NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P.

Family Medicine Physician · Seward, PA

Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Seward, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578507521, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS-003436-L, 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
1578507521
Name
Dennis Lee Eckels
Credential
D.O., F.A.A.F.P.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
OS-003436-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
238 Indiana St, Seward, PA 15954
Phone
(814) 446-5695
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(814) 446-4209
Medicaid ID
00150773800/01 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040316001116); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1975
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 238 Indiana St

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

  1. Jonathan Shafer, DOFamily Medicine Physician1225605785

Verify Dennis Lee Eckels in five checks

  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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,238 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dennis Eckels8,238
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium450 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium366 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium365 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril255 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate211 claims
  6. Lisinopril211 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Indiana Healthcare Physician Services IncSeward, PA
  2. Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation IncJohnstown, PA

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

Dennis Lee Eckels among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Seward

They are 4 of the 15 NPPES records with a practice address in Seward, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Almaan El-Attrache, MDSeward, PA 159541578909628
  2. Bernard Leech, D,O.Seward, PA 159541730407339
  3. Jonathan Shafer, DOSeward, PA 159541225605785
  4. Mark Ratchford, DOPortage, PA 159461669479101
  5. Amina Shikara, MDPortage, PA 159461134113368
  6. Paul Donrovich, M.D.Windber, PA 159631912033085
  7. Tamara Hoffman, D.O.Windber, PA 159631700838687
  8. Amy Miller, CRNPWindber, PA 159631326937392

Common questions

What is Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P.'s NPI number?

Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578507521, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 238 Indiana St, Seward, PA, 15954. Phone: (814) 446-5695. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS-003436-L, 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 Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dennis Lee Eckels, D.O., F.A.A.F.P. had 8,238 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.