NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrick B. Ponko, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Latrobe, PA

Patrick B. Ponko, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972578599, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania RN-290771-L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972578599
Name
Patrick B. Ponko
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
RN-290771-L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 W 2ND Ave, Latrobe, PA 15650
Phone
(724) 537-1230
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050601000105); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 121 W 2ND Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tara Barnhart, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528103587
  2. Lisa Barr, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1588624035
  3. Erick Bergquist, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1376507756
  4. Mary Berkebile, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811954928
  5. Joseph Bures, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1679657506
  6. Marco CantiniAnesthesiology Physician1912982984

Verify Patrick B. Ponko in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
    Search for license RN-290771-L
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Find the Pennsylvania license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $45.75

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Patrick Ponko$45.75
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. East Pittsburgh Anesthesia LLCGreensburg, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Patrick B. Ponko among 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania

Patrick B. Ponko, CRNA is one of 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2012 among the 3,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Latrobe

They are 18 of the 517 NPPES records with a practice address in Latrobe, and 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tara Barnhart, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501528103587
  2. Laurel Church, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501619952827
  3. Cynthia Gladora, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501740255363
  4. David Guidry, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501487628038
  5. Brian Holt, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501255666871
  6. Tracie Huffman, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501225000284
  7. Joyce Kitchen, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501902871528
  8. Mary Lucas, CRNALatrobe, PA 156501013913060

Common questions

What is Patrick B. Ponko, CRNA's NPI number?

Patrick B. Ponko, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972578599, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrick B. Ponko, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 W 2ND Ave, Latrobe, PA, 15650. Phone: (724) 537-1230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrick B. Ponko, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number RN-290771-L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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.