NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alberto Gauna, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Latrobe, PA

Alberto Gauna, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1417111527, issued on Jul 17, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD434863, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417111527
Name
Alberto Gauna
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD434863 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Mellon Way, Latrobe, PA 15650
Phone
(724) 537-1801
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(724) 532-6830
Medicaid ID
102208191 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080905000304); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Mellon Way

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Muhammad Kumail AbbasCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1194172155
  2. Joshua Adams, DNP, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1407561376
  3. Cameron AlbertPhysician Assistant1508784570
  4. Christina Armanious, DOInternal Medicine Physician1356661623
  5. Ashley BatsaFamily Nurse Practitioner1760868152
  6. Lindsey Beabout, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1174814149

Verify Alberto Gauna in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

358 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alberto Gauna358
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone24 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate16 claims
  5. Levofloxacin13 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate11 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: $116.11

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alberto Gauna$116.11
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Excela Health Physician Practices, IncLatrobe, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alberto Gauna among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania

Alberto Gauna, MD is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 23% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Latrobe

They are 14 of the 517 NPPES records with a practice address in Latrobe, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Breisinger, D.O.Latrobe, PA 156501811287378
  2. Rauf Chaudhry, MDLatrobe, PA 156501376507822
  3. Elizabeth Clemens, M.D.Latrobe, PA 156501275577082
  4. Nancy Copeland, MD, PHDLatrobe, PA 156501780204958
  5. Saurabh Dwivedi, MDLatrobe, PA 156501972877827
  6. David GarzarelliLatrobe, PA 156501336102235
  7. Julie Hicks, DOLatrobe, PA 156501992822654
  8. Indiana Judy, DOLatrobe, PA 156501134863590

Common questions

What is Alberto Gauna, MD's NPI number?

Alberto Gauna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417111527, issued on Jul 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alberto Gauna, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Mellon Way, Latrobe, PA, 15650. Phone: (724) 537-1801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alberto Gauna, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD434863, 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 Alberto Gauna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alberto Gauna, MD had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.