Individual provider Active NPI

Ryan A Wetzel, MD

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
National Provider Identifier
1457761660
Registry record updated Jul 23, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X
License
MD263393 Issued in PA
Practice address
620 Howard Ave
Altoona, PA 16601-4804
Phone
(814) 889-2011
NPI assigned
Apr 28, 2014
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 23, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X MD263393 PA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

620 Howard Ave
Altoona, PA 16601-4804

Mailing address

209 Ridge Ave
Altoona, PA 16602-2936

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address rwetzel515223@upmc.direct-ci.com

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in PA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20180515002665 PA Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 6507146081 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Emergency Medicine
Education
Other, 2014
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Upmc Bedford MemorialGroup PAC ID 6103811971, 23 clinicians
Upmc AltoonaGroup PAC ID 8426962465, 126 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

10455 Lincoln Hwy
Everett, PA 15537-7046
Phone (814) 623-3550

620 Howard Ave
Altoona, PA 16601-4804
Phone (814) 889-2866

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Upmc Bedford Memorial Hospital, Everett, PA, CCN 390117
  • Upmc Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA, CCN 390073

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
86.55 of 100Reported as group
Quality
83.98
Improvement activities
40
Cost
76.51

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
MD263393PAMDEmergency Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Upmc Altoona CurrentSince Jul 1, 2018 Accepting new patients
Upmc Altoona CurrentSince Jul 1, 2018 Accepting new patients
Upmc Bedford Memorial CurrentSince Jan 20, 2019 Accepting new patients
Upmc Bedford Memorial Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Jan 20, 2019 Accepting new patients
Windber Hospital, Inc. Past Accepting new patients

Locations

620 Howard Ave
Altoona, PA 16601
Phone (814) 889-2011

10455 Lincoln Hwy
Everett, PA 15537
Phone (814) 623-3550

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: rwetzel515223@upmc.direct-ci.com

Organizations & group practices 5

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 6

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "600 Grant St",
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            "city": "Pittsburgh",
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}

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