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2026 NPPES data Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPI 1770548216 MD
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Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,779 in Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 489 beneficiaries · Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician avg: 5K
Generic prescribing
92%
generic claims · 7% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$71.19
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Matthew Beelen, MD filed 3,825 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, prescribing 92% generic.
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 92%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Matthew Beelen, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
3,825 Top 9% higher than 91% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Matthew Beelen, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Matthew Beelen, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
3,825 21% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Matthew Beelen, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 555 N DUKE ST, Lancaster, PA, 17602, with a listed phone of (717) 544-5511. NPI 1770548216 was issued on 04/18/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 3,825 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 489 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $303K in drug spend, split 7% brand-name and 92% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.1%.
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,779 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 4,854 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1770548216 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/18/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Matthew Beelen, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Lancaster General Hospital
★★★★★ 5/5
Lancaster, PA
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 390100
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Matthew Beelen, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$71
Largest payer
Lilly USA, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Matthew Beelen, MD. To verify Matthew Beelen, MD's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Matthew Beelen, MD - brand share 7.0%
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician average
7% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 3,825 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
3,825
Total Claims
$303K
Total Drug Cost
489
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,920
- Total Day Supply
- 202,568
- Brand vs Generic
- 7% brand / 92% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $199K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $104K
- Opioid Claims
- 81 (2.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 28
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 79.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.55
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 13, 65-74: 97, 75-84: 240, 85+: 139
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Matthew Beelen, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Donepezil Hcl
Donepezil Hcl
454 claims
- Memantine Hcl
Memantine Hcl
278 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate
Escitalopram Oxalate
221 claims
- Sertraline Hcl 129
Sertraline Hcl
129 claims
- Mirtazapine 124
Mirtazapine
124 claims
- Trazodone Hcl 112
Trazodone Hcl
112 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 97
Amlodipine Besylate
97 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er 90
Venlafaxine Hcl Er
90 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Donepezil Hcl | 454 |
| Memantine Hcl | 278 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 221 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 129 |
| Mirtazapine | 124 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 112 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 97 |
| Venlafaxine Hcl Er Venlafaxine Hcl | 90 |
| Omeprazole | 83 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 83 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview
How Matthew Beelen, MD fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
1,779
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
4,854
Avg Claims per Provider
Matthew Beelen, MD's 3,825 claims are below the specialty average of 4,854.
Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Beelen.
Dr. Robert Allison
D.O.
Erie, PA
Diane Balestrino
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Mario Baquero-Bueno
M. D.
Mc Murray, PA
Dr. Alan Baseman
M.D.
Chalfont, PA
Dr. Bernard Bernacki
D.O
Pittsburgh, PA
Compare Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Pennsylvania medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Matthew Beelen, MD's specialty? ▼
Matthew Beelen, MD specializes in Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician and practices in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Credentials: MD.
How much does Matthew Beelen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Matthew Beelen, MD wrote 3,825 Medicare Part D claims totaling $303K in drug costs for 489 beneficiaries.
Where is Matthew Beelen, MD located? ▼
Matthew Beelen, MD is located at 555 N DUKE ST, Lancaster, PA, 17602. Phone: (717) 544-5511.
What is Matthew Beelen, MD's NPI number? ▼
Matthew Beelen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770548216, issued on 04/18/2006.
Does Matthew Beelen, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Matthew Beelen, MD's prescribing is 7% brand-name and 92% generic drugs by claim count, with $199K in brand drug costs.
Does Matthew Beelen, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Matthew Beelen, MD had 81 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.1%.
How many Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,779 Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider writes 4,854 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Matthew Beelen, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Matthew Beelen, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Donepezil Hcl, Memantine Hcl, Escitalopram Oxalate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Matthew Beelen, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Matthew Beelen, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,825 Part D claims and 489 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Matthew Beelen, MD's credentials? ▼
Matthew Beelen, MD's NPI is 1770548216 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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