Kristin Elizabeth Eckenrode, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

MA055628 Issued in PA

Practice address

620 Howard Ave
Altoona, PA 16601-4804

Phone

(814) 494-2862

NPI assigned

Jul 13, 2012

Last updated

Jul 30, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 2

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: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.Group PAC ID 5395659312, 191 clinicians

Upmc AltoonaGroup PAC ID 8426962465, 126 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Upmc Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA, CCN 390073

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

79.88 of 100Reported as group

Quality

62.63

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.3

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: keckenrode82436@upmc.direct-ci.com

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

• Upmc Altoona

  dba Altoona Emergency Physicians

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1497831655
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc

  dba Blair Medical Associates

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1396724217
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Upmc Altoona

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1114926953
  NPD
• Windber Hospital, Inc.

  dba Windber Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Windber, PA
  • NPI 1275620536
  NPD (past)

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

• Upmc Altoona

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1114926953

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Altoona

  dba Women's Health and Wellness

  • Non-Surgical Family Planning Clinic/Center
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1457303885

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Altoona

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1649278730
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Altoona

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Altoona, PA
  • NPI 1699773465
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1785369600000",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "620 HOWARD AVE",
            "city": "ALTOONA",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "166014804",
            "telephone_number": "814-494-2862"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "ECKENRODE",
        "first_name": "KRISTIN",
        "middle_name": "ELIZABETH",
        "name_prefix": "Mrs.",
        "credential": "PA-C",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-07-13",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-30",
        "certification_date": "2026-06-19",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
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            "endpoint": "UPMChospitals@upmcdirect.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "600 Grant St Fl 58",
            "city": "Pittsburgh",
            "state": "PA",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "152192739",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        },
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "keckenrode82436@upmc.direct-ci.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "600 Grant St",
            "address_2": "Floor 58",
            "city": "Pittsburgh",
            "state": "PA",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "152192702",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

• Easter Seals Western and Central Pennsylvania
• Meredith L Eberhard, M.S. CCC-SLP
• Rebecca Echevarria-Miller, LCSW
• Holly Eckenrode, LPN
• Joyce Eckenrode, RN
• Lindsay Erin Eckenrode, R.D, L.D.N
• Penne Edgell
• Edmiston Physical Therapy Co
• Taylor Edmiston, DPT/L
• Trista Edwards

• Physician Assistant in Altoona, PA
• Providers in Altoona, PA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 30, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.