NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kurt John Kushner, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA

Kurt John Kushner, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1184390452, issued on Aug 18, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA062708, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184390452
Name
Kurt John Kushner
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
MA062708 PA
OA005742 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone
(412) 864-7706
Enumerated
Aug 18, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210921002102); 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 5230 Centre Ave

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

  1. Elyse Addonizio, DOInternal Medicine Physician1508507708
  2. Christie Adelsberg, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295843597
  3. Aya Agha, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1730829177
  4. Daniel Ahrens, PHARMDPharmacist1881580215
  5. Nicole Alexandrovich, DPTPhysical Therapist1881107969
  6. Melissa Amin, PTPhysical Therapist1275601312

Verify Kurt John Kushner in five checks

  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

147 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kurt Kushner147
  2. Specialty average1,148

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).

Industry payments in 2024: $157.05

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kurt Kushner$157.05
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Kurt John Kushner among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Kurt John Kushner, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

521 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 521 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carrie Andreas, PAPittsburgh, PA 152321447274618
  2. Thomas Boyer, MPAS, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321922149616
  3. Natalie Brown, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321467641001
  4. Shelley Dranko, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321518003144
  5. Lauren HobiPittsburgh, PA 152321811177413
  6. Kerri Jack, PAPittsburgh, PA 152321407823958
  7. Sunny Kitta, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321104014323
  8. Whitney LerchPittsburgh, PA 152321881729267

Common questions

What is Kurt John Kushner, PA-C's NPI number?

Kurt John Kushner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184390452, issued on Aug 18, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kurt John Kushner, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 864-7706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kurt John Kushner, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA062708, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kurt John Kushner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kurt John Kushner, PA-C had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kurt John Kushner, PA-C'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.

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