NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Horton

Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA

John Horton is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134193907, issued on Feb 16, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD065896L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134193907
Name
John Horton
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
MD065896L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 692-4400
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100629000183); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3471 5TH Ave

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  2. Sharvani Alajpur, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740960913
  3. Kelley Anderson, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1528212271
  4. Margaret Andrzejewski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578840468
  5. Mark BackerisAnesthesiology Physician1649407503
  6. Anto Bagic, MDEpilepsy Physician1851363170

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

1,110 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Horton1,110
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen278 claims
  2. Gabapentin146 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl98 claims
  4. Pregabalin79 claims
  5. Oxybutynin Chloride Er51 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl38 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): 77.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Mrs Physical TherapyErie, PA
  2. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Horton among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania

John Horton 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
  • Graduated1993 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raed Abdullah, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131962474353
  2. Howard Aizenstein, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131447222898
  3. Ali Al-Khafaji, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131992776348
  4. Louis AlarconPittsburgh, PA 152131306817705
  5. Cuneyt Alper, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131427029826
  6. Gulay AlperPittsburgh, PA 152131972575132
  7. Nikhil AmesurPittsburgh, PA 152131760453179
  8. Rajesh AnejaPittsburgh, PA 152131780656173

Common questions

What is John Horton's NPI number?

John Horton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134193907, issued on Feb 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Horton located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 692-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Horton's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD065896L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Horton prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Horton had 1,110 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Horton's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.