Kathryn L. Wheel, MD
Surgery Physician · Allentown, PA
Kathryn L. Wheel, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1346456118, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD446469, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathryn L. Wheel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD446469 PA
2011-00670 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 308, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 402-1650
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 402-9799
- Medicaid ID
- 5917614 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120924000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1240 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 308
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kathryn L. Wheel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD446469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
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: $1,833.49
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathryn L. Wheel among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Kathryn L. Wheel, MD is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 surgery physician records list a practice address in Allentown
They are 80 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Kathryn L. Wheel, MD's NPI number?
Kathryn L. Wheel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346456118, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathryn L. Wheel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 308, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-1650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathryn L. Wheel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD446469, 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 Kathryn L. Wheel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathryn L. Wheel, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.