NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mara Horwitz

Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA

Mara Horwitz is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275507691, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD044459E, 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
1275507691
Name
Mara Horwitz
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
MD044459E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 648-9577
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
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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Also registered at 3601 5TH Ave

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  4. Rohit Aggarwal, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1538340138
  5. Haruko Akatsu, MDSpecialist1922072370
  6. Charles Atwood, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1508838905

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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. Mara Horwitz54
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Alendronate Sodium20 claims
  2. Synthroid14 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium13 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.

  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).

Mara Horwitz among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania

Mara Horwitz 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 fileNo · 27% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raed Abdullah, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131962474353
  2. Howard Aizenstein, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131447222898
  3. Ali Al-Khafaji, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131992776348
  4. Louis AlarconPittsburgh, PA 152131306817705
  5. Cuneyt Alper, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131427029826
  6. Gulay AlperPittsburgh, PA 152131972575132
  7. Nikhil AmesurPittsburgh, PA 152131760453179
  8. Rajesh AnejaPittsburgh, PA 152131780656173

Common questions

What is Mara Horwitz's NPI number?

Mara Horwitz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275507691, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mara Horwitz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 648-9577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mara Horwitz's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD044459E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mara Horwitz prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mara Horwitz had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mara Horwitz'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.