NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carolyn S. Updike, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Altoona, PA

Carolyn S. Updike, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1295790087, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania RN276518L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295790087
Name
Carolyn S. Updike
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
RN276518L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3109 Fairway Dr, Altoona, PA 16602
Phone
(814) 696-8886
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(814) 696-8883
Medicaid ID
0018206000007 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050427000430); 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 3109 Fairway Dr

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

  1. Adrienne BerardiCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1023071842
  2. Terry Black, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275563819
  3. Gerard Brill, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609805050
  4. Brigid Dodson, MPH,RDRegistered Dietitian1083819171
  5. Clement Farabaugh, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1952366205
  6. James Fink, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1548224884

Verify Carolyn S. Updike in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $14.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carolyn Updike$14.88
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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. Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA

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

Carolyn S. Updike among 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania

Carolyn S. Updike, CRNA is one of 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2012 among the 3,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

61 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Altoona

They are 61 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adrienne BerardiAltoona, PA 166021023071842
  2. Terry Black, CRNAAltoona, PA 166021275563819
  3. Gerard Brill, CRNAAltoona, PA 166021609805050
  4. Clement Farabaugh, CRNAAltoona, PA 166021952366205
  5. James Fink, CRNAAltoona, PA 166021548224884
  6. Bret HayfordAltoona, PA 166021174588974
  7. Elizabeth HoenstineAltoona, PA 166021043249782
  8. Sheila Moses, CRNAAltoona, PA 166021952366288

Common questions

What is Carolyn S. Updike, CRNA's NPI number?

Carolyn S. Updike, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295790087, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carolyn S. Updike, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3109 Fairway Dr, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 696-8886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carolyn S. Updike, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number RN276518L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.