Individual provider Active NPI

Christopher I. Bechara, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Lancaster, MA
National Provider Identifier
1912978644
Registry record updated Sep 16, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X
License
204955 Issued in MA
Practice address
136 High Street Ext
Lancaster, MA 01523-2056
Phone
(978) 368-8956
Fax
(978) 368-1058
NPI assigned
Jan 31, 2006
Last updated
Sep 16, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Sep 16, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X 204955 MA Primary
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X MD494454 PA

Addresses

Primary practice location

136 High Street Ext
Lancaster, MA 01523-2056

Mailing address

136 High Street Ext
Lancaster, MA 01523-2056
Phone (978) 368-8956

Other practice location 1

455 Woodview Road
Suite 100
West Grove, PA 19390-9147
Phone (610) 345-1900

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MA
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20040826000744 MA Practitioner - Family Practice 7517932361 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Family Practice
Education
Rush Medical College of Rush University, 1998
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Christopher I Bechara MD PCGroup PAC ID 8628043486, 2 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

136 High St Extention
Lancaster, MA 01523
Phone 97836889562056

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
100 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
82.98
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Removal of skin lesions1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
MD494454PAMDFamily Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Christopher I. Bechara, MD, PC Family Medicine CurrentSince Aug 1, 2004 Accepting new patients
Nashoba Valley Healthcare Group Inc Family Medicine Past Accepting new patients
Jeffrey G Resnick DPM PC Past Accepting new patients

Locations

136 High Street Ext
Lancaster, MA 01523
Phone (978) 365-9497

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/958/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations & group practices 3

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 7

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-01-31",
        "last_updated": "2026-09-16",
        "certification_date": "2026-09-16",
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    "identifiers": [],
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}

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