NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rebecca Sharim, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · Allentown, PA

Rebecca Sharim, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1669600292, issued on Jun 22, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD454450, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669600292
Name
Rebecca Sharim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
MD454450 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3080 Hamilton Blvd Ste 300, Allentown, PA 18103
Phone
(610) 776-5038
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 776-1967
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150629000843); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2009
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 3080 Hamilton Blvd Ste 300

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

  1. Tori Gollie, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245929546

Verify Rebecca Sharim 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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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,074 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Rebecca Sharim1,074
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Methotrexate168 claims
  2. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate130 claims
  3. Prednisone126 claims
  4. Humira(Cf) Pen96 claims
  5. Allopurinol77 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium53 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: $1,166.57

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rebecca Sharim$1,166.57
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

  1. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA

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

Rebecca Sharim among 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania

Rebecca Sharim, M.D. is one of 413 rheumatology physician 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 2009, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 275 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shantanu Bishwal, MDAllentown, PA 181031942400759
  2. Sylvan Brown, MDAllentown, PA 181031992787170
  3. Carolyn Casey, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031205129228
  4. Kristin Ingraham, DOAllentown, PA 181031285757534
  5. William Iobst, MDAllentown, PA 181031568491116
  6. Susan Kim, MDAllentown, PA 181031578720983
  7. Kerry Miller, MDAllentown, PA 181031639100589
  8. Marie O'Brien, D.O.Allentown, PA 181031083836464

Common questions

What is Rebecca Sharim, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rebecca Sharim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669600292, issued on Jun 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rebecca Sharim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3080 Hamilton Blvd Ste 300, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 776-5038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rebecca Sharim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD454450, 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 Rebecca Sharim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rebecca Sharim, M.D. had 1,074 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.