Taylor Ludwig, PA
Physician Assistant · Altoona, PA
Taylor Ludwig, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578056297, issued on Jun 7, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA059800, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taylor Ludwig
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- MA059800 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 946-5469
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180703002058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 810 Valley View Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Loni Baird, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467426148
- David BeckPhysician Assistant1770502007
- Kaelee Bresslin, PA-CStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427981943
Verify Taylor Ludwig in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA059800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 769 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium399 claims
- Omeprazole291 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf176 claims
- Famotidine103 claims
- Sucralfate69 claims
- Linzess52 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,764.35
103 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 one group practice
- Regional Gastroenterology Associates OF Lancaster, Ltd.Lancaster, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Taylor Ludwig among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Taylor Ludwig, PA is one of 8,020 physician assistant 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 2018, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
122 physician assistant records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 122 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jennifer Geishauser, PA-CAltoona, PA 166021669433728
- Sally Guerin, PA-CAltoona, PA 166021699735241
- Melissa Hall, PA-CAltoona, PA 166021275594319
- Peggy Hutton, PA-CAltoona, PA 166021366475204
Common questions
What is Taylor Ludwig, PA's NPI number?
Taylor Ludwig, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578056297, issued on Jun 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taylor Ludwig, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 946-5469. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taylor Ludwig, PA's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA059800, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Taylor Ludwig, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taylor Ludwig, PA had 1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 769 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Taylor Ludwig, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.