Infectious Disease Physician
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians › Internal Medicine › Infectious Disease
About this specialty
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.
Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007. www.abms.org [7/1/2007: added definition, added source; 7/1/2011: modified source]<br/>Additional Resources: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007. http://www.abim.org/. American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, 2007. http://www.osteopathic.org/certification<br/>Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Board certification for Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) is provided by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| ROBERT BRENNAN, MD | LYNCHBURG, VA | $21,478,915 |
| MICHAEL VINCENT TABLANG, M.D. | CRESTVIEW, FL | $5,157,071 |
| JEFFREY LIN, D.O. | FORT WALTON BEACH, FL | $5,133,732 |
| RABINDRA PAUL, M.D. | BERLIN, MD | $4,566,495 |
| WAHAB BROBBEY, MD | CHICAGO, IL | $3,221,572 |
| RIAD DALI AHMAD, MD | GRAND BLANC, MI | $3,159,179 |
| PARDEEP KUMARI, MD | PENSACOLA, FL | $2,843,746 |
| DAVID HINES, MD | CHICAGO, IL | $2,579,284 |
| BACHIR YOUNES, M.D. , M.P.H. | PALM DESERT, CA | $2,179,818 |
| MICHAEL CHAMBERS, MD | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,148,752 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.