Widad Abou Chaar, MD
Neurology Physician · Boston, MA
Widad Abou Chaar, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1609397348, issued on Jul 3, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 1019382, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Widad Abou Chaar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 1019382 MA
125.070019 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 525-7846
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240807001759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Widad Abou Chaar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1019382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
519 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa196 claims
- Baclofen42 claims
- Primidone36 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er28 claims
- Amantadine21 claims
- Rytary19 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: $27.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncSouth Weymouth, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Widad Abou Chaar among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts
Widad Abou Chaar, MD is one of 964 neurology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
524 neurology physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 524 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Widad Abou Chaar, MD's NPI number?
Widad Abou Chaar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609397348, issued on Jul 3, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Widad Abou Chaar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 525-7846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Widad Abou Chaar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1019382, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Widad Abou Chaar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Widad Abou Chaar, MD had 519 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.