Alexander Chern, MD

Primary specialty

Otolaryngology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Y00000X

License

MD490053 Issued in PA

Practice address

3400 Civic Center Blvd Apt 2109
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5127

Phone

(215) 662-2860

Fax

(215) 662-4182

NPI assigned

Apr 24, 2018

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

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 1

Specialty

Otolaryngology

Education

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

University of Penn-Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 6204730955, 3,433 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, CCN 390111

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

83.31 of 100Reported as group

Quality

73.89

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.47

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• University of Penn-Medical Group

  • Gynecologic Oncology Physician
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • NPI 1235527342
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Penn-Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • NPI 1730578667
  NPD
• University of Penn-Medical Group

  • Surgical Oncology Physician
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • NPI 1871981985
  NPD
• University of Penn - Medical Group

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • NPI 1093725145
  NPD (past)

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

• Hospital of the University of PA

  • Ambulatory Fertility Facility
  • Phila, PA
  • NPI 1033262316

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

  dba Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • NPI 1851370910
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "state": "PA",
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            "telephone_number": "215-662-2860",
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        "enumeration_date": "2018-04-24",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-23",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-23",
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• Cherished Companions Home Care
• Cherished Continuing Care LLC
• Thomson Cheriyan, MD, MPH
• Linda Jean Cherkas, LSW
• Marina Cherkassky, MD
• Irene Chern, MD
• Betty Hazel Chernack, MD
• Esther Debra Chernak, M.D.
• Alan R Cherney, MD
• Felise Chernoff, MS, LPC

• Otolaryngology Physician in Philadelphia, PA
• Providers in Philadelphia, PA by specialty
• Otolaryngology Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 23, 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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