Alan Plotzker

Primary specialty

Neurology PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084N0400X

License

MD472716 Issued in PA

Practice address

200 Lothrop St
Suite 810 LKB
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2536

Phone

(412) 647-8762

NPI assigned

Aug 4, 2015

Sex

Male

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 1

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

Specialty

Neurology

Education

Washington University School of Medicine, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

University of Pittsburgh PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 8729990239, 4,166 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, CCN 390164

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.94 of 100Reported as group

Quality

61.89

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.58

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: alan.s.plotzker@upmcdirect.com
• Direct secure messaging: upmchospitals@upmcdirect.com

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.

• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1619935004
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1285692699
  NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Neurology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1730147133
  NPD
• Upmc Emergency Medicine Inc

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1891744041
  NPD (past)
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1821007881
  NPD (past)

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

• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1144384082

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Methadone Clinic
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1518089200

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1750390134
  Care Compare affiliation
• Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1821007881
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "3471 5TH AVE STE 811",
            "address_2": "SUITE 810 LKB",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152133232"
        },
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            "state": "PA",
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            "telephone_number": "412-647-8762"
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        "last_updated": "2025-03-18",
        "certification_date": "2025-03-18",
        "status": "A"
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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            "address_1": "600 Grant St",
            "address_2": "Floor 58",
            "city": "Pittsburgh",
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• Kathy Plizga
• James Ploskon, ATC
• Erela M Plotkin
• Benjamin Herbert Plotz, M.D.
• Ploucha Chiropractic Center, PC
• Darcy Lorraine Ploucha, PA-C
• Ronald M Ploucha, DC
• Jessica Plourde
• Judith L Plowman, MD

• Neurology Physician in Pittsburgh, PA
• Providers in Pittsburgh, PA by specialty
• Neurology Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 18, 2025; 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.

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