NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark J. Kotapka, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Mark J. Kotapka, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679542799, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania PA MD040762E, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679542799
Name
Mark J. Kotapka
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
PA MD040762E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5401 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Phone
(215) 456-6127
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 457-7602
Medicaid ID
001288060 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110412000315); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1985
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 5401 Old York Road

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

  1. Jacqueline Bowers, MDInternal Medicine Physician1619944626
  2. Anahid Kabasakalian, MDNeurology Physician1467671396
  3. Mauricio Orrego, MDGastroenterology Physician1376502617
  4. Joel Schifter, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326396151
  5. Lily Troyano, MSN, RN, A-GNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1316648363
  6. Yan Zhang, MDNeurology Physician1053370395

Verify Mark J. Kotapka in five checks

  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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

112 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mark Kotapka112
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin23 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium18 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: $34.71

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Kotapka$35
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Einstein Practice Plan IncCollegeville, PA

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

Mark J. Kotapka among 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Mark J. Kotapka, MD is one of 447 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Russell Amundson, MDPhila, PA 191411609816354
  2. Patrick Cooper, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191411861434953
  3. Abdelaal Abdelbaky, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401437429107
  4. Rami Almefty, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401891006789
  5. Alan Balu, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401003645227
  6. Darric BatyPhiladelphia, PA 191401457590713
  7. Cameron Fontenot, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401609703628
  8. Theodore HannahPhiladelphia, PA 191401447999461

Common questions

What is Mark J. Kotapka, MD's NPI number?

Mark J. Kotapka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679542799, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark J. Kotapka, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5401 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 456-6127. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark J. Kotapka, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number PA MD040762E, 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.

How much does Mark J. Kotapka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark J. Kotapka, MD had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.