NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician NPI 1720177561 M.D., M.P.H.
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Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,799 in Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
445
Medicare Part D claims · 96 beneficiaries · Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician avg: 944
Generic prescribing
78%
generic claims · 22% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$51.58
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. filed 445 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician in Ann Arbor, Michigan, prescribing 78% generic.
- 445
- Part D claims, 2024
- 78%
- generic prescribing
- $51.58
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥61st
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1720177561), first enumerated 10/12/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 445 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$51.58 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Michigan statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MI-BOM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1720177561 · Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1720177561
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 1,799
- RX-LIGHT 445
- BOOK-THIN 46 in Michigan
- PHOTO-ENUM James Gollop · 2006
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
445 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
445 53% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Michigan
How Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Michigan providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1720177561 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D., M.P.H. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/12/2006 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$52
Largest payer
PFIZER INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Michigan MI-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~41K Michigan medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.. To verify Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s current license status, search the MI-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
123
Total board actions, Michigan 2023
Across 120 cases
3.00
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Michigan statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
44 cases
MI-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Michigan disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. - brand share 22.0%
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician average
22% brand-name claims vs 78% generic, on 445 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
445
Total Claims
$27K
Total Drug Cost
96
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 926.567
- Total Day Supply
- 25,682
- Brand vs Generic
- 22% brand / 78% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $19K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $7K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.05
- Gender Split
- 51% female / 49% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Triamterene-Hydroc…
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid
44 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
41 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
27 claims
- Shingrix
Shingrix
19 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 17
Amlodipine Besylate
17 claims
- Abrysvo 16
Abrysvo
16 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr 15
Bupropion Hcl Sr
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 44 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 41 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 27 |
| Shingrix Varicella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 19 |
| Lisinopril | 18 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 17 |
| Abrysvo Rsv Vacc, Pref A And Pref B/Pf | 16 |
| Bupropion Hcl Sr Bupropion Hcl | 15 |
| Losartan Potassium | 15 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician Overview
How Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. fits within the Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
1,799
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician Providers in US
52
States with Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician
944
Avg Claims per Provider
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s 445 claims are below the specialty average of 944.
Nationwide Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Chernin, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician Providers in Michigan
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Michigan, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chernin.
One of 46 Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Michigan, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s specialty? ▼
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. specializes in Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician and practices in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Credentials: M.D., M.P.H..
How much does Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. wrote 445 Medicare Part D claims totaling $27K in drug costs for 96 beneficiaries.
Where is Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. located? ▼
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. is located at 2345 S HURON PKWY, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104. Phone: (734) 973-3030.
What is Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number? ▼
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720177561, issued on 10/12/2006.
Does Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s prescribing is 22% brand-name and 78% generic drugs by claim count, with $19K in brand drug costs.
How many Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,799 Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician provider writes 944 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid, Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. accept Medicare? ▼
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H. appears in CMS Medicare data with 445 Part D claims and 96 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s credentials? ▼
Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI is 1720177561 with credentials M.D., M.P.H.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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