NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew James Kahari, MD

Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

Matthew James Kahari, MD is an addiction medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1124524350, issued on Apr 5, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD476321, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124524350
Name
Matthew James Kahari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QA0401X
License numbers
MD476321 PA
216845 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8 Church St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Phone
(570) 808-3700
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2022
Fax
(570) 808-3701
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220825000036); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 8 Church St

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

  1. Kavita Bommasamudram, MDPsychiatry Physician1922589449
  2. Steven Craig, PH.D.Psychologist1740839687
  3. Kashif Khan, MDPsychiatry Physician1932359825
  4. Lori Kreitzer, CRNPNurse Practitioner1366859670
  5. Anthony Scarnato, RPHPharmacist1588098586
  6. Fritzie Schimmel, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1790599793

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  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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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

322 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 664 among the 581 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Matthew Kahari322
  2. Specialty average664

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone205 claims
  2. Sublocade38 claims
  3. Brixadi29 claims
  4. Suboxone19 claims
  5. Vivitrol12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Geisinger ClinicWilkes Barre, PA

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

Matthew James Kahari among 40 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania

Matthew James Kahari, MD is one of 40 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2000 among the 14 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0401X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 40 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carolann Littzi, DOAshley, PA 187061548558885
  2. James Ferguson, D.O.Chalfont, PA 189141144460544
  3. David Withers, M.D.Waverly, PA 184711962454207
  4. Nathaniel Abramson, D.O.Ft Washington, PA 190341851409775
  5. Domenick Braccia, DOFort Washington, PA 190341821178005
  6. Dana Mincer, DOFort Washington, PA 190341063807329
  7. Aviva Zohar, MDNarberth, PA 190721710109608
  8. Elise Paquin, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021518353754

Common questions

What is Matthew James Kahari, MD's NPI number?

Matthew James Kahari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124524350, issued on Apr 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew James Kahari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Church St, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18702. Phone: (570) 808-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew James Kahari, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD476321, 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.

How much does Matthew James Kahari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew James Kahari, MD had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 664. 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.