Gideon Nkrumah, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Gideon Nkrumah, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518544048, issued on Mar 29, 2021. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gideon Nkrumah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- V7266 TX
RS2024-0309 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 692-4942
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 692-4944
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250620003652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3600 Forbes Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aya Alfardous Alazm, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083592984
- Kelsi Alsop, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023736451
- Elizabeth Andraska, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1225569007
- Vincent Antonelli, MDSurgery Physician1629539564
- Cooper AubelePhysician Assistant1538093059
- Lidija Barbaric, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306589981
Verify Gideon Nkrumah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $133.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Shannon ClinicSan Angelo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gideon Nkrumah among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Gideon Nkrumah, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmed Al-Ghoul, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131194749374
- Gabrielle BonhommePittsburgh, PA 152131063592756
- Thomas FribergPittsburgh, PA 152131225001969
- Denise Gallagher, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131699980151
- Jean Harwick, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131548222409
- Roheena KamyarPittsburgh, PA 152131992823017
- Louis Lobes, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131215981030
- Joseph MartelPittsburgh, PA 152131326247545
Common questions
What is Gideon Nkrumah, MD's NPI number?
Gideon Nkrumah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518544048, issued on Mar 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gideon Nkrumah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 692-4942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gideon Nkrumah, MD's license?
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.
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.