Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Charbel
Halim Charbel, MD practices gastroenterology in Germantown, MD. Medicare claims data shows Halim provided 301 services to 271 patients.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
Education & Training
Areas of Expertise
Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (301) 288-1319
- Email not available
Practice Locations
19851 OBSERVATION DR STE 245
Germantown, MD 20876
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Gastroenterology generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Biliary and pancreas
- Acute pancreatitis
- Cholangitis
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Common bile duct stones
- Gallstones
- Pancreatic cysts
- Primary biliary cholangitis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Colon and anorectal
- Anal fissure
- Colon polyps
- Colorectal cancer
- Diverticulosis and uncomplicated diverticulitis
- Hemorrhoids
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Esophagus and swallowing
- Achalasia
- Acid reflux (GERD)
- Barrett's esophagus
- Difficulty swallowing
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Esophageal stricture
- Esophagitis
Functional bowel and motility
- Chronic constipation
- Chronic diarrhea
- Fecal incontinence
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Inflammatory and immune
Liver
- Alcohol-associated liver disease
- Ascites
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Fatty liver disease
- Hemochromatosis
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
- Portal hypertension
- Wilson disease
Stomach and duodenum
- Celiac disease
- Functional dyspepsia
- Gastritis
- Gastroparesis
- H. pylori infection
- Peptic ulcer disease
Procedures & services
Lower endoscopy
- Colon polyp removal
- Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic colonoscopy
- Endoscopic control of gastrointestinal bleeding
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Screening colonoscopy
Upper endoscopy
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection
- Esophageal biopsy
- Esophageal dilation
- Stomach biopsy
- Upper endoscopy
Capsule and physiology testing
- Ambulatory reflux monitoring
- Anorectal manometry
- Capsule endoscopy
- Esophageal manometry
- Hydrogen and methane breath testing
Liver procedures
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
301 services · 271 patients · 9 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Procedure | 43239 |
49 |
| Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth | Procedure | 43237 |
31 |
| Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Procedure | 43238 |
20 |
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Procedure | 45385 |
16 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
88 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
41 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
26 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
17 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
13 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other gastroenterology specialists at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2002 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope 8
Providers in MD who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Charbel?
Dr. Charbel is a gastroenterology in Germantown, MD. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “GASTROENTEROLOGY”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Charbel's address?
Dr. Charbel is listed at 19851 OBSERVATION DR STE 245, Germantown, MD 20876. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Charbel?
The number on file is (301) 288-1319. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Charbel?
Dr. Charbel's National Provider Identifier is 1740431501. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Charbel train?
Dr. Charbel attended Other, graduating in 2002. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Charbel have?
Dr. Charbel has 24 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2002, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Charbel perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Charbel performs procedures including biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth and ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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