David Bickers
Nurse Practitioners (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 114
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
- 2012Registered 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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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner primary
PA license SP012529
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA
- UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA
Medical groups
- UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc. (187 clinicians)
- UPMC Altoona (127 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
- 114
- Services billed
- 594
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 207 | 72 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 76 | 29 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 41 | 41 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 14 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Triamcinolone Acetonide Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 33 |
| Santyl (collagenase clostridium hist.) | 23 |
| Nystatin-Triamcinolone (nystatin/triamcinolone acet) | 19 |
| Levofloxacin Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 14 |
| Clobetasol Propionate Other prescribers in Altoona, PA | 12 |
| Acetic Acid | 11 |
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 5 payments worth $105 in total to this clinician.
| Organogenesis Inc. | $50.29 |
|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $37.85 |
| Solventum Corporation | $16.99 |
| Food and Beverage | $105 |
|---|
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.