Miranda Nalisnick
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Altoona, PA
Miranda Nalisnick is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1801373873, issued on Jul 23, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA059922, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Miranda Nalisnick
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MA059922 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 889-3089
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180821001195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Miranda Nalisnick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MA059922Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
318 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
- Cilostazol64 claims
- Clopidogrel51 claims
- Eliquis41 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Xarelto12 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): 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: $252.56
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.Altoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Miranda Nalisnick among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Miranda Nalisnick is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% 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 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Ciaburri, MD, MBAAltoona, PA 166011710002910
- Michael Butler, M.D.Erie, PA 165071649252024
- Richard Long, M.D.Erie, PA 165071972586816
- Dennis Michalak, M.D.Erie, PA 165071285617738
- Takuya Ogami, M.D.Erie, PA 165071902252323
- Walter RizzoniErie, PA 165071942245386
- Prabhaker Sardesai, MDErie, PA 165071700082633
- Rony Atoui, M.D.Erie, PA 165021639301336
Common questions
What is Miranda Nalisnick's NPI number?
Miranda Nalisnick's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801373873, issued on Jul 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Miranda Nalisnick located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-3089. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Miranda Nalisnick's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA059922, 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 Miranda Nalisnick prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Miranda Nalisnick had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Miranda Nalisnick's MIPS final 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), 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.