NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ariel Gildengers

Psychiatry Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Ariel Gildengers is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1952374969, issued on Feb 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD069676L, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952374969
Name
Ariel Gildengers
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD069676L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3811 Ohara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 624-1000
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000943); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3811 Ohara St

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

  1. Katherine AbrahamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124676127
  2. Kavya Achyutuni, PHARMDPharmacist1558171843
  3. Thalia Acosta, MDPsychiatry Physician1790909224
  4. Sorelle Adamah-Biassi, RDNRegistered Dietitian1649169459
  5. Howard Aizenstein, MDSpecialist1447222898
  6. Priyanka AminPsychiatry Physician1104210178

Verify Ariel Gildengers 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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,153 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Ariel Gildengers2,153
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl155 claims
  2. Lorazepam152 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl144 claims
  4. Venlafaxine Hcl Er138 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate126 claims
  6. Mirtazapine118 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Jewish Family And Childrens ServicePittsburgh, PA
  2. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Ariel Gildengers among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

Ariel Gildengers is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

324 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 324 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maher Ayyash, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131467424887
  2. Duncan ClarkPittsburgh, PA 152131164496774
  3. Antoine DouaihyPittsburgh, PA 152131184697609
  4. Elliott Goldstein, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131457346306
  5. Mohamed Ismael, M.D, M.P.HPittsburgh, PA 152131639140353
  6. Naduvathusery JacobPittsburgh, PA 152131831162494
  7. Barry JuddPittsburgh, PA 152131417922451
  8. Merrideth Leggat, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131265406490

Common questions

What is Ariel Gildengers's NPI number?

Ariel Gildengers's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952374969, issued on Feb 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ariel Gildengers located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Ohara St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 624-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ariel Gildengers's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD069676L, 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 Ariel Gildengers prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ariel Gildengers had 2,153 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ariel Gildengers'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.