Thomas E. Paparella, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Norristown, PA
Thomas E. Paparella, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1841258241, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS005566L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. Paparella
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- OS005566L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2701 Dekalb Pike, Norristown, PA 19401
- Phone
- (610) 278-2187
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 001144300 PA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas E. Paparella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS005566LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone27 claims
- Cefdinir17 claims
- Levetiracetam16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Eliquis13 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: $121.77
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Thomas E. Paparella among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Paparella, D.O. is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Norristown
They are 12 of the 818 NPPES records with a practice address in Norristown, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Thomas E. Paparella, D.O.'s NPI number?
Thomas E. Paparella, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841258241, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. Paparella, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2701 Dekalb Pike, Norristown, PA, 19401. Phone: (610) 278-2187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. Paparella, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS005566L, 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 E. Paparella, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. Paparella, D.O. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.