Said Chaaban, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Lexington, KY
Said Chaaban, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1619265592, issued on Jul 13, 2011. Check the license (Kentucky 50190, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Said Chaaban
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 50190 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- UK Division OF Pulmonary Critical Care 740 S, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-5045
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (859) 257-2418
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220801001739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 235 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Verify Said Chaaban in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 50190Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone20 claims
- Symbicort19 claims
- Montelukast Sodium16 claims
- Pirfenidone12 claims
- Advair Hfa11 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: $119.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Madonna Rehabilitation HospitalLincoln, NE
- Unmc PhysiciansOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Said Chaaban among 235 pulmonary disease physician records in Kentucky
Said Chaaban, MD is one of 235 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 235 pulmonary disease physician records in Kentucky.
All 235 in Kentucky → Every provider in Lexington → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ketan Buch, MDLexington, KY 405361376554329
- Sanjay Dhar, M.D., FACPLexington, KY 405361043373707
- Margaret Disselkamp, MDLexington, KY 405361750515979
- Dennis Doherty, MDLexington, KY 405361053328880
- Anthony Gerber, MDLexington, KY 405361851338008
- Edward Hirschowitz, MDLexington, KY 405361508875311
- Mehdi Khosravi, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361942262506
- Steve Kraman, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361790707636
Common questions
What is Said Chaaban, MD's NPI number?
Said Chaaban, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619265592, issued on Jul 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Said Chaaban, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at UK Division OF Pulmonary Critical Care 740 S, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-5045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Said Chaaban, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 50190, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Said Chaaban, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Said Chaaban, MD had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.