Douglas Murken, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Hershey, PA
Douglas Murken, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1790047876, issued on Jun 13, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD454046, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Murken
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- MD454046 PA
MT202462 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-6597
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200507002557); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Murken in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD454046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $72.65
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Murken among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Douglas Murken, M.D. is one of 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 122 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hershey → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather CarmichaelHershey, PA 170331063807279
- Jose Guillem, MDHershey, PA 170331902881444
- Walter Koltun, MDHershey, PA 170331619934437
- Audrey Kulaylat, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331346683083
- Patricio Lynn, MDHershey, PA 170331821478090
- Kevin McKenna, MDHershey, PA 170331043268634
- Lisa Poritz, MDHershey, PA 170331427014505
- Jeffrey Scow, MDHershey, PA 170331255451423
Common questions
What is Douglas Murken, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Murken, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790047876, issued on Jun 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Murken, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-6597. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Murken, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD454046, 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 Douglas Murken, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Murken, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Murken, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.