Maher El Chaar, M.D
Surgery Physician · Allentown, PA
Maher El Chaar, M.D is a surgery physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1891986717, issued on Aug 6, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD433929, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maher El Chaar
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD433929 PA
284072 MA
2009-00997 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 240 Cetronia RD, Allentown, PA 18104
- Phone
- (484) 426-2600
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 336-4379
- Medicaid IDs
- N0099B SC
5912643 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090902000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maher El Chaar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD433929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $109,092.27
150 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- St Lukes Physician Group IncAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maher El Chaar among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Maher El Chaar, M.D is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 surgery physician records list a practice address in Allentown
They are 80 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Maher El Chaar, M.D's NPI number?
Maher El Chaar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891986717, issued on Aug 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maher El Chaar, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 Cetronia RD, Allentown, PA, 18104. Phone: (484) 426-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maher El Chaar, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD433929, 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.
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.