NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Branden E. Rider, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Hershey, PA

Branden E. Rider, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1336504588, issued on Dec 15, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA061533, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336504588
Name
Branden E. Rider
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
MA061533 PA
PA1578 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(717) 531-6525
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(717) 531-5785
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200717002921); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 University Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
  3. Fatemeh Abbasi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1750878625
  4. Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
  5. Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
  6. Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Penn State Health Medical Group LLCHershey, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Branden E. Rider among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Branden E. Rider, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 41% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

234 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hershey

They are 234 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rozalyn Atherton, PA-CHershey, PA 170331730153727
  2. Christine Bruce, PA C MHSAHershey, PA 170331134107188
  3. Melissa Chase, PA-CHershey, PA 170331619931607
  4. Heather Donato, MPAS,PA-CHershey, PA 170331801883111
  5. Geoffrey Fidelman, PA-CHershey, PA 170331306800230
  6. Derek Flynn, P.A.Hershey, PA 170331619970936
  7. Kristi Gruber, PA-CHershey, PA 170331316901176
  8. Jaime Halin, PACHershey, PA 170331679568810

Common questions

What is Branden E. Rider, PA-C's NPI number?

Branden E. Rider, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336504588, issued on Dec 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Branden E. Rider, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-6525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Branden E. Rider, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA061533, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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.

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