Vipul D. Makwana, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Allentown, PA
Vipul D. Makwana, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1326035239, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD423822, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vipul D. Makwana
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD423822 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 437-9006
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 437-1942
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041005001097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vipul D. Makwana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD423822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $109.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 one group practice
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vipul D. Makwana among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania
Vipul D. Makwana, M.D. is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% 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, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Allentown
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Common questions
What is Vipul D. Makwana, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vipul D. Makwana, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326035239, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vipul D. Makwana, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 437-9006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vipul D. Makwana, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD423822, 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 Vipul D. Makwana, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vipul D. Makwana, M.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.