NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga

Hospitalist Physician · Allentown, PA

Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578182259, issued on Apr 13, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD493113, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578182259
Name
Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
MD493113 PA
35.147675 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
Phone
(610) 402-5369
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2020
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230513000010); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohamed Abdelnaby, MDHospitalist Physician1346626991
  2. Saif Abu-Baker, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1134865900
  3. Frederick Ackler, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1629063649
  4. Waqas Adeel, M.DHospitalist Physician1184871352
  5. Oluwatobi Adegboyega, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1659803526
  6. Aamir Ahmed, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1053752147

Verify Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
  2. Ohiohealth CorporationColumbus, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania

Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Allentown

They are 86 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ravindra Bhati, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031821198912
  2. Craig Chuhran, MDAllentown, PA 181031215136684
  3. Don Chung, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031477553964
  4. Jeaninne Einfalt, DOAllentown, PA 181031154399194
  5. Bala Ganesan, MDAllentown, PA 181031760692263
  6. Paul Layden, MDAllentown, PA 181031144423856
  7. Vipul Makwana, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031326035239
  8. Greg Miller, DOAllentown, PA 181031487683025

Common questions

What is Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga's NPI number?

Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578182259, issued on Apr 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-5369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD493113, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ahmad Esam Alkhawaga's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.