Elissa Castor
Surgical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA
Elissa Castor is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1689902561, issued on Dec 3, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA054095, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elissa Castor
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- MA054095 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
- Phone
- (412) 623-1792
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100203000672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elissa Castor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA054095Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin23 claims
- Losartan Potassium11 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 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,561.92
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elissa Castor among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Elissa Castor is one of 832 surgical physician assistant 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 2009, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 39% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania
There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
All 832 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richelle ArliaPittsburgh, PA 152321912968579
- Joseph Baron, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321659333904
- Venice Conley, MPH, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321619977832
- Karen Destefano, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321770544330
- Lisa Hollins, MMSPittsburgh, PA 152321700848066
- Molly JubeckPittsburgh, PA 152321275595712
- Edward Lubarsky, MSBSPittsburgh, PA 152321235191594
- Susan Majernik, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321497717755
Common questions
What is Elissa Castor's NPI number?
Elissa Castor's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689902561, issued on Dec 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elissa Castor located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 623-1792. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elissa Castor's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA054095, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elissa Castor prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elissa Castor had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elissa Castor'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.