NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Ardinger

Family Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Eric Ardinger is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679779094, issued on Jun 22, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS014102, 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
1679779094
Name
Eric Ardinger
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
OS014102 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1145 Bower Hill RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
Phone
(412) 276-3050
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080918000512); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2003
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 1145 Bower Hill RD

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

  1. Mark Aaron, P.TPhysical Therapist1184652471
  2. Kevin Bordeau, MDSpecialist1164421509
  3. Paul Brach, PTPhysical Therapist1811940406
  4. Gina Difranco, MS, ATC, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1710055017
  5. Laura Gregory, DAAudiologist1922070739
  6. Lori Howard, AUDIOLOGISTAudiologist1265660328

Verify Eric Ardinger 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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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,937 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 51 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Ardinger5,937
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium451 claims
  2. Omeprazole218 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate208 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium194 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium191 claims
  6. Gabapentin190 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): 78.5 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 score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.8
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Upmc Community Medicine IncPittsburgh, PA

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

374 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 374 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

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  5. Jasim Abbasi, DOErie, PA1396537452
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  7. Ihab Abdelaal, D.O.Macungie, PA1588944938
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Common questions

What is Eric Ardinger's NPI number?

Eric Ardinger's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679779094, issued on Jun 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Ardinger located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1145 Bower Hill RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15243. Phone: (412) 276-3050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Ardinger's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS014102, 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 Eric Ardinger prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Ardinger had 5,937 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric Ardinger's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 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.