Robert C. Rankin, MD
Specialist · Pittsburgh, PA
Robert C. Rankin, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1588639066, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD024298E, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert C. Rankin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD024298E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 Bower Hill RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
- Phone
- (412) 572-6174
- Enumerated
- Feb 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 011674342 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061003000370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert C. Rankin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MD024298ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
583 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alendronate Sodium68 claims
- Estradiol60 claims
- Premarin47 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl39 claims
- Risedronate Sodium32 claims
- Valacyclovir26 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $187.92
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Robert C. Rankin among 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania
Robert C. Rankin, MD is one of 2,031 specialist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 40% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 1989 among the 547 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
767 specialist records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 767 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,031 specialist records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Robert C. Rankin, MD's NPI number?
Robert C. Rankin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588639066, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert C. Rankin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 Bower Hill RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15243. Phone: (412) 572-6174. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert C. Rankin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD024298E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert C. Rankin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert C. Rankin, MD had 583 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.