J. Duane Chess, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA
J. Duane Chess, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1659330140, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA001340L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- J. Duane Chess
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- MA001340L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
- Phone
- (412) 367-0600
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 367-7079
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000706); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9104 Babcock Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William AbrahamSpecialist1205805587
- Whitney Adams, CRNPNurse Practitioner1578996450
- Daniel AgnewSpecialist1811966112
- Sharon Baer, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1306800917
- Paul Baldwin, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1578884409
- Katie Barry, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1881996007
Verify J. Duane Chess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA001340LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
439 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 207 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl154 claims
- Cefadroxil57 claims
- Celecoxib47 claims
- Tramadol Hcl46 claims
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Mupirocin26 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): 82.6 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 Multispecialty Group IncButler, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
J. Duane Chess among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
J. Duane Chess, PA-C is one of 832 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania
There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
All 832 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shawna BullardPittsburgh, PA 152371134185036
- Jonathan Carothers, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152371073572616
- Michael Donesec, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152371164433983
- Steven Ewansik, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152371801855887
- Gretchen Fineman, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152371821057381
- Carolyn Hemphill, PAPittsburgh, PA 152371972500775
- Jason KuchtaPittsburgh, PA 152371952360505
- Yvonne Lan, PAPittsburgh, PA 152371295894913
Common questions
What is J. Duane Chess, PA-C's NPI number?
J. Duane Chess, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659330140, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is J. Duane Chess, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. Phone: (412) 367-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify J. Duane Chess, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA001340L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does J. Duane Chess, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, J. Duane Chess, PA-C had 439 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is J. Duane Chess, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.