John Pacella, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
John Pacella, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972530517, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Pacella
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- Practice location
- Upmc Heart And Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-3087
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Upmc Heart And Vascular Institute
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Pacella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,147 among the 3,081 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium298 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate172 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium162 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate129 claims
- Ezetimibe116 claims
- Eliquis114 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $468.69
23 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 2,934 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,139.84 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansBethel Park, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 167 interventional cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania.
Other interventional cardiology physician records in Pennsylvania
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- Roi Altit, M.D.Langhorne, PA1376777169
- Rolf Andersen, M.D.Lancaster, PA1740257088
- George AromatorioNew Castle, PA1700881497
- William Bachinsky, MDMechanicsburg, PA1790786648
- Nevin Baker, DOGreensburg, PA1487813945
- Madeleine Barker, MDPhiladelphia, PA1134819964
- Adrian Bell, D.O.Lebanon, PA1477716306
- Charles Bemis, M.D.Meadowbrook, PA1164425138
Common questions
What is John Pacella, MD's NPI number?
John Pacella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972530517, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Pacella, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Upmc Heart And Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-3087. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Pacella, MD's license?
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 John Pacella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Pacella, MD had 2,300 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Pacella, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.