Assar Ahmed Rather, M.D.
NPI 1174834097ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Dover, DE
Colon & Rectal Surgery (M.D.) with Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc, practicing in Dover, Delaware. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $100,271 for 313 patients in 2024, with only 25 Part D claims. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $409.66 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1174834097 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 29, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary | 208C00000X | C1-0009722 | DE |
| Surgery | 208600000X | C1-0009722 | DE |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (DE) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 313 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 577 across 79 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $100,271 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 25 · 29 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 17 |
| Total drug cost | $3,994 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Bayhealth Medical Center, IncDover, DE · 413 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford, DE
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE
Other facilities
- Bayada Home Health Care at BayhealthHome health agency · Dover, DE
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$409.66 · 5 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$321.38 · 6 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $167.47 | 2 |
| Davol Inc. | $161.92 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $47.40 | 1 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $32.87 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$409.66 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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