NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Lehighton, PA

Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1740481407, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD462483, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740481407
Name
Joshua Alan Nochumson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License numbers
MD462483 PA
MA86703 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2226 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E Ste 200, Lehighton, PA 18235
Phone
(610) 691-8074
Enumerated
May 30, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2022
Medicaid IDs
0221511 NJ
1033668 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171109001299); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2226 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E Ste 200

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

  1. Rachael Artinyan, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154046779
  2. Francis Braconaro, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558349167
  3. Michael Grimaldi, MDPain Medicine Physician1952831216
  4. Ryan Hawley, DOSurgery Physician1396997524

Verify Joshua Alan Nochumson 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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91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

367 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Nochumson367
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Colestipol Hcl37 claims
  2. Ibuprofen32 claims
  3. Famotidine23 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
  5. Dicyclomine Hcl16 claims
  6. Metronidazole15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupBethlehem, PA

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

Joshua Alan Nochumson among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD is one of 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Darell Covington, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011134128622
  2. Alexandra Vagasi, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011417445925
  3. David Bub, MDAllentown, PA 181031558330621
  4. Kristen HalmAllentown, PA 181031841328309
  5. Michael Johns, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031639601214
  6. Indru Khubchandani, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031841270964
  7. Linda Lapos, MDAllentown, PA 181031841249406
  8. John Park, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031083690200

Common questions

What is Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD's NPI number?

Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740481407, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2226 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E Ste 200, Lehighton, PA, 18235. Phone: (610) 691-8074. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD462483, 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 Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Alan Nochumson, MD had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.