NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lori Erschen, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Catasauqua, PA

Lori Erschen, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1790714350, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS012010, 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
1790714350
Name
Lori Erschen
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
OS012010 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 Main St, Catasauqua, PA 18032
Phone
(610) 264-0411
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 13, 2026
Fax
(610) 264-8498
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101020000782); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2000
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 1400 Main St

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

  1. Michael Benavage, MDFamily Medicine Physician1437100500
  2. Carina GurgickFamily Nurse Practitioner1295386175
  3. Sean Heffelfinger, MDFamily Medicine Physician1265483341

Verify Lori Erschen 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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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,953 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Lori Erschen4,953
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium346 claims
  2. Lisinopril300 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium255 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate247 claims
  5. Simvastatin230 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate180 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 GroupCatasauqua, PA

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

Lori Erschen among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Lori Erschen, DO is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Catasauqua

They are 5 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Catasauqua, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Benavage, MDCatasauqua, PA 180321437100500
  2. Noel Brouse, DOCatasauqua, PA 180321790717973
  3. Georgia Fliakos, D.O.Catasauqua, PA 180321891134797
  4. Sean Heffelfinger, MDCatasauqua, PA 180321265483341
  5. Isabella Alkasov, MDCenter Valley, PA 180341952376865
  6. Joann Burke, DOCenter Valley, PA 180341750359550
  7. Syed Haider, DOCenter Valley, PA 180341700343555
  8. Ursula Hoffmann, MDCenter Valley, PA 180341851472617

Common questions

What is Lori Erschen, DO's NPI number?

Lori Erschen, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790714350, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lori Erschen, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Main St, Catasauqua, PA, 18032. Phone: (610) 264-0411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lori Erschen, DO's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS012010, 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 Lori Erschen, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lori Erschen, DO had 4,953 Medicare Part D claims for 521 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.