Varun Patel
Otolaryngology Physician · Hershey, PA
Varun Patel is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1538691811, issued on Mar 28, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD480766, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Varun Patel
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- MD480766 PA
ME156005 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-6822
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2023
- Fax
- (717) 531-4907
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260512004611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Varun Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD480766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $216.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cochlear Americas. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 2 group practices
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
- 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).
Varun Patel among 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania
Varun Patel is one of 531 otolaryngology 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 355 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207Y00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Craig Bollig, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331518372655
- Irina Chaikov, MDHershey, PA 170331407177249
- John Gniady, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331760643605
- David Goldenberg, MDHershey, PA 170331578520847
- Neerav Goyal, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331003040882
- Michael Kupferman, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331902833452
- Shawn Li, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331710243704
- Jessyka Lighthall, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331083859011
Common questions
What is Varun Patel's NPI number?
Varun Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538691811, issued on Mar 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Varun Patel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-6822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Varun Patel's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD480766, 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 Varun Patel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Varun Patel had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Varun Patel'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.