James Anthony Gerardo, M.D., PH.D.
NPI 1306046438ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Altoona, PA
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (M.D., PH.D.) in Altoona, Pennsylvania, trained at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (class of 2002). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $165,385 for 1,288 claims, against $53,449 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $641.81 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1306046438 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D., PH.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 18, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 8, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | MD437970 | PA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | MD437970 | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 237 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 658 across 48 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $53,449 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,288 · 2,557 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 211 |
| Total drug cost | $165,385 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2002 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncState College, PA · 367 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA
- Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA
- Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA
- Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$641.81 · 29 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$740.49 · 29 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $138.49 | 8 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $109.75 | 4 |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $63.75 | 1 |
| Abiomed | $60.63 | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | $47.91 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$641.81 · 29 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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