Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Maher El Chaar, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1891986717

Dr. Maher El Chaar, MD practises General Surgery in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Qualified in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with St Lukes Physician Group Inc, a 2,127-clinician group, works from 2 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Massachusetts, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
25
Licensed in
MA, NC, PA
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
3
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

240 Cetronia Rd Ste 205N
Allentown, PA 18104-9263
Phone: (484) 426-2600
Fax: (610) 336-4379
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 101 Page St, New Bedford, MA 02740-3464 — (508) 973-2204

Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence MD433929 (PA)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 284072 (MA)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 2009-00997 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1891986717
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 6, 2007
Last updated in NPPESMarch 29, 2021
Certification dateMarch 29, 2021

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice St Lukes Physician Group Inc — 2127 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations8 on file with Medicare

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.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 51 times · 64th percentile

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 patients120
Services billed 283 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age66

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $40,500 7 payments
Education $20,900 8 payments · educational material or training, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $14,641 58 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $1,954 15 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

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

  • St Lukes Hospital Hospital · Bethlehem, PA
  • St Luke'S Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Hospital · Quakertown, PA

Colleagues at St Lukes Physician Group Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2127 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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