Howard S. Kroop, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Phila, PA
Howard S. Kroop, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Phila, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1427027614, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD014474E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard S. Kroop
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- MD014474E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1101 Chestnut St, Phila, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 955-8900
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2024
- Fax
- (215) 955-5245
- Medicaid IDs
- 1731602 NJ
000386560008 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070430000072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 1,049 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1101 Chestnut St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Abrams, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1174582076
- Christopher Adkins, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1023350766
- Monjur Ahmed, MDGastroenterology Physician1972568251
- Cuckoo Choudhary, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1871552711
- Robert Coben, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1891754891
- Michael Dimarino, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1619936515
Verify Howard S. Kroop in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD014474ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,791 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole293 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium278 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl126 claims
- Famotidine116 claims
- Ondansetron Odt107 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium95 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: $458.30
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
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
- Dimarino Kroop Prieto Gastrointestinal Associates PAWoodbury, NJ
- Jefferson University PhysiciansPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard S. Kroop among 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania
Howard S. Kroop, M.D. 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
- Graduated1972 · median 2003 among the 769 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
22 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Phila
They are 22 of the 820 NPPES records with a practice address in Phila, and 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,049 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Phila → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Abrams, M.D.Phila, PA 191071174582076
- Cuckoo Choudhary, M.D.Phila, PA 191071871552711
- Robert Coben, M.D.Phila, PA 191071891754891
- Sidney Cohen, M.D.Phila, PA 191071821057720
- Mitchell Conn, M.D.Phila, PA 191071922067917
- Anthony Dimarino, M.D.Phila, PA 191071780643775
- Michael Dimarino, M.D.Phila, PA 191071619936515
- Steven Greenfield, M.D.Phila, PA 191071326007576
Common questions
What is Howard S. Kroop, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard S. Kroop, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427027614, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard S. Kroop, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Chestnut St, Phila, PA, 19107. Phone: (215) 955-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard S. Kroop, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD014474E, 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 Howard S. Kroop, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard S. Kroop, M.D. had 1,791 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.