Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Joseph Pilewski

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph Pilewski is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053386599, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1053386599
Name
Joseph Pilewski
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
Practice location
3601 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 648-6161
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3601 5TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rima Abdel MassihInternal Medicine Physician1003079914
  2. Christina Abriola, R.D.Registered Dietitian1356647507
  3. Susan Adamczyk, RDRegistered Dietitian1831524263
  4. Rohit Aggarwal, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1538340138
  5. Haruko Akatsu, MDSpecialist1922072370
  6. Charles Atwood, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1508838905

Verify Joseph Pilewski in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
  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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

4,580 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,498 among the 6,594 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Pilewski4,580
  2. Specialty average1,498

Most prescribed

  1. Trikafta498 claims
  2. Azithromycin336 claims
  3. Prednisone242 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim209 claims
  5. Creon195 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium164 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.

  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $122.31

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragonix Technologies, Inc.. The 4,997 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,850.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Pilewski$122.31
  2. Specialty average$4,850.73

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

  1. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, 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.

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 527 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Gary Aaronson, DOPhiladelphia, PA1770672040
  2. Joseph Abboud, M.D.Bryn Mawr, PA1295757649
  3. Amgad AbduFranklin, PA1851420392
  4. Jason Ackrivo, MDPhiladelphia, PA1003115395
  5. Michael Ader, M.D.Hanover, PA1275517112
  6. Harwinder Ahluwalia, MDPottsville, PA1447227749
  7. Danish Ahmad, MDHershey, PA1609162445
  8. Vivek Ahya, MDPhiladelphia, PA1346272697
  9. Mazen Al-Qadi, MDPittsburgh, PA1487818886
  10. Steven Albelda, MDPhiladelphia, PA1730111733

Common questions

What is Joseph Pilewski's NPI number?

Joseph Pilewski's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053386599, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Pilewski located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 648-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Pilewski'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 Joseph Pilewski prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Pilewski had 4,580 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,498. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Pilewski'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.