Michael James Drass, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Altoona, PA
Michael James 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 James 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
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0016964200007 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041102001020); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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 James 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 1,750 among the 2,982 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 MIPS final 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 4 group practices
- 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 National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael James Drass among 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania
Michael James Drass, MD is one of 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2007 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207LP2900X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 200 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 200 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Ranieri, MDAltoona, PA 166021679505184
- David Irwin, D.OErie, PA 165501184822264
- Luxmi Gahlot, MDErie, PA 165091376639104
- Joseph Thomas, MDErie, PA 165091245271568
- Michaela Lewis, PA-CErie, PA 165071023521598
- Ian Osburn, M.D., M.P.HErie, PA 165071104208875
- Lauren Mozdy, MDErie, PA 165061144419326
- Thomas Falasca, DOErie, PA 165051285294983
Common questions
What is Michael James Drass, MD's NPI number?
Michael James 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 James 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 James 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 James Drass, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael James Drass, MD had 4,063 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael James Drass, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.