NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1700890720, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD036894E, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700890720
Name
Gary R. Lichtenstein
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
MD036894E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3400 Civic Center Blvd FL 4, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone
(215) 349-8222
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 662-6530
Medicaid ID
001162611 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090407000523); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1984
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 3400 Civic Center Blvd FL 4

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

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  2. Sara Attalla, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1669751657
  3. Todd Barton, MDInfectious Disease Physician1629000906
  4. Meriem Beggache, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427822824
  5. William Brownell, DPMOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1366897431
  6. Paris Butler, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1265644967

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  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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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

958 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.

  1. Gary Lichtenstein958
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Stelara149 claims
  2. Mesalamine121 claims
  3. Humira(Cf) Pen75 claims
  4. Omeprazole73 claims
  5. Famotidine54 claims
  6. Colestipol Hcl53 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): 85.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $54,964.34

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Lichtenstein$54,964
  2. Specialty average$5,016

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. University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA

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

Gary R. Lichtenstein among 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania

Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD is one of 1,049 gastroenterology 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 769 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Ahtardis, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041245287465
  2. Ragunath Appasamy, MD PHDPhiladelphia, PA 191041467401976
  3. Anna Buchner, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041952336471
  4. Gary Falk, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041699732537
  5. Jesse Green, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041952393027
  6. David Ingis, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041083637722
  7. David Jaffe, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041477593465
  8. James Lewis, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041841204872

Common questions

What is Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD's NPI number?

Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700890720, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Civic Center Blvd FL 4, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 349-8222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD036894E, 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 Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD had 958 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.

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