James A. Gleason, MD
Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA
James A. Gleason, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1437123767, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD019443E, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Gleason
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD019443E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1789 S Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
- Phone
- (412) 244-8760
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050211000084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James A. Gleason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD019443ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
11,207 Medicare Part D claims for 845 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium884 claims
- Losartan Potassium814 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate680 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium369 claims
- Simvastatin354 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide351 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $93.44
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Upmc Community Medicine IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Gleason among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
James A. Gleason, MD is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 767 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is James A. Gleason, MD's NPI number?
James A. Gleason, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437123767, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Gleason, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1789 S Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15218. Phone: (412) 244-8760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Gleason, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD019443E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James A. Gleason, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Gleason, MD had 11,207 Medicare Part D claims for 845 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James A. Gleason, 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.