NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Arthur Rowe, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Hershey, PA

William Arthur Rowe, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497752299, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD 039851E, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497752299
Name
William Arthur Rowe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
MD 039851E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1421 Fishburn RD, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(717) 533-2224
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(717) 533-2164
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101030000039); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1986
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 1421 Fishburn RD

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

  1. Carrie Leese, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1699087692
  2. Robert Werkman, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1245237957

Verify William Arthur Rowe 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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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,013 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Rowe1,013
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole158 claims
  2. Famotidine147 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium145 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl83 claims
  5. Mesalamine Dr45 claims
  6. Esomeprazole Magnesium43 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score88.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%80.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $463.47

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Rowe$463.47
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. Gastroenterology Associates OF Central Pennsylvania, P.C.Hershey, PA

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

William Arthur Rowe among 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania

William Arthur Rowe, M.D. is one of 1,049 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 769 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Hershey

They are 35 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deborah Bethards, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331659306561
  2. Wilmot Burch, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331700813276
  3. Kofi Clarke, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331841254851
  4. Brian Dodson, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331710905823
  5. Nicholas Inverso, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331396704086
  6. Abraham Mathew, MDHershey, PA 170331851349443
  7. Thomas McGarrity, MDHershey, PA 170331316995996
  8. Ann Ouyang, MDHershey, PA 170331104884238

Common questions

What is William Arthur Rowe, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Arthur Rowe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497752299, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Arthur Rowe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1421 Fishburn RD, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 533-2224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Arthur Rowe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD 039851E, 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 William Arthur Rowe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Arthur Rowe, M.D. had 1,013 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Arthur Rowe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100. 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.

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