NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charissa Babe Pacella, MD

Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA

Charissa Babe Pacella, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1982679502, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD071739L, 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
1982679502
Name
Charissa Babe Pacella
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
MD071739L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
230 Mckee PL, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 647-8287
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 230 Mckee PL

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

  1. Jawaid AkhtarSpecialist1790757862
  2. James Beierle, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1336402759
  3. James Boulden, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1548524275
  4. Clifton CallawaySpecialist1033181987
  5. Susan Caslow, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1639369333
  6. William Crim, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1427343573

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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Charissa Pacella18
  2. Specialty average1,380

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).

Charissa Babe Pacella among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania

Charissa Babe Pacella, MD is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 27% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 767 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raed Abdullah, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131962474353
  2. Howard Aizenstein, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131447222898
  3. Ali Al-Khafaji, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131992776348
  4. Louis AlarconPittsburgh, PA 152131306817705
  5. Cuneyt Alper, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131427029826
  6. Gulay AlperPittsburgh, PA 152131972575132
  7. Nikhil AmesurPittsburgh, PA 152131760453179
  8. Rajesh AnejaPittsburgh, PA 152131780656173

Common questions

What is Charissa Babe Pacella, MD's NPI number?

Charissa Babe Pacella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982679502, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charissa Babe Pacella, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 Mckee PL, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-8287. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charissa Babe Pacella, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD071739L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Charissa Babe Pacella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charissa Babe Pacella, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charissa Babe Pacella, MD'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.