Dr. Thomas Andrew Erchinger, MD

Dr. Erchinger practices at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Erchinger's NPI, 1427050723, was assigned on June 1, 2005. Dr. Erchinger graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Erchinger holds Pennsylvania license MD457236.

Dr. Erchinger's primary practice is Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, at 1000 E Mountain Dr, Plains Township, PA 18702 in Luzerne County. The practice phone is (570) 826-7300.

Dr. Erchinger's primary practice is Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township, Pennsylvania. Dr. Erchinger is also affiliated with Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Geisinger. Dmand AI also links Dr. Erchinger to 2 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Erchinger practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Erchinger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Erchinger is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Erchinger's licenses on file in 3 states: Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, colonoscopy, colon removal, gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Erchinger treats.

CMS data shows 237 Medicare services from Dr. Erchinger across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 172 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,132 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 172 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Erchinger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 80 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Erchinger's median patient age at 71, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Erchinger wrote 120 Medicare Part D claims for 52 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $676 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 45 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Erchinger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 58 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Erchinger, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Erchinger, published from 2020 to 2021. Dr. Erchinger's most frequent co-authors are Joseph Patrick Bannon, MD, Jacqueline Clare Oxenberg, DO and Bogdan Protyniak, FACS, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 78 general payments to Dr. Erchinger from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $3,784.

Dmand AI lists 8 awards for Dr. Erchinger, most recently Legion of Merit in 2015.

Dr. Erchinger graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Erchinger is a member of ACS, AMA, ASCRS, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Excelsior Surgical Society and Pennsylvania Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Dr. Erchinger is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.