Charles R. Betts, MD
Nephrology Physician · Kittanning, PA
Charles R. Betts, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1124014634, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD-045564-E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles R. Betts
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD-045564-E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Nolte Dr, Kittanning, PA 16201
- Phone
- (724) 548-1395
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2023
- Fax
- (412) 548-1396
- Medicaid ID
- 001409737006 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071108000390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Nolte Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Heather Baileys, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1871727321
- Nicole Bauman, RNRegistered Nurse1659225167
- Hasan Baydoun, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1922218049
- Kelly Bearer, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649391863
Verify Charles R. Betts in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD-045564-ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
240 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate25 claims
- Bumetanide18 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
- Minoxidil14 claims
- Terazosin Hcl13 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: $271.48
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Coordinated Kidney Care Group IncKittanning, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles R. Betts among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Charles R. Betts, MD is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 651 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Kittanning → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suiwen He, MD, PH.D.Kittanning, PA 162011407051881
- Rajil MehtaKittanning, PA 162011376598870
- Smitha Thomas-Mathew, M.DKittanning, PA 162011881824613
- Zafar Iqbal, MDNew Castle, PA 161051740267459
- Wasim Ahmed, MDNew Castle, PA 161011841281268
- David Brooker, M.D.Cranberry, PA 163191649214552
- Jessie Ganjoo, MDMeadville, PA 163351326015587
- Randy Zelen, M.D.Meadville, PA 163351831192145
Common questions
What is Charles R. Betts, MD's NPI number?
Charles R. Betts, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124014634, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles R. Betts, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Nolte Dr, Kittanning, PA, 16201. Phone: (724) 548-1395. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles R. Betts, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD-045564-E, 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 Charles R. Betts, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles R. Betts, MD had 240 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.