NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sean Polster

Neurological Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Sean Polster is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1144666348, issued on May 14, 2013. Check the license 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
1144666348
Name
Sean Polster
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
036.144126 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
203 Lothrop St Ste 521, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 647-8186
Enumerated
May 14, 2013
Record last updated
May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220401002004); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2013
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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Verify Sean Polster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)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
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score75.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,216.67

1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sean Polster$1,217
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. University OF ChicagoChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Sean Polster among 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Sean Polster is one of 447 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adnan Abla, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131356312797
  2. Matthew Adamo, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131194973479
  3. Christopher Deibert, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131518263466
  4. Paul GardnerPittsburgh, PA 152131407936271
  5. Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PHDPittsburgh, PA 152131467629444
  6. Bradley Gross, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131518130384
  7. Constantinos Hadjipanayis, M.D., PH.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131457444754
  8. Adam KanterPittsburgh, PA 152131770791709

Common questions

What is Sean Polster's NPI number?

Sean Polster's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144666348, issued on May 14, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sean Polster located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 203 Lothrop St Ste 521, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-8186. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sean Polster's license?

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.

What is Sean Polster's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 of 100. 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.