Dr. Stephen M Purcell , DO
Dermatology • Allentown, PA
1259 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 100
Allentown, PA 181036206
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NPI assigned on October 4, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 4,498 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 1,529 service units.
- 17003 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths: 953 service units.
- 17000 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth: 425 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 23 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 143 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Ketoconazole — 48 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocortisone — 19 prescription fills, including refills.
- Calcipotriene — 17 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 6,812 in 2018 to 4,498 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1259 S Cedar Crest Blvd
Suite 100
Allentown, PA 181036206
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Dermatology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $360,962 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $249,815 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
177 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$9,742 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $94.99 in 2023
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Allentown and Pennsylvania
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Purcell are from 2022.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Purcell are from 2023.
18 active clinicians are listed under Dermatology with a practice address in Allentown, PA (681 in Pennsylvania).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Allentown
0% of these 18 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 18 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 34% from 6,812 in 2018 to 4,498 in 2022.
- 2018: 6,812
- 2019: 6,281
- 2020: 4,774
- 2021: 4,827
- 2022: 4,498
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 14% from $420,043 in 2018 to $360,962 in 2022.
- 2018: $420,043
- 2019: $404,264
- 2020: $332,268
- 2021: $393,628
- 2022: $360,962
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 17% from $301,365 in 2018 to $249,815 in 2022.
- 2018: $301,365
- 2019: $286,080
- 2020: $237,943
- 2021: $279,314
- 2022: $249,815
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 94% from 2,383 in 2019 to 143 in 2023.
- 2019: 2,383
- 2020: 2,377
- 2021: 2,387
- 2022: 1,991
- 2023: 143
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 93% from 2,715 in 2019 to 177 in 2023.
- 2019: 2,715
- 2020: 2,788
- 2021: 2,751
- 2022: 2,282
- 2023: 177
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 99% from $673,511 in 2019 to $9,742 in 2023.
- 2019: $673,511
- 2020: $712,388
- 2021: $951,516
- 2022: $601,063
- 2023: $9,742
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $863.88 in 2019 to $94.99 in 2023.
- 2019: $863.88
- 2020: $106.13
- 2022: $35.69
- 2023: $94.99
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $94.99.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Education
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $94.99 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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1,529 | 1,220 | $96.35 | $88.61 |
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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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953 | 240 | $28.03 | $6.58 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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425 | 364 | $95.02 | $53.62 |
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17110
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths
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358 | 323 | $125.37 | $109.78 |
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11102
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth
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286 | 245 | $104.27 | $88.20 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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208 | 187 | $134.00 | $125.95 |
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12032
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm
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124 | 111 | $310.00 | $294.24 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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103 | 98 | $60.24 | $55.54 |
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11103
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth
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83 | 48 | $59.25 | $49.65 |
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11603
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm
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77 | 67 | $291.00 | $137.48 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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56 | 56 | $122.11 | $110.28 |
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11104
Punch biopsy, first skin growth
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52 | 50 | $129.00 | $124.96 |
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11602
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm
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45 | 44 | $255.00 | $120.19 |
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J3301
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
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42 | 11 | $5.00 | $1.13 |
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12034
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm
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27 | 26 | $341.00 | $312.84 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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24 | 24 | $179.42 | $159.44 |
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17263
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm
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22 | 18 | $199.00 | $160.08 |
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17262
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm
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18 | 14 | $183.00 | $141.51 |
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12042
Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm
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17 | 17 | $320.18 | $298.41 |
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11642
Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm
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14 | 13 | $279.00 | $141.44 |
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11623
Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm
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12 | 11 | $309.00 | $146.33 |
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Q0112
All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations
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12 | 12 | $6.00 | $5.76 |
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12052
Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm
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11 | 11 | $321.00 | $311.91 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 48 | 1,643 | $969.73 | 29 |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 19 | 504 | $111.71 | 11 |
| Calcipotriene | Calcipotriene | 17 | 390 | $5,173.39 | — |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 17 | 529 | $402.79 | — |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 16 | 638 | $2,485.69 | 11 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 | 630 | $476.03 | — |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 11 | 309 | $122.38 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-08-05NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207NS0135X
Procedural Dermatology, a subspecialty of Dermatology, encompassing a wide variety of surgical procedures and methods to remove or modify skin tissue for health or cosmetic benefit. These methods include scalpel surgery, laser surgery, chemical surgery, cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen), electrosurgery, aspiration surgery, liposuction, injection of filler substances, and Mohs micrographic controlled surgery (a special technique for the removal of growths, especially skin cancers).
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pathology - Dermatopathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dermatology - MOHS-Micrographic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Dermatology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Dermatology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 04, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Dermatology Specialists in Allentown
- Dr. Kevin Liu, DO
- Dr. Marie Wagener, DO
- Dr. Joshua Chang, MD
- Dr. Jeffrey Rand, MD
- Dr. Tanya Ermolovich, DO
- Dr. Johannah Valentine, MD
Mailing Address
1259 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Suite 100
Allentown, PA 181036206
Phone: 6104374134