NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA

Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174241772, issued on Aug 19, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA063814, 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
1174241772
Name
Margaret Elizabeth Gardner
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
MA063814 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4815 Liberty Ave Ste 439, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(724) 260-7300
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2022
Fax
(724) 260-7300
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221107002236); 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 4815 Liberty Ave Ste 439

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

  1. Jonathan Altland, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043207400
  2. Shahin Ayazi, MDSurgery Physician1891056560
  3. Olivia Bannon, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538035738
  4. Lubomyr Boris, D.O.Surgery Physician1205368115
  5. John Burkett, M.D.Neurology Physician1205255809
  6. Christine CernigliaGerontology Nurse Practitioner1811524564

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  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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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

531 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Margaret Gardner531
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine142 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt86 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium70 claims
  4. Sucralfate42 claims
  5. Omeprazole23 claims
  6. Prochlorperazine Maleate22 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: $552.07

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, 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. Margaret Gardner$552.07
  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 ClinicPittsburgh, PA

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

Margaret Elizabeth Gardner among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, 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 updated2022 · 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. Kelly Burkhart, PAPittsburgh, PA 152241760448658
  2. Shelby Carver, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152241376011536
  3. Dawn Clark, PAPittsburgh, PA 152241578529442
  4. Joanne Cottle, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152241518007301
  5. Michael FortunatoPittsburgh, PA 152241619932548
  6. Anastasia GreenPittsburgh, PA 152241487143988
  7. John Gresh, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152241164415972
  8. Carmela Kraft, PAPittsburgh, PA 152241952367849

Common questions

What is Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C's NPI number?

Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174241772, issued on Aug 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4815 Liberty Ave Ste 439, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (724) 260-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA063814, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, PA-C had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Margaret Elizabeth Gardner, 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.

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