Nicholas Kinback, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Altoona, PA
Nicholas Kinback, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497167654, issued on May 22, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD462139, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Kinback
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- MD462139 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1402 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 940-2000
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 569-1878
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250108000221); accepts Medicare assignment
- 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.
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- Vanessa Donoughe, RNRegistered Nurse1790195204
Verify Nicholas Kinback in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD462139Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
1,647 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 496 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin271 claims
- Baclofen150 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen147 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl103 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl98 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen98 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: $1,614.83
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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 2 group practices
- Pain And Spine Specialists OF Maryland LLCHagerstown, MD
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Kinback among 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas Kinback, M.D. is one of 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 52 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X 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 (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melissa Jorden, DOErie, PA 165021649429986
- Theresa Wheeling, MDMeadville, PA 163351457358244
- Syed Mahmood, MDHershey, PA 170331811245822
- Erin O'Brien, MDHershey, PA 170331285390864
- Stuart Hartman, DOLebanon, PA 170421083610810
- Paraluman Bella, MDEllwood City, PA 161171063432599
- John Wrightson, MDNew Castle, PA 161051861462798
- Maciej Charczuk, M.D.Harrisburg, PA 171101508833062
Common questions
What is Nicholas Kinback, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Kinback, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497167654, issued on May 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Kinback, M.D. 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 Nicholas Kinback, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD462139, 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 Nicholas Kinback, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Kinback, M.D. had 1,647 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Kinback, M.D.'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.