Catharine I. Paules, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Hershey, PA
Catharine I. Paules, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1740597038, issued on Sep 8, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD464807, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catharine I. Paules
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD464807 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8881
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (717) 531-4633
- Medicaid ID
- 103513147 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180725000558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catharine I. Paules in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD464807Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catharine I. Paules among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Catharine I. Paules, M.D. is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hershey → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rashmi Banjade, MDHershey, PA 170331013355338
- Tonya Crook, MDHershey, PA 170331386692044
- Carol Freer, MDHershey, PA 170331861586976
- John Goldman, MDHershey, PA 170331417902081
- Rezhan Hussein, MD, FACP, FIDSAHershey, PA 170331336169028
- David Ingram, D.O.Hershey, PA 170331659791804
- Kathleen Julian, MDHershey, PA 170331821047119
- Michael Katzman, MDHershey, PA 170331922057215
Common questions
What is Catharine I. Paules, M.D.'s NPI number?
Catharine I. Paules, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740597038, issued on Sep 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catharine I. Paules, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catharine I. Paules, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD464807, 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.
What is Catharine I. Paules, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.