Howard D. Edington, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Howard D. Edington, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568435592, issued on Feb 9, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD027758E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard D. Edington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License number
- MD027758E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4727 Friendship Ave Ste 340, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 235-5830
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 235-5833
- Medicaid ID
- 001200570 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110812000438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4727 Friendship Ave Ste 340
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Danielle Louth, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073700233
Verify Howard D. Edington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD027758ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
294 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin119 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
- Imiquimod37 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl15 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: $172.67
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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
- Allegheny ClinicCanonsburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard D. Edington among 107 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Howard D. Edington, MD is one of 107 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 87% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2002 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 107 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Howard D. Edington, MD's NPI number?
Howard D. Edington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568435592, issued on Feb 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard D. Edington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4727 Friendship Ave Ste 340, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 235-5830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard D. Edington, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD027758E, 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 Howard D. Edington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard D. Edington, MD had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.