Robert L. Vender, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Hershey, PA
Robert L. Vender, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053360776, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD035826E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert L. Vender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD035826E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (800) 233-4082
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0018906500001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100202000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert L. Vender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD035826ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
881 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa86 claims
- Prednisone81 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta76 claims
- Montelukast Sodium73 claims
- Trikafta62 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate35 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $54.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Avadel Cns Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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).
Robert L. Vender among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Robert L. Vender, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 779 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hershey → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Danish Ahmad, MDHershey, PA 170331609162445
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- Richard Bernstein, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331245498831
- David Chu, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331164715389
- Janette Foster, MDHershey, PA 170331669507778
- Kevin Gleeson, MDHershey, PA 170331841249125
- Philippe Haouzi, MDHershey, PA 170331275658080
- Judie Howrylak, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331932348406
Common questions
What is Robert L. Vender, MD's NPI number?
Robert L. Vender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053360776, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert L. Vender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (800) 233-4082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert L. Vender, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD035826E, 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 Robert L. Vender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert L. Vender, MD had 881 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert L. Vender, MD'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.