NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Surgical Physician Assistant · Scranton, PA

Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1720176993, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA051897, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720176993
Name
Ron William Kuniegel
Credential
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
MA051897 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
746 Jefferson Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
Phone
(570) 348-7100
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 348-7696
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060331000258); accepts Medicare assignment
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 746 Jefferson Ave

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

  1. Tanja Adonizio, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1992723894
  2. Rashita Aggarwal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1043522790
  3. Mark Antonio, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1093798886
  4. Subhash Arora, MDAnesthesiology Physician1235115627
  5. Lorraine Banko, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588856678
  6. Charles Bannon, M.D.Surgery Physician1366498198

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

176 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ron Kuniegel176
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate24 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
  4. Amiodarone Hcl13 claims
  5. Warfarin Sodium13 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: $302.38

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ron Kuniegel$302.38
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Scranton Hospitalist Physician Services LLCScranton, PA

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

Ron William Kuniegel among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 832 surgical physician assistant 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 541 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 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania

There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Berardelli, P.A.Scranton, PA 185101043323686
  2. Dorothea Best, PA-CScranton, PA 185101093999591
  3. Lauren Eckenrode, PA-CScranton, PA 185101437283777
  4. Christian MatriccinoScranton, PA 185101265354732
  5. Kassaundra ThielScranton, PA 185101740035617
  6. Frederick Weber, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTScranton, PA 185101023106200
  7. Sydney Cantwell, PA-CScranton, PA 185031437938198
  8. Mary Dunleavy, PA-CDickson City, PA 185191699702209

Common questions

What is Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?

Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720176993, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 746 Jefferson Ave, Scranton, PA, 18510. Phone: (570) 348-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA051897, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ron William Kuniegel, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.