George Bechir, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Dyer, IN
George Bechir, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Dyer, Indiana, and NPI 1649685306, issued on Jun 21, 2014. Check the license (Indiana 01078747A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Bechir
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 01078747A IN
036145131 IL
125064898 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24 Joliet St, Dyer, IN 46311
- Phone
- (219) 852-1524
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2025
- Fax
- (219) 933-2288
- Medicaid ID
- 300004498 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802001655); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 24 Joliet St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Patricia Bailey-JohnsonClinical Social Worker1346647583
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- Kidanu Birhanu, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1710073952
Verify George Bechir in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01078747ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
370 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Cephalexin11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $14.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Franciscan Physician NetworkMunster, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Bechir among 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana
George Bechir, M.D. is one of 453 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 379 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Dyer
They are 22 of the 457 NPPES records with a practice address in Dyer, and 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is George Bechir, M.D.'s NPI number?
George Bechir, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649685306, issued on Jun 21, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Bechir, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 Joliet St, Dyer, IN, 46311. Phone: (219) 852-1524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Bechir, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01078747A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George Bechir, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Bechir, M.D. had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.