Dorothy Polahar, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Kensington, MD
Dorothy Polahar, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kensington, Maryland, and NPI 1720340219, issued on Jun 12, 2012. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorothy Polahar
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- T1281 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10540 Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MD 20895
- Phone
- (301) 949-0030
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2024
- Fax
- (301) 949-0033
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dorothy Polahar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
195 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass31 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro20 claims
- Mupirocin18 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Dorothy Polahar among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland
Dorothy Polahar, DO is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kensington
They are 15 of the 686 NPPES records with a practice address in Kensington, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Dorothy Polahar, DO's NPI number?
Dorothy Polahar, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720340219, issued on Jun 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorothy Polahar, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10540 Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MD, 20895. Phone: (301) 949-0030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorothy Polahar, DO's license?
Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dorothy Polahar, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dorothy Polahar, DO had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.