Lori Crouse, PAC
Physician Assistants (Surgical Physician Assistant)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 62
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgical Physician Assistant primary
PA license MA051135
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono East Stroudsburg, PA
Medical groups
- Lehigh Valley Physician Group (2,542 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 62
- Services billed
- 373
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 67 | 18 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 50 | 25 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Allentown, PA | 28 |
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in Allentown, PA | 23 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Allentown, PA | 23 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 8 companies reported 21 payments worth $1,098 in total to this clinician.
| Arthrex, Inc. | $676 |
|---|---|
| Novus Surgical Consultants | $206 |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | $82.56 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | $38.38 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $33.17 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $23.49 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | $20.14 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $18.15 |
| Food and Beverage | $587 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $511 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. Sep 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Naples, FL · in-kind Company’s descriptionAccomodation - Event Day 2 | $244 |
| Arthrex, Inc. Sep 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Naples, FL · in-kind Company’s descriptionAccomodation - Event Day 1 | $244 |
| Novus Surgical Consultants Sep 16, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Naples, FL · in-kind Company’s descriptionTransfer of value related to products manufactured by Arthrex | $22.33 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.