Active NPI 1518999820 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David S Wernsing , MD

Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Wernsing, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Philadelphia, PA. With approximately 31 years of clinical experience since graduating from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 1995, Dr. Wernsing delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD..

Dr. Wernsing is affiliated with University Of Penn - Medical Group and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3400 Civic Center Blvd.
4th Floor, Perelman West

Philadelphia, PA 191045127

Telephone 2156622626

Fax 2156140244

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Of Penn-Medical Group Facility NPI 1033507157

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/new Bruns/pisc)

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Philadelphia, PA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

31 Yrs +10.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.6 Yrs

State Avg: 26.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

455 Specialists

Practicing in Philadelphia, PA (1976 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

10.3% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

79.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Wernsing (31 Years) 31 Yrs

Philadelphia Specialty Average (20.6 Years) 20.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	69	69	$338.00	$135.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	44	$173.86	$98.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$352.89	$133.82
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	33	33	$1258.00	$395.49
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	30	30	$6740.00	$942.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	27	$93.00	$66.80
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	21	21	$1234.00	$210.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$187.00	$84.84
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	17	17	$2352.94	$533.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	12	$133.00	$69.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$191.00	$95.98
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	14	13	$2491.00	$236.60
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$173.00	$83.17
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	12	12	$2000.00	$489.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	101	101	$336.93	$138.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	41	$167.91	$101.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$332.75	$136.88
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	38	38	$1258.00	$413.36
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	30	$101.24	$68.60
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	21	20	$1234.00	$205.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$179.05	$83.21
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	19	19	$1936.84	$513.24
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	18	18	$6740.00	$1022.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$166.81	$86.47
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	15	15	$2773.33	$624.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$171.00	$101.23

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	80	80	$266.69	$142.62
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	39	39	$1258.00	$401.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$288.00	$144.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	32	$93.00	$70.42
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$143.97	$88.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	22	$145.63	$102.80
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	20	20	$2320.00	$570.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$140.00	$88.38
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	16	16	$1234.00	$225.49
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	16	16	$1900.00	$506.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$141.98	$87.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$265.00	$145.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	44	38	$93.00	$71.78
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	38	38	$1258.00	$425.52
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$265.00	$145.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$140.00	$89.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	16	$140.00	$106.01
49325 Revision of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	12	11	$1348.00	$451.14
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	12	12	$2133.33	$538.88
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	11	11	$1234.00	$210.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$104.82	$68.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	82	$142.99	$81.83
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	52	52	$1258.00	$434.36
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	51	45	$93.00	$55.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$180.24	$88.54
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	15	14	$123.00	$55.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	14	$145.14	$66.44
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	14	14	$2057.14	$557.88
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	12	12	$1234.00	$231.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	122	122	$141.97	$81.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	75	67	$94.60	$54.54
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	45	45	$1258.00	$415.83
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	25	24	$2048.00	$550.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$260.00	$116.58
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	21	21	$6740.00	$1087.18
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	20	20	$1234.00	$239.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$271.00	$138.23
49325 Revision of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	18	16	$1348.00	$426.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	12	$32.00	$27.33
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	14	13	$2491.00	$234.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	12	$140.00	$83.96
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$3000.00	$743.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	70	$140.00	$81.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	56	49	$95.14	$54.20
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	45	44	$1258.00	$408.98
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$265.00	$137.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	17	$140.00	$82.82
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	17	17	$3000.00	$710.38
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	14	$32.00	$26.97
49325 Revision of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	14	13	$1348.00	$458.99
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	13	13	$1234.00	$358.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$260.00	$108.08
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	12	12	$2133.33	$555.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	84	84	$265.00	$136.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	47	$140.00	$82.61
49324 Insertion of abdominal cavity catheter using an endoscope	40	40	$1258.00	$411.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	31	$93.00	$53.64
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	19	19	$355.00	$178.51
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	19	19	$1234.00	$343.98
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$379.12	$173.56
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	17	17	$2447.06	$582.74
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$3000.00	$715.83
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$140.00	$81.27

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License PA MD066460L

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

0019207040001 (PA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Of Penn - Medical Group

3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 191044238

Phone: 2156622626

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

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Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active May 29, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 29, 2012

Registered at 3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD., 4TH FLOOR, PERELMAN WEST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191045127 (Tel: 2156622626)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 29, 2012

Registered at 3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD., 4TH FLOOR, PERELMAN WEST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191045127 (Tel: 2156622626)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 29, 2012

Recorded as DAVID WERNSING, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 29, 2012

Surgery (License #MD066460L in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 07, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1518999820

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 07, 2006

Last Update: May 29, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3400 Civic Center Blvd., 4th Floor, Perelman West

Philadelphia, PA 191045127

Phone: 2156622626

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