NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Erie, PA

Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1588929889, issued on Jul 12, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD459410, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588929889
Name
Hitesh Vinod Gidwani
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
MD459410 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
204 W 26TH St, Erie, PA 16508
Phone
(814) 864-4755
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(814) 864-5430
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200825001242); accepts Medicare assignment
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 204 W 26TH St

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

  1. Megan AllenNurse Practitioner1730927518
  2. Abasin Amanzai, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1922560119
  3. Briana Antalek, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922615046
  4. Breanna Burdick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730559253
  5. Sean DentAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1194165894
  6. Melissa Doughty, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1346912433

Verify Hitesh Vinod Gidwani 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 51.9 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 score57.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%43.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%37.0
  4. Improvement activities20 of 40 points · 15%50.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $115.78

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hitesh Gidwani$115.78
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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. Texas Ips LLCSan Antonio, TX

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

Hitesh Vinod Gidwani among 332 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania

Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D is one of 332 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 92% 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 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 282 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 332 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna Prishchepova, MDErie, PA 165081043748122
  2. Hridyesh Sikri, M.D.Erie, PA 165081407345408
  3. Faisal Arif, M.D.Erie, PA 165501891927810
  4. Timothy BaptistErie, PA 165501265797948
  5. Emily Brant, MD, MSErie, PA 165501225443666
  6. Michael Hansen, MDErie, PA 165501356399893
  7. Rafael Morales, MDErie, PA 165501770583957
  8. Carlos Racedo Africano, MDErie, PA 165501649445719

Common questions

What is Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D's NPI number?

Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588929889, issued on Jul 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 204 W 26TH St, Erie, PA, 16508. Phone: (814) 864-4755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD459410, 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.

What is Hitesh Vinod Gidwani, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 51.9 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.