Maher Matar, M.D.
Maher Matar, M.D. is a Trauma Surgery Physician in Charleston, SC, registered under NPI 1912453150. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is MUSC DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY-TRAUMA 96 JONATHAN LUCAS ST STE 420 CSB MSC 613, Charleston, SC 29425. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| LL40065 | SC | Trauma Surgery Physician primary |
This provider holds licence LL40065 issued in SC. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Trauma Surgery covers
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 2086S0127X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1912453150 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Aug 28, 2016 |
| Last updated | Aug 28, 2016 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Practice address |
MUSC DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY-TRAUMA 96 JONATHAN LUCAS ST STE 420 CSB MSC 613 Charleston, SC 29425 (843) 792-3373 |
| Mailing address |
300 SEAPORT LN APT. 1309 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Sum = 60 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 0 · actual last digit = 0
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.