NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689902561
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
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 5230 Centre Ave

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

  1. Elyse Addonizio, DOInternal Medicine Physician1508507708
  2. Christie Adelsberg, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295843597
  3. Aya Agha, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1730829177
  4. Daniel Ahrens, PHARMDPharmacist1881580215
  5. Nicole Alexandrovich, DPTPhysical Therapist1881107969
  6. Melissa Amin, PTPhysical Therapist1275601312

Verify Elissa Castor in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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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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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.

  1. Elissa Castor85
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin23 claims
  2. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  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, 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.

  1. Elissa Castor$1,561.92
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. 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.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richelle ArliaPittsburgh, PA 152321912968579
  2. Joseph Baron, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321659333904
  3. Venice Conley, MPH, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321619977832
  4. Karen Destefano, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321770544330
  5. Lisa Hollins, MMSPittsburgh, PA 152321700848066
  6. Molly JubeckPittsburgh, PA 152321275595712
  7. Edward Lubarsky, MSBSPittsburgh, PA 152321235191594
  8. 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.

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