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Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD

(397 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Temple University School of Medicine

922 22nd Avenue S.
Brookings, SD 57006

(605) 697-1900

Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD is a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health.

Office Locations

Sanford Health

118 N. Seventh Avenue
Sheldon, IA 51201

(712) 324-5041

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1205 S Grange Avenue Suite 407
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 328-8900

(605) 328-8901

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Sanford Health

1420 W. 22nd Street Suite 407
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 328-8900

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Sanford Health

1621 S. Minnesota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 333-6302

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Sanford Health

901 Fourth Street Nw
Watertown, SD 57201

(605) 886-8471

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Sanford Health

922 22nd Avenue S.
Brookings, SD 57006

(605) 697-1900

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

In 2023, Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 25%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study with CPAP

In 2012, Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	72
bronchoscopy	116
doctor visit	259
hospital care	607
inpatient care	607
minimally invasive procedures	105
pulmonary testing	251
sleep study	126

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	92
bronchoscopy	74
doctor visit	301
hospital care	688
inpatient care	688
minimally invasive procedures	74
pulmonary testing	187
sleep study	151

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	98
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	117
bronchoscopy	45
doctor visit	389
hospital care	621
inpatient care	621
minimally invasive procedures	45
pulmonary testing	214
sleep study	187

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	84
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	95
bronchoscopy	67
doctor visit	361
hospital care	643
inpatient care	643
minimally invasive procedures	67
pulmonary testing	214
sleep study	161

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	704
Female	654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	146
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	86
bronchoscopy	77
doctor visit	416
hospital care	524
inpatient care	524
minimally invasive procedures	63
pulmonary testing	187
sleep study	151

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	62
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	51
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	95
bronchoscopy	41
counseling services	13
doctor visit	417
hospital care	515
inpatient care	515
minimally invasive procedures	30
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	222
sleep study	143

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	676
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	71
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	105
bronchoscopy	36
doctor visit	427
hospital care	483
inpatient care	483
minimally invasive procedures	24
pulmonary testing	279
sleep study	168

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	740
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	74
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	71
bronchoscopy	50
counseling services	11
doctor visit	378
hospital care	481
inpatient care	481
minimally invasive procedures	39
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	283
sleep study	137

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	664
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	65
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	69
counseling services	16
doctor visit	324
hospital care	404
inpatient care	404
preventive care	16
pulmonary testing	261
sleep study	118

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	49
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
bronchoscopy	17
counseling services	15
doctor visit	363
hospital care	449
inpatient care	449
minimally invasive procedures	17
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	292
sleep study	80

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	627
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	58
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	36
counseling services	11
doctor visit	350
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207
preventive care	11
pulmonary testing	324
sleep study	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	55
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Sheldon, IA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	80
bronchoscopy	58
counseling services	13
doctor visit	362
hospital care	511
inpatient care	511
minimally invasive procedures	51
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	246
sleep study	136

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	645
Native American / Alaskan Native	23
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	196
85 and over	69
Less than 65	122
65 to 74	305

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in South Dakota.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: South Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sanford Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.54 out of 5 stars based on 397 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ashraf A. Elshami, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sheldon, IA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien LP	$4,666 Interventional Lung Solutions $4,650	GI Solutions $16
Advanced Respiratory, Inc	$555 The Vest System Model 105 Home Care $175	The Monarch Airway Clearance System $116	Life 2000 Ventilation System $75	AirwayClearanceDevice $57	Volara System $55	Other $77
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$248 SYMBICORT $85	FASENRA $71	CRESTOR $15	$78
Baxter Healthcare	$240 Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care $72	Hillrom - Life 2000 Ventilation System $59	BioTherapeutics - GLASSIA $33	$77
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$238 NUCALA $157	ANORO $24	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $16	BREO $6	$35
Other	$1,522 Lonhala Magnair $140	Zemaira $127	UPTRAVI $124	Esbriet $121	Tavneos $112	Other $897

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,481
Food and Beverage	$2,805
Travel and Lodging	$129
Education	$55

Biography

Dr. Ashraf Elshami's areas of specialization are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He studied medicine at Temple University School of Medicine. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania for residency. The average patient rating for Dr. Elshami is 4.5 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Sanford Health.