Howard Pittle, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Howard Pittle, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1790777415, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD050756L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Pittle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD050756L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5247 Brownsville RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
- Phone
- (412) 943-1300
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (412) 943-1311
- Medicaid ID
- 0014413500005 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070612000671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Pittle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD050756LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
42,885 Medicare Part D claims for 1,345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 564 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium2,286 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium2,188 claims
- Furosemide1,655 claims
- Eliquis1,495 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,490 claims
- Sertraline Hcl1,195 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): 78.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Upmc Community Medicine IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Pittle among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Howard Pittle, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
374 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 374 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Howard Pittle, MD's NPI number?
Howard Pittle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790777415, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Pittle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5247 Brownsville RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15236. Phone: (412) 943-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Pittle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD050756L, 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 Pittle, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Pittle, MD had 42,885 Medicare Part D claims for 1,345 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Pittle, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 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.