Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Allentown, PA
Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174504633, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD021661E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luther Valentine Rhodes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD021661E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1210 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 402-8430
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 402-1676
- Medicaid ID
- 0606301 PA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1210 S Cedar Crest Blvd
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Verify Luther Valentine Rhodes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD021661ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
416 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin35 claims
- Cefadroxil33 claims
- Daptomycin31 claims
- Juluca31 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Rifampin22 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.
Luther Valentine Rhodes among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shabnam Assar, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031962744664
- Alex Benjamin, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031538329792
- Aylin Colpan, MDAllentown, PA 181031144480393
- Brian Friel, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031821358805
- Mark Knouse, MDAllentown, PA 181031144201765
- Christopher Miller, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031518100486
- Jaan Naktin, MDAllentown, PA 181031639150253
- Carla Rossi, MDAllentown, PA 181031548260631
Common questions
What is Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD's NPI number?
Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174504633, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1210 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-8430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD021661E, 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 Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luther Valentine Rhodes, MD had 416 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.