NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zarish Umar

Hospitalist Physician · Hershey, PA

Zarish Umar is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1699150839, issued on Jul 29, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD484930, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699150839
Name
Zarish Umar
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
MD484930 PA
18708 NH
316151 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(717) 531-8521
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2015
Record last updated
May 15, 2024
Fax
(717) 531-5068
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240520002920); 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 500 University Dr

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

  1. Victor Abarca, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1003575853
  2. Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
  3. Fatemeh Abbasi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1750878625
  4. Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
  5. Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
  6. Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729

Verify Zarish Umar 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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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

333 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zarish Umar333
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
  2. Prednisone25 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
  4. Lisinopril12 claims
  5. Furosemide11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

Zarish Umar among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania

Zarish Umar 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 2015, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

44 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Hershey

They are 44 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Henock Ayalew, MDHershey, PA 170331679830624
  2. Michael Beck, MDHershey, PA 170331235158130
  3. Melanie BrayHershey, PA 170331609124411
  4. Xueying Chen, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331386907475
  5. Ami Dewaters, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331588930762
  6. Ashwani Garg, MDHershey, PA 170331609059948
  7. Eileen Hennrikus, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331497752794
  8. Shadi Hijjawi, MBBSHershey, PA 170331811201882

Common questions

What is Zarish Umar's NPI number?

Zarish Umar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699150839, issued on Jul 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zarish Umar located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zarish Umar's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD484930, 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 Zarish Umar prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zarish Umar had 333 Medicare Part D claims for 110 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.