Dr. Alan Plotzker
Neurology (Neurology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Washington University School of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 141
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
- 2015Medical school: Washington University School of Medicine
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Neurology Physician primary
PA license MD472716 -
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician
PA license MD472716
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, 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
- 141
- Services billed
- 272
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 61 | 26 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 57 | 56 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 29 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Donepezil Hcl Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 57 |
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 44 |
| Rivastigmine Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 22 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa (carbidopa/levodopa) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 21 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 19 |
| Memantine Hcl Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 17 |
| Propranolol Hcl Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 16 |
| Glatiramer Acetate | 13 |
| Rivastigmine (rivastigmine tartrate) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 11 |
| Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.