Alan Plotzker
Neurology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Alan Plotzker is a neurology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1760868467, issued on Aug 4, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD472716, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Plotzker
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- MD472716 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-8762
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210319001919); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Plotzker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD472716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
332 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl57 claims
- Gabapentin44 claims
- Rivastigmine22 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa21 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Memantine Hcl17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan Plotzker among 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania
Alan Plotzker is one of 1,077 neurology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
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Common questions
What is Alan Plotzker's NPI number?
Alan Plotzker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760868467, issued on Aug 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Plotzker located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-8762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Plotzker's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD472716, 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 Plotzker prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Plotzker had 332 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alan Plotzker's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.