NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lawson Bernstein, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Lawson Bernstein, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1922190784, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD-044058-L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1922190784
Name
Lawson Bernstein
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
MD-044058-L PA
MD044058 PA
MD044058L PA
176951 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1640 Overton LN, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Phone
(412) 445-9588
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Record last updated
May 2, 2023
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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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: $60.98

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lawson Bernstein$60.98
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lawson Bernstein among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

Lawson Bernstein, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

324 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 324 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharon Altman, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152171780843011
  2. Gregory Cherpes, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152171326084625
  3. Marc Garfinkel, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152171396896783
  4. Alexandre Geronian, MDPittsburgh, PA 152171548443906
  5. John Guterson, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152171093744583
  6. Lindsey Hospodar, MDPittsburgh, PA 152171578185930
  7. Julia Macedo, MDPittsburgh, PA 152171023428497
  8. Valerie Miller, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152171366647224

Common questions

What is Lawson Bernstein, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lawson Bernstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922190784, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lawson Bernstein, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1640 Overton LN, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217. Phone: (412) 445-9588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lawson Bernstein, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD-044058-L, as entered by the provider. 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.

What is Lawson Bernstein, M.D.'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.