David Hakas, MD
Nephrology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
David Hakas, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578581930, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD068939L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Hakas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MD068939L PA
MD-068939-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5171 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 683-4550
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5171 Liberty Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rebecca Agnew, CRNPNurse Practitioner1881616001
- Madison Bendis, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1437970324
- Abigail Blixt, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710796115
- Ranil DesilvaNephrology Physician1982868279
- Robin Garvin, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1699009191
- Cassandra Karimi, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1396225629
Verify David Hakas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD068939LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate142 claims
- Calcium Acetate98 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium95 claims
- Carvedilol92 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate87 claims
- Allopurinol78 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: $296.92
17 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Nps Physicians Pittsburgh LLCPittsburgh, PA
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nephrology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 537 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Parvaneh Abtahi, MDWyomissing, PA1245213099
- Azza AbubakerPhiladelphia, PA1821732298
- Scott Adler, MDPhiladelphia, PA1295986792
- Sandeep Aggarwal, M.D.Philadelphia, PA1548420326
- Gautam Agrawal, M.D , M.P.HGreensburg, PA1063737070
- Muhammad AhmedHershey, PA1457030033
- Siraj Ahmed, MDAllentown, PA1104748656
Common questions
What is David Hakas, MD's NPI number?
David Hakas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578581930, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Hakas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5171 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 683-4550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Hakas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD068939L, 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 David Hakas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Hakas, MD had 2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.