NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D.

Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D. is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1942644406, issued on Apr 26, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD473916, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942644406
Name
Frank Johannes Plate
Credential
M.D., PH. D.
Primary taxonomy
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207XS0114X
License number
MD473916 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5200 Centre Ave Ste 415, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone
(412) 802-4100
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 7, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210720003409); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5200 Centre Ave Ste 415

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

  1. Nicole Cuddy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225769060
  2. Kayla GromMedical Physician Assistant1316465792
  3. Jamie Heimroth, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1598299406
  4. Evan Johnson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1891376307
  5. Alexandra Jones, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1336549807
  6. Mikayla Psenick, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376144998

Verify Frank Johannes Plate 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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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

627 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 579 among the 1,112 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. Frank Plate627
  2. Specialty average579

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam263 claims
  2. Amoxicillin143 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl47 claims
  4. Cephalexin45 claims
  5. Gabapentin36 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl32 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $27,034.63

49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 1,060 providers of this specialty with any payment received $68,015.27 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frank Plate$27,035
  2. Specialty average$68,015

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncSeven Fields, PA
  2. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Frank Johannes Plate among 59 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D. is one of 59 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 43 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0114X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 59 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Walden, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321366061996
  2. Adolph Yates, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321154397479
  3. Edward Kelly, MDPittsburgh, PA 152221699015610
  4. Todd Balog, MDPittsburgh, PA 152431851528293
  5. Joseph Kromka, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151811486376
  6. Lee Sasala, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151619359106
  7. Noelle Digioia Guthrie, DOPittsburgh, PA 152131073053419
  8. James Piper, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121962935957

Common questions

What is Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D.'s NPI number?

Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942644406, issued on Apr 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5200 Centre Ave Ste 415, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 802-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD473916, 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 Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Johannes Plate, M.D., PH. D. had 627 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 579. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.