James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD
Dermatology Physician · Hershey, PA
James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568136547, issued on Aug 4, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD491862, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Pennock Strassner
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD491862 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (800) 243-1455
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250929003630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Pennock Strassner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD491862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
574 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dupixent Pen60 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide56 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate46 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate39 claims
- Cosentyx Unoready Pen38 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate31 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: $682.43
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 one group practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Pennock Strassner among 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania
James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD is one of 681 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2007 among the 485 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Adams, MDHershey, PA 170331215991427
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- Elizabeth Billingsley, MDHershey, PA 170331093779340
- Thomas Davidowski, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331396830006
- Klaus Helm, MDHershey, PA 170331720041569
- Michael Ioffreda, MDHershey, PA 170331386607018
- James Marks, MDHershey, PA 170331366406746
- Jeffrey Miller, MDHershey, PA 170331326002536
Common questions
What is James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD's NPI number?
James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568136547, issued on Aug 4, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (800) 243-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD491862, 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 James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Pennock Strassner, MD, PHD had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.