Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hershey, PA
Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1356683684, issued on Mar 25, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD457060, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Shane Duca
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD457060 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8161
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (717) 531-7726
- Medicaid ID
- 103298729 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170607000830); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Shane Duca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD457060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,443 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium97 claims
- Omeprazole62 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl62 claims
- Losartan Potassium60 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Shane Duca among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
124 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 124 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356683684, issued on Mar 25, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD457060, 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 Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D. had 2,443 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Shane Duca, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.