NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen L. Halm

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Allentown, PA

Kristen L. Halm is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1841328309, issued on Feb 28, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD446315, 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
1841328309
Name
Kristen L. Halm
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
MD446315 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 3900, Allentown, PA 18103
Phone
(484) 788-0852
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 435-5033
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120913000472); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2005
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 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 3900

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

  1. Michael Johns, D.O.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1639601214

Verify Kristen L. Halm 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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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

159 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.

  1. Kristen Halm159
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Linzess20 claims
  2. Loperamide16 claims
  3. Metronidazole15 claims
  4. Diphenoxylate-Atropine14 claims
  5. Neomycin Sulfate11 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: $169.22

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristen Halm$169.22
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

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

  1. Colon Rectal Surgery Associates PCAllentown, PA
  2. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA

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

Kristen L. Halm among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Kristen L. Halm 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
  • Graduated2005 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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. David Bub, MDAllentown, PA 181031558330621
  2. Michael Johns, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031639601214
  3. Indru Khubchandani, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031841270964
  4. Linda Lapos, MDAllentown, PA 181031841249406
  5. John Park, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031083690200
  6. Mikhail Rakhmanine, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031326028705
  7. William Sangster, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031740574953
  8. John Stasik, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031861472227

Common questions

What is Kristen L. Halm's NPI number?

Kristen L. Halm's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841328309, issued on Feb 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen L. Halm located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 3900, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (484) 788-0852. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen L. Halm's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD446315, 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 Kristen L. Halm prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristen L. Halm had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.