Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Lehighton, PA
Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1982915880, issued on Jun 24, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD446135, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hirenkumar Faldu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD446135 PA
25MA09139400 NJ
N8782 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E, Lehighton, PA 18235
- Phone
- (610) 402-5369
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121018000685); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Salma Gul, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1275873895
- Madison HoffmanMedical Physician Assistant1316629694
- William Newman, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1861839482
- Tatyana Pankratova, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1013216324
- Jared Paster, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1639733751
- Lily Trexler, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1285451138
Verify Hirenkumar Faldu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD446135Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
722 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis58 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium46 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate44 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate29 claims
- Clopidogrel27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $244.89
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Pennsylvania HM Associates, PCEast Stroudsburg, PA
- Practice Associates Medical GroupHackettstown, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hirenkumar Faldu among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania
Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D. is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Lehighton
They are 5 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Lehighton, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,424 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Lehighton → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Salma Gul, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351275873895
- William Newman, D.O.Lehighton, PA 182351861839482
- Tatyana Pankratova, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351013216324
- Fortunata Verdetti, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351386851855
- Michael Sheaffer, DOHazleton, PA 182011316960149
- Reem Shakeel, MDStroudsburg, PA 183601346933843
- Gregory Stout, DOAllentown, PA 181051396795399
- David Caccese, MDAllentown, PA 181041942252796
Common questions
What is Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982915880, issued on Jun 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E, Lehighton, PA, 18235. Phone: (610) 402-5369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD446135, 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 Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D. had 722 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.