NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Valorie Dunch

Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA

Valorie Dunch is a physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275573313, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OA000892, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275573313
Name
Valorie Dunch
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
OA000892 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone
(412) 432-7424
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031119000770); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2 Hot Metal St

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

  1. Pithaya Achalabun, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1801847868
  2. Estuardo AguilarEmergency Medicine Physician1700832722
  3. Afaq Ahmad, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1568411015
  4. Robbie Ali, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1689611980
  5. Imad Alizray, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1346253622
  6. Tesfamariam AndemeskelEmergency Medicine Physician1891744918

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,314 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Valorie Dunch1,314
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril78 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium61 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium59 claims
  4. Omeprazole55 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium44 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate42 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): 78.5 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 score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.8
  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. Upmc Community Medicine IncPittsburgh, PA

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

Valorie Dunch among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Valorie Dunch 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

911 physician assistant records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 911 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kwame Appenteng, PAPittsburgh, PA 152031467408849
  2. David Breit, PAPittsburgh, PA 152031861446502
  3. Catherine Convery, PAPittsburgh, PA 152031033161013
  4. Richard CoursonPittsburgh, PA 152031366496689
  5. Darci Garofolo, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152031528139516
  6. Lynda GeraciPittsburgh, PA 152031992745038
  7. Jason HarePittsburgh, PA 152031730250739
  8. Craig Ilk, PAPittsburgh, PA 152031225084601

Common questions

What is Valorie Dunch's NPI number?

Valorie Dunch's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275573313, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Valorie Dunch located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203. Phone: (412) 432-7424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Valorie Dunch's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OA000892, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Valorie Dunch prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Valorie Dunch had 1,314 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Valorie Dunch's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 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.