Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Ara Chalian, MD

Individual provider Otolaryngology Physician · NPI 1588699482

Ara Chalian, MD practises Otolaryngology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1988, 38 years ago. Practices with University of Penn-Medical Group, a 3,401-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
38
Trained at
Indiana University School of Medicine
Licensed in
PA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

3400 Spruce St 5 Silverstein Bldg
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4206 Not confirmed with CMS for 15 years — call before visiting
Phone: (215) 662-2777
Fax: (215) 662-4613
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Specialties & licences

Otolaryngology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Y00000X · Licence MD050206L (PA)

Record details

NPI number1588699482
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 2, 2011

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOTOLARYNGOLOGY
Medical schoolINDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1988 (38 years in practice)
Group practice University Of Penn-Medical Group — 3401 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 16 times · 71st percentile
Skin biopsy 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients378
Services billed 1,113 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Also affiliated with 1 long-term care hospital, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at University of Penn-Medical Group

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3401 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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