Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Dennis Lee Eckels, DO, FAAFP

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1578507521

Dr. Dennis Lee Eckels, DO, FAAFP is registered under Family Practice in Seward, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1975, 51 years ago. Practices with Indiana Healthcare Physician Services Inc, a 144-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
51
Trained at
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Licensed in
PA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.
FAAFP — Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians
A family physician admitted as a fellow of the AAFP.

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Practice location Address checks out

238 Indiana St
Seward, PA 15954-2055 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (814) 446-5695
Fax: (814) 446-4209
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence OS-003436-L (PA)

Record details

NPI number1578507521
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO , FAAFP
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJune 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 30, 2008

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Also practisesGERIATRIC MEDICINE, OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE
Medical schoolPHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduated 1975 (51 years in practice)
Group practice Indiana Healthcare Physician Services Inc — 144 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients80
Services billed 435 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Indiana Healthcare Physician Services Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 144 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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