Michael Schlechter
Internal Medicine Physician · Altoona, PA
Michael Schlechter is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1336115260, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD053085L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Schlechter
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD053085L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1414 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 946-1655
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1414 9TH Ave
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Verify Michael Schlechter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD053085LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
17,367 Medicare Part D claims for 1,034 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 420 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium912 claims
- Lisinopril820 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate712 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium525 claims
- Simvastatin495 claims
- Losartan Potassium413 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 73.6 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: $44.56
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Upmc AltoonaAltoona, PA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.Altoona, 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.
37 internal medicine physician records list a Altoona practice address
They are 37 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a Altoona practice address, and 8,636 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Michael Schlechter's NPI number?
Michael Schlechter's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336115260, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Schlechter located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1414 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 946-1655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Schlechter's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD053085L, 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 Schlechter prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Schlechter had 17,367 Medicare Part D claims for 1,034 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Schlechter's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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), 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.