NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Bethel Park, PA

Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972738961, issued on May 20, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA053825, 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
1972738961
Name
Kristina Ferenac Gifford
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
MA053825 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2000 Oxford Drive, Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone
(412) 283-0260
Enumerated
May 20, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 283-0070
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090604000117); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2000 Oxford Drive

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

  1. Damon Combs, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1588825947
  2. Derrick Fluhme, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1891775813
  3. Lauren Furyk, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235483983
  4. Christopher Manning, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1689654709
  5. David Mayer, CRNPNurse Practitioner1154596328
  6. John Popovich, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295884302

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  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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

236 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Kristina Gifford236
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin94 claims
  2. Meloxicam65 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone20 claims
  4. Amoxicillin12 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: $1,357.06

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC. 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.

  1. Kristina Gifford$1,357.06
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. South Hills Orthopaedic Surgery Associates, PCBethel Park, PA

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

Kristina Ferenac Gifford among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Kristina Ferenac Gifford, 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 2009, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 39% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

5 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Bethel Park

They are 5 of the 417 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethel Park, and 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Barry, PA-CBethel Park, PA 151021760925549
  2. Erin Jack, PA-CBethel Park, PA 151021902565781
  3. Devon Kosir, PA-CBethel Park, PA 151021477614857
  4. Jeffrey Santello, PA-CBethel Park, PA 151021982640629
  5. John Beaupre, PA-CCoraopolis, PA 151081275997793
  6. Richard Burns, PAMoon Twp, PA 151081609995901
  7. Nancy Debranski, PA-CMoon Township, PA 151081558323774
  8. Heather Fritz, PA-CMoon Township, PA 151081649232919

Common questions

What is Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C's NPI number?

Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972738961, issued on May 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Oxford Drive, Bethel Park, PA, 15102. Phone: (412) 283-0260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA053825, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristina Ferenac Gifford, PA-C had 236 Medicare Part D claims for 199 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.