Michael Drass, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Altoona, PA
Michael Drass, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1225144520, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD053729L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Drass
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- MD053729L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1402 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 940-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1402 9TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Debra Ardizzone, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1821188798
- Jacqueline Beck, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1427930155
- Gwen Berardinelli, RT, CCRCResearch Study Specialist1174866701
- Carol Books, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1588907927
- Angela Creighton, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1477643344
- Vanessa Donoughe, RNRegistered Nurse1790195204
Verify Michael Drass in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD053729LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
4,063 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,731 among the 2,346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 2,029 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin518 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen466 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er451 claims
- Baclofen301 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen281 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl188 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,311.85
66 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,342 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,354.83 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.
4 hospital and facility affiliations
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncPunxsutawney, PA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
- Procare PT LPAltoona, PA
- Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation IncJohnstown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 191 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- James Artuso, MDLancaster, PA1902897838
- Theresa Arvesen, MDCoudersport, PA1154546067
- Justin Baker, MDPittsburgh, PA1093278970
- Dimitry Baranov, MDPhiladelphia, PA1306887781
- Randall Barrett, DOKittanning, PA1043294317
- Abiona Berkeley, MDPhiladelphia, PA1245490705
Common questions
What is Michael Drass, MD's NPI number?
Michael Drass, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225144520, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Drass, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1402 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 940-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Drass, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD053729L, 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 Drass, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Drass, MD had 4,063 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,731. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Drass, MD's Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.