Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Sharon Banks, DO

Rheumatology Physician · Hershey, PA

Sharon Banks, DO is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1699724328, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS009622L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1699724328
Name
Sharon Banks
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
OS009622L 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 University Dr

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

  1. Victor Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003575853
  2. Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
  3. Fatemeh Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750878625
  4. Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
  5. Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
  6. Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729

Verify Sharon Banks 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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38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

2,837 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,058 among the 4,833 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 207 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sharon Banks2,837
  2. Specialty average2,058

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate502 claims
  2. Prednisone427 claims
  3. Methotrexate269 claims
  4. Gabapentin120 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl80 claims
  6. Allopurinol74 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score48.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.6
  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).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Rheumatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 336 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.

Other rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Ravi Acharya, M.D.Gettysburg, PA1700801040
  2. Antonio AchkarPittsburgh, PA1770555922
  3. Sandhya Adusumilli, M.D.Lancaster, PA1194706143
  4. Rohit Aggarwal, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA1538340138
  5. Shirley Albano, MDHershey, PA1588613772
  6. Marco Albornoz, MDMedia, PA1255414207
  7. David Allan, MDPhiladelphia, PA1376518233
  8. Lisa Allen, M.D.Lancaster, PA1710961230
  9. Nada Alrifai, MDPittsburgh, PA1700414166
  10. Ronald Anderson, M.D.Media, PA1194819938

Common questions

What is Sharon Banks, DO's NPI number?

Sharon Banks, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699724328, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sharon Banks, DO 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 Sharon Banks, DO's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS009622L, 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 Sharon Banks, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sharon Banks, DO had 2,837 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 2,058. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sharon Banks, DO's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.