Katrina Pipetti
Physician Assistants (Physician Assistant)
620 Howard Ave, Altoona Regional Health System Altoona Emer Physicians
Altoona, PA 16601
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 188
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
- 2011Registered 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 MA054887
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc. (187 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
- 188
- Services billed
- 580
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 407 | 358 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 342 | 89 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 133 | 114 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 121 | 109 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 49 | 30 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 46 | 43 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 34 | 32 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Clobetasol Propionate Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 200 |
| Ketoconazole Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 182 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 178 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 143 |
| Hydrocortisone Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 42 |
| Valacyclovir (valacyclovir hcl) Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 40 |
| Fluorouracil Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 34 |
| Tretinoin | 31 |
| Metronidazole Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 25 |
| Mupirocin Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 22 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.