C Gerard Petersen, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Allentown, PA
C Gerard Petersen, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285684183, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD073487L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- C Gerard Petersen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD073487L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 439-8856
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040809001163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify C Gerard Petersen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD073487LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,172 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa152 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta137 claims
- Prednisone105 claims
- Breo Ellipta64 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol60 claims
- Ventolin Hfa41 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,403.73
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
C Gerard Petersen among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
C Gerard Petersen, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 779 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Hertz, MDAllentown, PA 181031033182324
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- Jay LipschutzAllentown, PA 181031548280118
- Stephen Matchett, MDAllentown, PA 181031881773364
- Matthew McCambridge, MDAllentown, PA 181031851363832
- Satyasagar Morisetty, MDAllentown, PA 181031699771527
- Rita Pechulis, MDAllentown, PA 181031740319987
- Jennifer Rovella, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031679525166
Common questions
What is C Gerard Petersen, MD's NPI number?
C Gerard Petersen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285684183, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is C Gerard Petersen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 439-8856. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify C Gerard Petersen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD073487L, 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 C Gerard Petersen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, C Gerard Petersen, MD had 1,172 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.
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.