Christian A Pothering, M.D.

Primary specialty

Vascular Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 2086S0129X

License

MD480286 Issued in PA

Practice address

1648 Hamilton St
Allentown, PA 18102-5054

Phone

(484) 503-8281

NPI assigned

Jun 18, 2015

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA, NJ2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Vascular Surgery

Education

Other, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Gslpg, IncGroup PAC ID 7810226875, 269 clinicians

St Lukes Physician Group IncGroup PAC ID 6709798333, 2,161 clinicians

St Lukes Warren Physician Group PCGroup PAC ID 9739093675, 374 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Lukes Hospital Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, CCN 390049
• St Luke'S Hospital - Monroe Campus Hospital, Stroudsburg, PA, CCN 390330
• St Luke'S Warren Hospital Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ, CCN 310060
• St Luke'S Hospital - Grand View Campus Hospital, Sellersville, PA, CCN 390057
• St Luke'S Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Hospital, Quakertown, PA, CCN 390035

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

97.13 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

82.27

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

97.13 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

82.27

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cpothering304801@direct-sluhn.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Gslpg, Inc

  • Specialist
  • Orwigsburg, PA
  • NPI 1366006702
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St. Luke'S Physician Group, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1700984622
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St. Luke'S Warren Physician Group, PC

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Phillipsburg, NJ
  • NPI 1467725184
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St Luke'S Physician Group Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Orwigsburg, PA
  • NPI 1710845144
  NPD
• St. Luke'S Physician Group, Inc.

  • Vascular Surgery Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1346492220
  NPD
• St. Luke'S Warren Physician Group, PC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Phillipsburg, NJ
  • NPI 1568347201
  NPD
• St. Luke'S Warren Physician Group, PC

  • Surgery Physician
  • Phillipsburg, NJ
  • NPI 1629481973
  NPD
• Gslpg Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Orwigsburg, PA
  • NPI 1750848321
  NPD (past)
• St. Luke'S Physician Group, Inc

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1447801535
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• St Luke'S Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1366011413
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Luke'S Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Easton, PA
  • NPI 1376339226
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Luke'S Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lehighton, PA
  • NPI 1528737988
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Lukes Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • NPI 1013933175
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Lukes Quakertown Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Quakertown, PA
  • NPI 1669405072
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Luke'S Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Allentown, PA
  • NPI 1548293954
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Luke'S Hospital Bethlehem

  • Adult Mental Health Clinic/Center
  • Lehighton, PA
  • NPI 1962094920

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Luke'S Hospital Grand View Campus

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Sellersville, PA
  • NPI 1568459287
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Luke'S Hospital Monroe Campus

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Stroudsburg, PA
  • NPI 1396194197
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Luke'S Warren Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Phillipsburg, NJ
  • NPI 1760488266
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "BETHLEHEM",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "180151000",
            "telephone_number": "484-503-8281"
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            "address_1": "1648 HAMILTON ST",
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            "state": "PA",
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        }
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        "enumeration_date": "2015-06-18",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-02",
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• Alison Beth Post, MD
• Kathleen Driscoll Post, CRNP
• Robert Post, MD
• Shai Lynne Post, MSPT, DPT
• David Postma
• Sunitha Potluri, MD
• Ashley Potope
• Kristina L Potsko, PA-C
• Barbara Potter, PT
• John L Potter, D.M.D.

• Vascular Surgery Physician in Allentown, PA
• Providers in Allentown, PA by specialty
• Vascular Surgery Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 2, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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