NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1427050723, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD457236, 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
1427050723
Name
Thomas Andrew Erchinger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD457236 PA
12458 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 East Mountain Blvd., Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Phone
(570) 808-2340
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 808-7904
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160525001534); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1988
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 1000 East Mountain Blvd.

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

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  2. Tyler AndersonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1679007033
  3. Sunita Arora, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1003808916
  4. Terry Bauch, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1790774768
  5. Stephanie Dosiak, PA-CPhysician Assistant1881143709
  6. Patricia Dupak, AGACNPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1639575806

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  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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

120 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Thomas Erchinger120
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Metronidazole24 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt19 claims
  3. Loperamide13 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: $221.74

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Haemonetics Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Erchinger$221.74
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA

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

Thomas Andrew Erchinger among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D. is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Griffin Becker, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111184163594
  2. Louis Blaum, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111669420675
  3. Megan Burger, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111225539430
  4. Robert Glicini, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111538137948
  5. Jacqueline Guerriero, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111639330384
  6. Rebecca Jordan, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111831559590
  7. Brian Klock, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111063496495
  8. Laurie Loiacono, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111851399760

Common questions

What is Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427050723, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 East Mountain Blvd., Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 808-2340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD457236, 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 Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Andrew Erchinger, M.D. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.