Craig Michael Alpert, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Craig Michael Alpert, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1811215577, issued on May 5, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD461163, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Michael Alpert
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- MD461163 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-6550
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-6494
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170727002463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Michael Alpert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD461163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
3,220 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone328 claims
- Vyndamax281 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate246 claims
- Furosemide180 claims
- Eliquis148 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $81.10
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Allegheny ClinicCanonsburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Michael Alpert among 98 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania
Craig Michael Alpert, MD is one of 98 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 98 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 98 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Azam Hadi, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121316053267
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- Christopher Link, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121336467182
- Anantha Madgula, M.B.B.S.Pittsburgh, PA 152121336637057
- Srinivas Murali, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121316921877
- Andrew Pogozelski, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121215199898
- Amresh Raina, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121447450705
- Sideris Facaros, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131245692458
Common questions
What is Craig Michael Alpert, MD's NPI number?
Craig Michael Alpert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811215577, issued on May 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Michael Alpert, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Michael Alpert, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD461163, 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 Craig Michael Alpert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Michael Alpert, MD had 3,220 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Michael Alpert, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.