Peter Gerszten
Specialist
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1992)
- Years since graduation
- 34
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 169
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1992Medical school: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Specialist primary
PA license MD053836L
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
- Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System Pittsburgh, PA
- UPMC PAssavant Pittsburgh, PA
- Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA
- UPMC Cole Coudersport, 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
- 169
- Services billed
- 596
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 86 | 75 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 70 | 70 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 66 | 32 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 62 | 58 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 34 | 34 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 33 | 15 |
| Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 32 | 20 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 30 | 19 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 28 | 28 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 28 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 86 |
| Methocarbamol Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 76 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 18 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 14 |
| Diazepam Other prescribers in Pittsburgh, PA | 12 |
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, 3 companies reported 8 payments worth $1,352 in total to this clinician.
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,072 |
|---|---|
| Carlsmed, Inc. | $182 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $97.87 |
| Travel and Lodging | $734 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $618 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jul 10, 2025 | Travel and Lodging EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to AUDUBON, PA Company’s descriptionAIR | $729 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. Jul 10, 2025 | Travel and Lodging EXCELSIUS GPS · SPINE/SPINE SURGERY · travel to AUDUBON, PA Company’s descriptionFEE | $5.00 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $10,057 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Aspire Trial
Cerapedics Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.