✓ Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist) (207RG0100X) ✓ HHS OIG Screened Clear ✓ Medicare PECOS Enrolled 🩺 Entity Type 1 (Individual)

ALAA ATIEH (NPI #1609290246)

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology • HAMMOND, IN • Status: Active Federal Registration

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CMS-1500 Box 24J / 33a • NPI
1609290246
Type 1 Individual Rendering/Ordering
HIPAA NUCC Taxonomy • CMS Code
207RG0100X (CMS 10)
Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)
Box 32 Service Location & ZIP+4
5454 HOHMAN AVE, HAMMOND, IN, 46320-1931
✓ 9-Digit EDI 837 ZIP+4 (46320-1931)
Practice Phone & Referral Fax
Direct NPPES Verification Line
✓ HHS OIG LEIE Sanction Screening — VERIFIED CLEAR: NPI 1609290246 (ALAA ATIEH) has 0 active federal exclusions across all 84,224 HHS OIG LEIE sanction records (Database Verified: 2026-11-11).

CMS Medicare Order & Referring PECOS Eligibility

Medicare Part B
✓ Eligible
DMEPOS Ordering
✓ Eligible
Home Health (HHA)
✓ Eligible
Power Mobility
✓ Eligible
Hospice Referring
✓ Eligible

Empirical CMS Medicare Claims, CPT Utilization & Part D Prescribing (NPI #1609290246)

Medicare Beneficiaries
798
Total Billed Services
2,193
Distinct CPT/HCPCS Codes
53
Medicare Allowed Total
$239,767.21

Actual Top Billed CPT / HCPCS Procedures (CMS Part B)

CPT / HCPCSClinical Procedure DescriptionServices
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope179
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope12
43248 Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope11
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm15
43255 Control of bleeding of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope15
43450 Dilation of esophagus29
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope13
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope97

Actual Top Prescribed Medications (CMS Part D)

Brand / Generic MedicationTotal ClaimsPatients
Baclofen
Baclofen
34<11
Budesonide Dr
Budesonide
21<11
Budesonide Ec
Budesonide
17<11
Clenpiq
Sod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac
1111
Colesevelam Hcl
Colesevelam Hcl
12<11
Colestipol Hcl
Colestipol Hcl
6332
Creon
Lipase/Protease/Amylase
3918
Dexlansoprazole Dr
Dexlansoprazole
3913

Official CMS NPPES Credential & Practice Profile

10-Digit NPI Number1609290246 (NPI-1 Individual Practitioner)
Provider / Legal NameALAA ATIEH
Plain-English SpecialtyBoard-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)
NUCC Code: 207RG0100X (Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology)
Certifying / Licensing BodyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine — Gastroenterology
Practice Location Address5454 HOHMAN AVE, HAMMOND, IN, 46320-1931
Practice Telephone / FaxTel: (219) 932-2300
Administrative Mailing Address8558 BROADWAY, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410-7032
Enumeration & Last SyncEnumerated: 2014-02-18 | CMS Record Updated: 2020-07-17

Clinic Location, Accessibility & Directions

📍 Practice Location & Patient Access

5454 HOHMAN AVE, HAMMOND, IN, 46320-1931

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Plain-English Taxonomy & CMS Crosswalk (207RG0100X)

What Does Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X Mean?

In the HIPAA National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) classification, code 207RG0100X translates to:
"Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)"

CMS-1500 Medicare Specialty Crosswalk: CMS Code 10 (Physician/Gastroenterology) • CMS Code 11 (Physician/Internal Medicine)
Certifying / Accrediting Authority: American Board of Internal Medicine — Gastroenterology
Clinical Scope: Rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids, persistent acid reflux, difficulty swallowing, jaundice (elevated bilirubin), fatty liver disease, or colon cancer screening.

Specialty Clinical Procedures & Therapeutic Classes

Standard Scope of Care (ALAA ATIEH)

Typical CPT / Diagnostic Procedures:
  • Screening & Diagnostic Colonoscopy with Polypectomy (CPT 45378–45385)
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy / Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD — CPT 43239)
  • Hepatic Elastography (FibroScan) & Fractionated Bilirubin/LFT Workup
  • Internal Hemorrhoid Banding & Anorectal Diagnostic Evaluation
Common Therapeutic Classes:
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors (Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Esomeprazole)
  • H. pylori Quadruple & Triple Eradication Regimens
  • Mesalamine & Biologic Immunomodulators (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
  • Osmotic Laxatives, Rifaximin & Ursodeoxycholic Acid

All Registered NUCC Taxonomies & State Licenses

Taxonomy Code & Plain-English DescriptionState License & Primary Status
207R00000X — Internal Medicine
Plain English: Board-Certified Internist (Adult Diagnostic & Chronic Disease Physician)
State: IN | License: 02005187A | Primary: Secondary
208M00000X — Hospitalist
Plain English: Licensed & Credentialed Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians — Hospitalist
State: IN | License: 02005187A | Primary: Secondary
207RG0100X — Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Plain English: Board-Certified Gastroenterologist (Digestive Tract & Liver Specialist)
State: IN | License: 02005187A | Primary: Yes (Primary)
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