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Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena, MD
NPI1477554772PAC ID2365609435
- Medicare services, 2024
- 816
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 245
- Part D claims, 2024
- 820
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Practice address
- 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Practice phone
- Call (412) 647-2345
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena is an infectious disease specialist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. De La Pena practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Dr. De La Pena's NPI, 1477554772, was assigned on August 9, 2005. Dr. De La Pena holds Pennsylvania license MD073220L.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1477554772NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2365609435
- NPI enumeration date
- August 9, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (412) 647-2345
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. De La Pena's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian, at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 647-2345.
- UPMC Presbyterian200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 · Allegheny CountyPhone(412) 647-2345
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. De La Pena's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. De La Pena is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC. The medical group on file is Stull, Jarvis, and Spinola Internal Medicine Associates-UPMC. Dmand AI also links Dr. De La Pena to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMCStull, Jarvis, and Spinola Internal Medicine Associates-UPMC4 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. De La PenaSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. De La Pena practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UPMC Presbyterian | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena is one of 455 infectious disease specialists in Pennsylvania
Infectious disease is Dr. De La Pena's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. De La Pena is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. De La Pena
Counts of infectious disease specialists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
455infectious disease specialists in Pennsylvania62infectious disease specialists in Pittsburgh22infectious disease specialists at UPMC Presbyterian
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena billed Medicare for 816 services in 2024
CMS data shows 816 Medicare services from Dr. De La Pena across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 245 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,826 for them.
Medicare services, 2024816
Medicare patients245
Paid by Medicare$74,826
Procedure codes5
Dr. De La Pena's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7582024: 8168%
Where Dr. De La Pena's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office202%
- In a facility79698%
Dr. De La Pena compared with the Pennsylvania median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. De La Pena
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 816vs 3022.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 245vs 14866% above
- Part D claims
- 674vs 1504.5 times
Medians across 430 infectious disease specialists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. De La Pena's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena treated 245 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 245 Medicare patients who saw Dr. De La Pena in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 106 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. De La Pena's median patient age at 69, with 41% women.
Medicare patients, 2024245
Average age71
Average risk score3.24
Also on Medicaid27%
Dr. De La Pena's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. De La Pena's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11045%
- Men13555%
Chronic conditions among Dr. De La Pena's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis68%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Mood disorders51%
- Anxiety49%
- Depression49%
- Diabetes49%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. De La Pena's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women41%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena wrote 820 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. De La Pena wrote 820 Medicare Part D claims for 146 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 674 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $188,889 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 566 claims across 20 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024820
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$188,889
Part D patients146
Dr. De La Pena's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic742 claims90%
- Brand-name78 claims10%
Dr. De La Pena's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. De La Pena's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics74%609 of 820 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5662024: 67419%
Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. De La Pena for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. De La Pena accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. De La Pena as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. De La Pena's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 70.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. De La Pena in 2019.
Papers1
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena received $28 in industry payments from 2017 to 2020
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. De La Pena from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $16.
General payments to Dr. De La Pena by program year, 2017 to 2020
General payments to Dr. De La Pena by kind, 2017 to 2020
$28in total
- Food and beverage$1656%
- Education$1244%
Companies that paid Dr. De La Pena the most, 2017 to 2020
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena's NPI number?
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena's NPI number is 1477554772. It was assigned on August 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena?
Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena is an infectious disease specialist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena practice?
Dr. De La Pena practices at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Dr. De La Pena's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. De La Pena to 4 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. De La Pena is (412) 647-2345.
What is Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena's medical license number?
Dr. De La Pena holds Pennsylvania license MD073220L.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena affiliated with?
Dr. De La Pena practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. De La Pena is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC. Dmand AI links Dr. De La Pena to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena part of?
Dr. De La Pena is linked to Stull, Jarvis, and Spinola Internal Medicine Associates-UPMC.
Does Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. De La Pena billed Medicare for 816 services in 2024, and Dr. De La Pena accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. De La Pena as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena's MIPS score?
Dr. De La Pena's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena see?
CMS counts 245 Medicare patients who saw Dr. De La Pena in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. De La Pena's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
What drugs does Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. De La Pena's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefadroxil, Doxycycline Hyclate and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.
Has Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $28 in general payments to Dr. De La Pena from 2 companies from 2017 to 2020. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena been practicing?
Dr. De La Pena graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
Does Dr. Nicolas J. De La Pena do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. De La Pena.
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