NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Samuel Towne, MD

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Bethlehem, PA

William Samuel Towne, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1548794605, issued on Apr 16, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD479865, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548794605
Name
William Samuel Towne
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
License numbers
MD479865 PA
25MA11712300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone
(484) 526-4563
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2017
Record last updated
May 17, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230825001207); accepts Medicare assignment
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 801 Ostrum St

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

  1. Rama Abbireddy, PAPhysician Assistant1912887555
  2. Herman AbuchowskiCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669148573
  3. Daniel Ackerman, M.D.Neurology Physician1154642338
  4. Kathleen Ackert, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053933648
  5. Rachel Ackley, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1942640321
  6. Samuel Acquah, MDAnesthesiology Physician1851823785

Verify William Samuel Towne 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 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 score80.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Gslpg, IncOrwigsburg, PA
  2. St Lukes Physician Group IncAllentown, PA
  3. St Lukes Warren Physician Group PCPhillipsburg, NJ

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

William Samuel Towne among 716 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Pennsylvania

William Samuel Towne, MD is one of 716 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 62% 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 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 388 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 716 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Jaramillo, DOBethlehem, PA 180151972863918
  2. Sebastian Jofre, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180151881043867
  3. Jingxuan Liu, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151104869072
  4. Santo Longo, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151275618472
  5. Jeffrey Ordner, DOBethlehem, PA 180151619597689
  6. Dattatreya Phadke, MDBethlehem, PA 180151871530477
  7. Russell Plowman, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151649624206
  8. Michael Sherman, MDBethlehem, PA 180151336339159

Common questions

What is William Samuel Towne, MD's NPI number?

William Samuel Towne, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548794605, issued on Apr 16, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Samuel Towne, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (484) 526-4563. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Samuel Towne, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD479865, 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.

What is William Samuel Towne, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.

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.