Dr. Eric Pauli , MD
Surgery โข Hershey, PA
500 University Dr, H088
Hershey, PA 170332360
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NPI assigned on May 9, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 73 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99212 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 33 service units.
- 99442 โ Telephone medical discussion with physician: 15 service units.
- 99212 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Sodium Chloride (Sodium Chloride 0.45 %) โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Hershey, PA (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 147. Middle half: 60 to 193.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Pennsylvania (2024, 813 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 190. Middle half: 97 to 331.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 122 in 2020 to 73 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
500 University Dr
H088
Hershey, PA 170332360
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2004
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
134 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,786 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,550 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
11 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
$568 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $27,353.73 across 41 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $16,400.00 across 13 records.
- Consulting Fee: $8,728.76 across 8 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $1,261.67 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $14,411.55 across 19 records.
- Davol Inc.: $6,527.96 across 8 records.
- MESH SUTURE INC: $2,643.23 across 9 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
22 years (graduated 2004)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2004 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Pauli has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Pauli as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Hershey and Pennsylvania
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Hershey, PA (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 147. Middle half: 60 to 193.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Pennsylvania (2024, 813 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 190. Middle half: 97 to 331.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Hershey, PA (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,121. Middle half: $6,062 to $24,418.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Pennsylvania (2024, 813 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,514. Middle half: $11,290 to $45,129.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Hershey, PA (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,657. Middle half: $4,584 to $18,867.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Pennsylvania (2024, 813 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,735. Middle half: $8,416 to $35,373.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Pauli are from 2023.
47 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Hershey, PA (1,872 in Pennsylvania).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Hershey
10.6% of these 47 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66% of these 47 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 40% from 122 in 2020 to 73 in 2024.
- 2020: 122
- 2021: 103
- 2022: 114
- 2023: 154
- 2024: 73
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 75% from $14,939 in 2020 to $3,786 in 2024.
- 2020: $14,939
- 2021: $37,880
- 2022: $7,434
- 2023: $30,913
- 2024: $3,786
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 78% from $11,546 in 2020 to $2,550 in 2024.
- 2020: $11,546
- 2021: $30,190
- 2022: $5,571
- 2023: $24,360
- 2024: $2,550
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 16 in 2021 to 11 in 2023.
- 2021: 16
- 2022: 36
- 2023: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 16 in 2021 to 11 in 2023.
- 2021: 16
- 2022: 36
- 2023: 11
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $501 in 2021 to $568 in 2023.
- 2021: $501
- 2022: $1,395
- 2023: $568
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 94% from $14,069.22 in 2021 to $27,353.73 in 2025.
- 2021: $14,069.22
- 2022: $24,149.24
- 2023: $38,005.36
- 2024: $43,818.11
- 2025: $27,353.73
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 41 records totaling $27,353.73.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $3,000.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $3,000.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $2,500.00 |
| Davol Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,787.50 |
| Davol Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,512.50 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $1,500.00 |
| Synapse Biomedical Inc |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System | General | $1,500.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,350.00 |
| MESH SUTURE INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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Duramesh | General | $1,200.00 |
| Davol Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,100.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System | General | $1,000.00 |
| Davol Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $962.50 |
| Davol Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $962.50 |
| Synapse Biomedical Inc |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System | General | $753.76 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $750.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $572.46 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System | General | $500.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $500.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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ORBERA Intragastric Balloon System | General | $500.00 |
| MESH SUTURE INC |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Duramesh | General | $456.51 |
| MESH SUTURE INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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Duramesh | General | $300.00 |
| MESH SUTURE INC |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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Duramesh | General | $300.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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SpyGlass Discover | General | $208.70 |
| CONMED Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSEAL | General | $159.09 |
| MESH SUTURE INC |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Duramesh | General | $150.00 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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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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33 | 31 | $133.00 | $33.59 |
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99442
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes
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15 | 14 | $244.00 | $82.69 |
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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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14 | 13 | $133.00 | $53.38 |
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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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11 | 11 | $245.00 | $62.70 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; 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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| Sodium Chloride | Sodium Chloride 0.45 % | 11 | 81 | $568.45 | โ |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20120828000304
PA
9638326572
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
500 Universidy Dr, Hershey, PA 170332360
Phone: 7175318202
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Surgery
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 09, 2007.
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 Surgery Specialists in Hershey
- Dr. Cody Nikolai, MD
- Dr. Kristine Widders, MD
- Dr. Kristen Crowell, MD
- Mohammad Choudry
- Dr. Gary Aghazarian, DO
- Dr. Ryan Staszak, MD
Mailing Address
500 University Dr, H088
Hershey, PA 170332360
Phone: 7175311692