Vanessa Kowalski
Family Nurse Practitioner · Pittsburgh, PA
Vanessa Kowalski is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1720482979, issued on Oct 17, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP012266, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanessa Kowalski
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP012266 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 692-6293
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanessa Kowalski in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP012266Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
284 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Warfarin Sodium41 claims
- Spironolactone33 claims
- Furosemide29 claims
- Jardiance29 claims
- Lisinopril29 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 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): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Vanessa Kowalski among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Vanessa Kowalski is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 28% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
875 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
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Common questions
What is Vanessa Kowalski's NPI number?
Vanessa Kowalski's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720482979, issued on Oct 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanessa Kowalski located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 692-6293. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanessa Kowalski's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP012266, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vanessa Kowalski prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanessa Kowalski had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vanessa Kowalski'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.