NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank A. Tippett, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Wilkes Barre, PA

Frank A. Tippett, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1770536906, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA052434, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770536906
Name
Frank A. Tippett
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MA052434 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25 Church St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18765
Phone
(570) 826-3100
Enumerated
May 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060410000330); 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 25 Church St

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

  1. Mario Adajar, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962476267
  2. Palma Bianconi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1225058324
  3. Melissa CunninghamRegistered Nurse1992377626
  4. Logan Cywinski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275414252
  5. Christine Delaney, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1609742709
  6. Mary Jo Demuro, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649246885

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  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

108 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Frank Tippett108
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl15 claims
  2. Prednisone13 claims
  3. Cephalexin12 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: $124.74

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frank Tippett$124.74
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA

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

Frank A. Tippett among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Frank A. Tippett, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

183 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre

They are 183 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Azarewicz, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187651518933662
  2. Arianne Cooper, P.A.-CWilkes Barre, PA 187651245782374
  3. Logan Cywinski, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187651275414252
  4. Laurel Dodgson, MS, RPA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187651427203892
  5. Kristen Hlavaty, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187651861198400
  6. Elizabeth Hreha, PAWilkes Barre, PA 187651689643413
  7. Andrea Ruby, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187651588439574
  8. Kara Settas, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187651932388535

Common questions

What is Frank A. Tippett, PA-C's NPI number?

Frank A. Tippett, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770536906, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank A. Tippett, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Church St, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18765. Phone: (570) 826-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank A. Tippett, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA052434, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Frank A. Tippett, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank A. Tippett, PA-C had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.