NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Export, PA

Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Export, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1700810702, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD038946L, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700810702
Name
Palaniappan Muthappan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD038946L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5845B Washington Ave, Export, PA 15632
Phone
(724) 733-1773
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
0008559330002 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040406000385); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

18,274 Medicare Part D claims for 844 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 419 claims were for opioids.

  1. Palaniappan Muthappan18,274
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium925 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium788 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate653 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium604 claims
  5. Furosemide595 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl415 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Palaniappan Muthappan among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Palaniappan Muthappan, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Export

They are 2 of the 78 NPPES records with a practice address in Export, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abeer Hanna, MDExport, PA 156321124014949
  2. Prakash Vin, MDDerry, PA 156271902892813
  3. Kabir AriffDelmont, PA 156261780625624
  4. Mary Ann HynesDelmont, PA 156261245272905
  5. Andrew MargolisDelmont, PA 156261821033846
  6. George WahalDelmont, PA 156261265477269
  7. Kenneth Cowens, M.D.North Huntington, PA 156241386859783
  8. Ralph Capone, MDNorth Huntingdon, PA 156421730317124

Common questions

What is Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700810702, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5845B Washington Ave, Export, PA, 15632. Phone: (724) 733-1773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD038946L, 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 Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D. had 18,274 Medicare Part D claims for 844 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Palaniappan Muthappan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.