NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elisa Claire Taffe, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Elisa Claire Taffe, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1710989652, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD0719979L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710989652
Name
Elisa Claire Taffe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD0719979L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone
(412) 359-8820
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 359-8222
Medicaid IDs
0018555350001 PA
2466406 OH
3810002138 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080827000533); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 320 E North Ave

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

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Verify Elisa Claire Taffe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Elisa Taffe72
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate17 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $709.75

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elisa Taffe$709.75
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Allegheny ClinicWexford, PA

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

Elisa Claire Taffe among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Elisa Claire Taffe, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

750 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 750 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  3. Sonia Dhawan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121639169352
  4. Andrew HallPittsburgh, PA 152121275538381
  5. Marc Itskowitz, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121922009901
  6. Sharon Kiely, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121639170616
  7. Christine Mackey, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121427059054
  8. Patrick Perri, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121427048164

Common questions

What is Elisa Claire Taffe, MD's NPI number?

Elisa Claire Taffe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710989652, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elisa Claire Taffe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-8820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elisa Claire Taffe, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD0719979L, 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 Elisa Claire Taffe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elisa Claire Taffe, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Elisa Claire Taffe, 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.

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