NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

F. Richard Heath, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

F. Richard Heath, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1932158532, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD041690E, 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
1932158532
Name
F. Richard Heath
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD041690E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
815 Freeport RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Phone
(412) 784-5510
Enumerated
May 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050617000093); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1982
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 815 Freeport RD

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

  1. Tiffany AllenPhysical Therapist1093140923
  2. Karen Aluise, PTPhysical Therapist1750381414
  3. Nicole AmbriscoPhysical Therapist1053811299
  4. Kristina ArchuletaOccupational Therapist1831381862
  5. Susanne Armour, P TPhysical Therapist1265656920
  6. Kaytie Arndt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154159812

Verify F. Richard Heath 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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

120 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. F. Heath120
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt12 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl11 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansMonroeville, PA

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

F. Richard Heath among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

F. Richard Heath, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

424 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 424 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valery Bratinov, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151811346570
  2. Colleen McFarlandPittsburgh, PA 152151497404594
  3. Sean MontgomeryPittsburgh, PA 152151093766024
  4. Robert Solomon, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152151811060882
  5. Norman Abramson, MDPittsburgh, PA 152171740448471
  6. Matthew AinsleyPittsburgh, PA 152131235845926
  7. Jessica AllmanPittsburgh, PA 152131285374991
  8. Patrick Dowling, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131992445340

Common questions

What is F. Richard Heath, MD's NPI number?

F. Richard Heath, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932158532, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is F. Richard Heath, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 815 Freeport RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15215. Phone: (412) 784-5510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify F. Richard Heath, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD041690E, 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 F. Richard Heath, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, F. Richard Heath, MD had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is F. Richard Heath, MD'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.