NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel M. Ammons, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hershey, PA

Daniel M. Ammons, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1881652006, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD071916L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881652006
Name
Daniel M. Ammons
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD071916L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(800) 243-1455
Enumerated
May 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
0018162500012 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060714000032); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1998
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.

  1. Victor Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003575853
  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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

165 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Daniel Ammons165
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin22 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  3. Prednisone12 claims
  4. Meloxicam11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pinnacle Health Emergency Department Services, LLCLititz, PA

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

Daniel M. Ammons among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Daniel M. Ammons, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

104 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hershey

They are 104 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. J Allen, DOHershey, PA 170331760440762
  2. Christopher Deflitch, MDHershey, PA 170331134187354
  3. Michelle Fischer, M.D., M.P.H.Hershey, PA 170331134193881
  4. Manuel Hernandez, MDHershey, PA 170331134109408
  5. Sandra Herr, MDHershey, PA 170331306821467
  6. Cecil Holliman, MDHershey, PA 170331881652873
  7. Lawrence Kass, MDHershey, PA 170331487612602
  8. Joseph Kearns, MDHershey, PA 170331912968884

Common questions

What is Daniel M. Ammons, MD's NPI number?

Daniel M. Ammons, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881652006, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel M. Ammons, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (800) 243-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel M. Ammons, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD071916L, 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 Daniel M. Ammons, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel M. Ammons, MD had 165 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel M. Ammons, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.