Alan Arthur Axelson, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Alan Arthur Axelson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1447224910, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD009605E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Arthur Axelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD009605E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 Fort Couch RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15241
- Phone
- (412) 831-0355
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (412) 854-5152
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101106000009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1966
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 180 Fort Couch RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Ankrom, CRNP MSNRegistered Nurse1154398469
- Jill Bradshaw, MDPsychiatry Physician1245421023
- Joseph Brence, DPTPhysical Therapist1619200292
- Shannon Cohen, PTPhysical Therapist1528314127
- Karen Cooper, LCSWClinical Social Worker1659345122
- Kathy Cramer, CRNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1831582584
Verify Alan Arthur Axelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD009605ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,472 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam232 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl127 claims
- Bupropion Xl97 claims
- Lorazepam81 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine70 claims
- Sertraline Hcl58 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $380.65
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New Directions Mental Health, PCMc Murray, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
324 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
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Common questions
What is Alan Arthur Axelson, MD's NPI number?
Alan Arthur Axelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447224910, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Arthur Axelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Fort Couch RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15241. Phone: (412) 831-0355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Arthur Axelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD009605E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan Arthur Axelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Arthur Axelson, MD had 1,472 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.