Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA
Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679141352, issued on Jun 17, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA061876, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joelle Tighe O'Connell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- MA061876 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Bower Hill RD Ste 7300, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
- Phone
- (412) 942-7262
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 942-7397
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220203001566); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Bower Hill RD Ste 7300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicole Fanelli, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346899895
Verify Joelle Tighe O'Connell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA061876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl45 claims
- Tramadol Hcl40 claims
- Ibuprofen16 claims
- Meloxicam13 claims
- Cephalexin12 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $84.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- St Clair Medical Services IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joelle Tighe O'Connell among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Joelle Tighe O'Connell, 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 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
- Gabrielle Croglio, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152431710750013
- David Garber, P.A.-CPittsburgh, PA 152431669444048
- Autumn Groscost, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152431831475920
- Kellie Metzler, PAPittsburgh, PA 152431821054677
- Emilie Simone, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPittsburgh, PA 152431972145134
- Robert Gorman, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152401265736516
- Diane Hoyman, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152401760628812
- Lisa Tickerhoof, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152401497849590
Common questions
What is Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C's NPI number?
Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679141352, issued on Jun 17, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Bower Hill RD Ste 7300, Pittsburgh, PA, 15243. Phone: (412) 942-7262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA061876, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joelle Tighe O'Connell, PA-C had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.