NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Zaliponi

Nurse Practitioner · Pittsburgh, PA

Margaret Zaliponi is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1851843379, issued on Nov 1, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP016157, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851843379
Name
Margaret Zaliponi
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
SP016157 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4800 Friendship Ave Ste 2307, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(412) 578-5120
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2016
Record last updated
May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171208000563); 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 4800 Friendship Ave Ste 2307

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

  1. Shelby Carver, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1376011536

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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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

3,496 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 2,191 claims were for opioids.

  1. Margaret Zaliponi3,496
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen817 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl801 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen446 claims
  4. Gabapentin426 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl126 claims
  6. Ibuprofen97 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $312.87

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Averitas Pharma Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Margaret Zaliponi$312.87
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. River Valley Physicians LLCEast Liverpool, OH

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

Margaret Zaliponi among 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania

Margaret Zaliponi is one of 3,916 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 2,360 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

314 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 314 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Agnew, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152241881616001
  2. Laura Bower, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152241528158425
  3. Louise Bucci, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152241477659258
  4. Anne Burris, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152241992706469
  5. Jocelyn Coleman, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152241447443221
  6. Marjorie Leslie, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152241689676066
  7. Theresa Neff, CRNP MSNPittsburgh, PA 152241194810317
  8. Janet Ramaeckers, CRNPPittsburgh, PA 152241881624393

Common questions

What is Margaret Zaliponi's NPI number?

Margaret Zaliponi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851843379, issued on Nov 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Zaliponi located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4800 Friendship Ave Ste 2307, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 578-5120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Zaliponi's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP016157, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margaret Zaliponi prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margaret Zaliponi had 3,496 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.