Michael Pippi
Physician Assistants (Physician Assistant)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 216
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Physician Assistant primary
PA license MA058085
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC East Monroeville, PA
Medical groups
- University of Pittsburgh Physicians (4,236 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 216
- Services billed
- 525
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 169 | 119 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 85 | 70 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 78 | 78 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 42 | 40 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 28 | 27 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 23 | 23 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 14 | 14 |
| Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | 11 | 11 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 99 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 64 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 56 |
| Azelastine Hcl Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 54 |
| Ipratropium Bromide Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 35 |
| Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone (ciprofloxacin hcl/dexameth) | 25 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 23 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hc (neomycin/polymyxin b/hydrocort) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 18 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 17 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 15 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $225 in total to this clinician.
| Zoll Respicardia, Inc. | $225 |
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| Consulting Fee | $225 |
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What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zoll Respicardia, Inc. Sep 2, 2025 | Consulting Fee remede System · Respiratory | $225 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.