Laurie E. Knepper, MD
Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA
Laurie E. Knepper, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1659472595, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD043957E, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurie E. Knepper
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD043957E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Lytton Ave Ste 120, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-9494
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Fax
- (412) 647-9554
- Medicaid ID
- 174400000X-SPECIALIS PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100929001136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laurie E. Knepper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD043957ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,621 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rizatriptan205 claims
- Topiramate170 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl137 claims
- Naratriptan Hcl112 claims
- Sumatriptan Succinate102 claims
- Gabapentin91 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 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansSeneca, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Laurie E. Knepper among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
Laurie E. Knepper, MD is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 767 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Laurie E. Knepper, MD's NPI number?
Laurie E. Knepper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659472595, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurie E. Knepper, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Lytton Ave Ste 120, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-9494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurie E. Knepper, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD043957E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laurie E. Knepper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurie E. Knepper, MD had 1,621 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laurie E. Knepper, MD'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.
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.