NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Wadas, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Richard Wadas, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1639121197, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD066195L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639121197
Name
Richard Wadas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD066195L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Upmc Passavant, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone
(412) 432-7400
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
001694710 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050608000859); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1996
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.
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Also registered at Upmc Passavant

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

  1. Jaime Martin, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1902096597

Verify Richard Wadas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  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
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

41 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Wadas41
  2. Specialty average226

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): 77.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Richard Wadas among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Richard Wadas, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

424 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 424 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terrence Anderson, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371760566277
  2. Shawn ConradPittsburgh, PA 152371336109669
  3. John Cremin, DOPittsburgh, PA 152371174901730
  4. Joshua Fenton, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371497965974
  5. Shawn Files, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371932169026
  6. Heather HuntPittsburgh, PA 152371801139373
  7. Christian Knutsen, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371578686788
  8. Michael LynchPittsburgh, PA 152371255539011

Common questions

What is Richard Wadas, MD's NPI number?

Richard Wadas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639121197, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Wadas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Upmc Passavant, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. Phone: (412) 432-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Wadas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD066195L, 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 Richard Wadas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Wadas, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard Wadas, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.