NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victor O. Morell, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Victor O. Morell, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275507931, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD044570L, as entered in NPPES) 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275507931
Name
Victor O. Morell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
MD044570L PA
ME118772 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(412) 692-7625
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2006
Record last updated
May 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 692-5817
Medicaid ID
101004016 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040721001359); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ponce School Of Medicine, 1988
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 4401 Penn Avenue

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

  1. Salma Afifi, MBBCHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316865942
  2. Rita AlaggioAnatomic Pathology Physician1376077743
  3. Bassam Albashiti, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659668648
  4. Maryam Arab, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124763891
  5. Lexie Armstrong, CRNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1710259775
  6. Catalina Aron SaidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700723004

Verify Victor O. Morell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $60.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Victor Morell$60.00
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Victor O. Morell among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania

Victor O. Morell, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mario Castro Medina, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241649750951
  2. Luciana Da Fonseca Da SilvaPittsburgh, PA 152241023582418
  3. Jose Pedro Da SilvaPittsburgh, PA 152241144681479
  4. Albert Guerrero Becerra, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241154055531
  5. Sophia Hom, M.D.Pgh, PA 152241053394676
  6. Chananya KarunasumettaPittsburgh, PA 152241295110427
  7. David Lerberg, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241821074501
  8. Lawrence Sullivan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241982680674

Common questions

What is Victor O. Morell, MD's NPI number?

Victor O. Morell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275507931, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victor O. Morell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 692-7625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victor O. Morell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD044570L, as entered by the provider. 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.

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.