Michael Loftus Desciak, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Loftus Desciak, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1437653417, issued on Mar 22, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD479905, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Loftus Desciak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- MD479905 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
- Phone
- (412) 623-2167
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230522002501); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Loftus Desciak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD479905Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin72 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl30 claims
- Methocarbamol21 claims
- Pregabalin17 claims
- Buprenorphine16 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl14 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $276.64
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Loftus Desciak among 2,481 anesthesiology physician records in Pennsylvania
Michael Loftus Desciak, MD is one of 2,481 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 1,720 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
353 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 353 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,481 anesthesiology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Michael Loftus Desciak, MD's NPI number?
Michael Loftus Desciak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437653417, issued on Mar 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Loftus Desciak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 623-2167. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Loftus Desciak, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD479905, 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 Michael Loftus Desciak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Loftus Desciak, MD had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Loftus Desciak, MD'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.