James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Altoona, PA
James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1306046438, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Gerardo
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- Practice location
- 1321 11TH Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 942-2411
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Gerardo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate247 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
- Clopidogrel99 claims
- Losartan Potassium84 claims
- Eliquis67 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate66 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 72.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $708.42
26 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
37 internal medicine physician records list a Altoona practice address
They are 37 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a Altoona practice address, and 8,636 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306046438, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1321 11TH Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 942-2411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
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 James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D. had 1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Gerardo, M.D., PH.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.