Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Plains, PA
Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Plains, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609844646, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD044775L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barry J. Pernikoff
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- MD044775L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 S River St, Plains, PA 18705
- Phone
- (570) 821-1100
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 821-1108
- Medicaid ID
- 1249713010 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110523000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Kelsey Leedock, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1982031993
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Verify Barry J. Pernikoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD044775LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
360 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine44 claims
- Colestipol Hcl31 claims
- Mesalamine29 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl28 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $108.09
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Commonwealth Physician Network LLCPlains, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barry J. Pernikoff among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D. is one of 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 122 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Plains → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daman Bowman, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111922568328
- Bogdan Protyniak, MD, FACS, FASCRSWilkes Barre, PA 187111154632388
- Charles Hughes, MDScranton, PA 185101902807282
- Robert Akbari, M.D.Doylestown, PA 189011053328765
- Christopher Bruce, MDDoylestown, PA 189011487743027
- Michael Scott, M.D.Doylestown, PA 189011801277595
- Daniel Latta, M.D.Sellersville, PA 189601023456852
- Steven Fassler, MDAbington, PA 190011831193887
Common questions
What is Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D.'s NPI number?
Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609844646, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 S River St, Plains, PA, 18705. Phone: (570) 821-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD044775L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D. had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barry J. Pernikoff, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.