NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Efren L. Rael, M.D.

Allergy & Immunology Physician · Hershey, PA

Efren L. Rael, M.D. is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1356512875, issued on Mar 13, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD440968, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356512875
Name
Efren L. Rael
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
License number
MD440968 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(800) 243-1455
Enumerated
Mar 13, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241113003707); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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

Verify Efren L. Rael 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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Industry payments in 2024: $335.26

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Efren Rael$335.26
  2. Specialty average$8,321.81

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

  1. New York Allergy And Asthma PLLCNew York, NY

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

Efren L. Rael among 183 allergy & immunology physician records in Pennsylvania

Efren L. Rael, M.D. is one of 183 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2000 among the 109 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 183 allergy & immunology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Taha Al-Shaikhly, M.B.CH.B.Hershey, PA 170331295155885
  2. Soheil Chegini, MDHershey, PA 170331144271032
  3. Timothy Craig, DOHershey, PA 170331609825306
  4. Gisoo Ghaffari, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331134345069
  5. Samantha Lin, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331497048243
  6. Tyler Miluski, DOHershey, PA 170331407484769
  7. Neha Pancholy, MDHershey, PA 170331346772985
  8. Svetlana Kriegel, M.D.Enola, PA 170251356554976

Common questions

What is Efren L. Rael, M.D.'s NPI number?

Efren L. Rael, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356512875, issued on Mar 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Efren L. Rael, M.D. 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 Efren L. Rael, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD440968, 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.

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.