NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA

Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053037085, issued on Oct 12, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA064925, 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
1053037085
Name
Lauren Emily Clifford
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
MA064925 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 E North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone
(412) 359-6200
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231215000262); 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 320 E North Avenue

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

  1. Muhammad Rayan Alamiry, M.DNephrology Physician1699105957
  2. David Petrov, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1518343797
  3. Spurthi Surpur, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366936478
  4. Matthew Woodward, MDNeurology Physician1114423274

Verify Lauren Emily Clifford 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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

181 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lauren Clifford181
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam55 claims
  2. Gabapentin34 claims
  3. Methocarbamol19 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $430.16

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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. Lauren Clifford$430.16
  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. Allegheny ClinicBrackenridge, PA

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

Lauren Emily Clifford among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Lauren Emily Clifford, 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 2022, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania

There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Armanious, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152121851390710
  2. Cynthia Cawley, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152121134191570
  3. Marie Delaney, P.A.-CPittsburgh, PA 152121528051067
  4. Michele Fonda, PAPittsburgh, PA 152121457351850
  5. Justina Heidenthal, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152121174657670
  6. Katie Jackley, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152121184680167
  7. Leah Koval, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152121336366574
  8. Jessica Lazar, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152121336114552

Common questions

What is Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C's NPI number?

Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053037085, issued on Oct 12, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA064925, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lauren Emily Clifford, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.