blood draw	17
bronchoscopy	62
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	592
hospital care	865
inpatient care	865
minimally invasive procedures	62
minor procedures	26
pleural drainage	23
preventive care	20
pulmonary testing	478
sleep study	171
thoracic (chest) imaging	36
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
vaccines	20
X-rays	36

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	557
Female	639

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1075
Black	57
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	144
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	119
aspiration	14
blood draw	37
bronchoscopy	41
catheterization	17
doctor visit	867
hospital care	839
inpatient care	839
minimally invasive procedures	17
pleural drainage	14
preventive care	38
pulmonary testing	528
sleep study	206
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
vaccines	38
X-rays	56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	640
Female	714

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1201
Black	77
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	535
From 75 to 84	381
85 and over	161
Less than 65	277

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	145
aspiration	21
blood draw	29
bronchoscopy	70
catheterization	32
doctor visit	628
hospital care	922
inpatient care	922
minimally invasive procedures	17
pleural drainage	21
pulmonary testing	451
sleep study	236
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	676
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1248
Black	77
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	544
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	194
Less than 65	277

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	124
aspiration	19
blood draw	40
bronchoscopy	35
catheterization	24
doctor visit	616
hospital care	719
inpatient care	719
minimally invasive procedures	12
pleural drainage	19
preventive care	21
pulmonary testing	336
sleep study	191
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	19
vaccines	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	640

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1040
Black	66
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	127
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	64
aspiration	15
blood draw	22
bronchoscopy	19
catheterization	36
doctor visit	388
hospital care	1126
inpatient care	1126
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	186
sleep study	119
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	539
Female	622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1024
Black	57
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	163
Less than 65	199

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	41
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2021 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	98
blood draw	23
bronchoscopy	34
catheterization	20
doctor visit	288
hospital care	802
inpatient care	802
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	14
pulmonary testing	271
sleep study	174
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	896
Black	42
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	113
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	83
aspiration	15
blood draw	13
bronchoscopy	22
catheterization	22
doctor visit	223
hospital care	766
inpatient care	766
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	217
sleep study	151
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	48
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	112
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Salah Najm, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Topeka, KS were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	96
aspiration	26
blood draw	31
bronchoscopy	48
catheterization	31
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	532
hospital care	949
inpatient care	949
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	25
open surgery	14
pleural drainage	19
preventive care	29
pulmonary testing	337
sleep study	161
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
vaccines	29
X-rays	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD.

**Gender**
Male	550
Female	602

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1027
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	29
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	349
85 and over	144
Less than 65	218
65 to 74	440

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Salah Najm, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Salah Najm, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	19
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kansas.

Licensed In: Kansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Salah Najm, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stormont Vail Health

COTTON O'NEIL CLINIC REVOCABLE TRUST

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Salah Najm, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$1,551 Respiratory Products $1,551
Ferring Pharmaceuticals AS	$1,046 $1,046
United Therapeutics Corporation	$731 ORENITRAM $688	REMODULIN $34	TYVASO $8
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$548 Procedural Solutions $548
Covidien LP	$471 Interventional Lung Solutions $471
Other	$2,330 VENTAVIS ILOPROST $158	Esbriet $146	XOLAIR $137	Letairis $129	BREO $121	Other $1,638

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,592
Travel and Lodging	$3,001
Education	$82

Research Payments

Dr. Salah Najm, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $139,199.

Biography

Dr. Salah Najm specializes in critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology and practices in Topeka, KS. He is professionally affiliated with Stormont Vail Health. Dr. Najm (or staff) speaks Arabic and French.