Robert El-Kareh M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1497944656 is registered to Robert El-Kareh M.D., a Hospitalist practising at 200 W Arbor Dr # 8485 in San Diego, California. Hospitalist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Robert El-Kareh M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2007.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20101004001301HospitalistCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Robert El-Kareh M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Robert El-Kareh M.D. directly at (619) 471-9186.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1497944656 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Hospitalist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (619) 471-9186.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Robert El-Kareh M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.