NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D.

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609261171, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD462210, 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
1609261171
Name
Paul Tarver Hernandez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
MD462210 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone
(215) 662-8664
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2023
Fax
(215) 243-4649
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260507000016); 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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Also registered at 3737 Market Street

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

  1. Cheryl Bettigole, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1811909542
  2. Kent Bream, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538196423
  3. Rachel Dayno, MDRheumatology Physician1063943355
  4. Emily Deane, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.Otolaryngology Physician1376227603
  5. Sara Downie, PA, MPHPhysician Assistant1083330591
  6. Jacqueline Fiori, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1902575160

Verify Paul Tarver Hernandez 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $3,175.58

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Hernandez$3,175.58
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
  2. University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA

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

Paul Tarver Hernandez among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D. is one of 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 89% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Fry, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041336171636
  2. Lillias Maguire, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041063674562
  3. Najjia Mahmoud, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041780614784
  4. Joshua Bleier, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191061124292487
  5. Maryalice Cheney, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071952464877
  6. Courtney Devin, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071649667700
  7. Benjamin Phillips, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071841281995
  8. Lauren Kosinski, MDWynnewood, PA 190961184670721

Common questions

What is Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609261171, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 662-8664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD462210, 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.

What is Paul Tarver Hernandez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.