Dr. Matthew Donald Bernens, MD

Dr. Bernens practices at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health.

Dr. Bernens' NPI, 1083913339, was assigned on March 24, 2011. Dr. Bernens graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2011. Dr. Bernens holds Virginia license 0101255467.

Dr. Bernens' primary practice is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, at 600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507 in Norfolk City. The practice phone is (757) 388-3000.

Dr. Bernens' primary practice is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dr. Bernens is also affiliated with Sentara Leigh Hospital. The medical group on file is Sentara Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bernens to 4 more hospitals, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bernens practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Bernens' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Bernens is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bernens' licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pleural effusion, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary heart disease among the conditions Dr. Bernens treats.

CMS data shows 523 Medicare services from Dr. Bernens across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 313 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,952 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 313 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bernens in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 119 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.70, 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. Bernens' median patient age at 63, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bernens wrote 911 Medicare Part D claims for 116 patients. 50% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 722 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $825,753 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 545 claims across 18 drugs.

Dr. Bernens accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bernens as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Bernens from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $208.

Dr. Bernens graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2011. Dr. Bernens is a member of ACCP and ATS.

Dr. Bernens is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.