Dennis Michael Unks, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Erie, PA
Dennis Michael Unks, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1023014149, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD478112, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis Michael Unks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD478112 PA
37963 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 E 2ND St FL 2, Erie, PA 16507
- Phone
- (814) 456-8980
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2022
- Fax
- (814) 451-0443
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220928002713); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 120 E 2ND St FL 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Birgitta AllgeierMedical Physician Assistant1053369579
- Elizabeth ArduiniPhysician Assistant1023423241
- Kelia Bradshaw, CRNPNurse Practitioner1174301287
- Christine Carl, CRNPNurse Practitioner1033585476
- Samantha Delucia, PAPhysician Assistant1376722637
- Corinne Diplacido, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1538539978
Verify Dennis Michael Unks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD478112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,434 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium173 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate130 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium124 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
- Carvedilol74 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $147.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Regional Health Services IncSeneca, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis Michael Unks among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Dennis Michael Unks, M.D. is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,476 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Erie → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Demjanenko, MDErie, PA 165071518961564
- Charles Furr, MDErie, PA 165071881698835
- Christopher GoodErie, PA 165071740452085
- Randy Jeffrey, M.D.Erie, PA 165071154641348
- Mohammad KarimErie, PA 165071871850537
- Erica Penny-PetersonErie, PA 165071790998326
- Ross Peterson, MDErie, PA 165071609854363
- Farhad Sami, M.B.B.SErie, PA 165071578056727
Common questions
What is Dennis Michael Unks, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dennis Michael Unks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023014149, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis Michael Unks, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E 2ND St FL 2, Erie, PA, 16507. Phone: (814) 456-8980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis Michael Unks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD478112, 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 Michael Unks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis Michael Unks, M.D. had 1,434 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dennis Michael Unks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.