Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA
Physician Assistant · Hershey, PA
Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1265532782, issued on Sep 24, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA065448, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Preeti K. Tekchandani
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- MA065448 PA
PT004145 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-6820
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2024
- Fax
- (717) 531-4702
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240603001709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Preeti K. Tekchandani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA065448Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate20 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide20 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $525.03
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
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).
Preeti K. Tekchandani among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
234 physician assistant records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 234 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA's NPI number?
Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265532782, issued on Sep 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-6820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA065448, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Preeti K. Tekchandani, PA had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.