Alan S. Plotzker

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Neurologist
NPI1760868467PAC ID2961717624
Medicare services, 2024
243
Medicare patients, 2024
141
Part D claims, 2024
332
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
81
Practice address
2 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
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Primary practice

University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Alan S. Plotzker is a neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Alan Plotzker practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alan Plotzker's NPI, 1760868467, was assigned on August 4, 2015. Alan Plotzker graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 2015. Alan Plotzker holds Pennsylvania license MD472716.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2961717624
NPI enumeration date
August 4, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Alan S. Plotzker practices at University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Alan Plotzker's primary practice is University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD, at 2 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.

  • University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD
    2 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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Alan S. Plotzker is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Alan Plotzker's primary practice is University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alan Plotzker is also affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links Alan Plotzker to 1 more hospital, named with a free account. Alan Plotzker's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Alan S. Plotzker's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Alan Plotzker practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Alan S. Plotzker is one of 910 neurologists in Pennsylvania

Neurology is Alan Plotzker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Alan Plotzker is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD472716 · taxonomy 2084N0400X

Neurologists near Alan Plotzker

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Alan S. Plotzker billed Medicare for 243 services in 2024

CMS data shows 243 Medicare services from Alan Plotzker across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 141 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,445 for them.

Medicare services, 2024243
Medicare patients141
Paid by Medicare$20,445
Procedure codes9

Alan Plotzker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1472024: 20741%
Other services
2023: 02024: 36

Where Alan Plotzker's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office8234%
  • In a facility16166%

Alan Plotzker compared with the Pennsylvania median for neurologists, 2024

  • Alan Plotzker
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
243vs 31022% below
Medicare patients
141vs 19327% below
Part D claims
231vs 28118% below

Medians across 876 neurologists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Alan Plotzker'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

Alan S. Plotzker treated 141 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 141 Medicare patients who saw Alan Plotzker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Alan Plotzker's median patient age at 67, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024141
Average age71
Average risk score2.22
Also on Medicaid23%

Alan Plotzker's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Alan Plotzker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7150%
  • Men7050%

Chronic conditions among Alan Plotzker's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis62%
  4. Mood disorders56%
  5. Anxiety49%
  6. Depression47%
  7. Stroke or TIA44%
  8. Ischemic heart disease43%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Alan Plotzker's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Alan S. Plotzker wrote 332 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Alan Plotzker wrote 332 Medicare Part D claims for 84 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 231 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $39,770 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 94 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024332
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$39,770
Part D patients84

Alan Plotzker's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic298 claims90%
  • Brand-name34 claims10%

Alan Plotzker'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 942024: 231146%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 5 in 2023.

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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

Alan S. Plotzker scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Alan Plotzker for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Alan Plotzker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Alan Plotzker as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Alan Plotzker's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 61.9of 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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Alan S. Plotzker has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Alan Plotzker in 2014. Alan Plotzker's most frequent co-author is Gregory Scott Day, MD.

Papers2

Alan Plotzker's most frequent co-authors

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Alan S. Plotzker received $66 in industry payments from 2019 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Alan Plotzker from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $43.

General payments to Alan Plotzker by program year, 2019 to 2024

Companies that paid Alan Plotzker the most, 2019 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Alan S. Plotzker graduated from Washington University School of Medicine

Alan Plotzker graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolWashington University School of Medicine

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Sources for Alan S. Plotzker's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Alan S. Plotzker's NPI number?

Alan S. Plotzker's NPI number is 1760868467. It was assigned on August 4, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Alan S. Plotzker specialize in?

Alan S. Plotzker is a neurologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Alan S. Plotzker practice?

Alan Plotzker practices at 2 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Alan Plotzker's primary practice is University of Pittsburgh Physicians - HOPD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Alan Plotzker to 1 hospital.

What is Alan S. Plotzker's medical license number?

Alan Plotzker holds Pennsylvania license MD472716.

Which hospitals is Alan S. Plotzker affiliated with?

Alan Plotzker is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. Dmand AI links Alan Plotzker to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Alan S. Plotzker part of?

Alan Plotzker is linked to University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology.

Does Alan S. Plotzker accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Alan Plotzker billed Medicare for 243 services in 2024, and Alan Plotzker accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Alan S. Plotzker offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Alan Plotzker as offering telehealth services.

What is Alan S. Plotzker's MIPS score?

Alan Plotzker's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Alan S. Plotzker see?

CMS counts 141 Medicare patients who saw Alan Plotzker in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Alan S. Plotzker bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Alan Plotzker's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

Where did Alan S. Plotzker go to medical school?

Alan Plotzker graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 2015.

What drugs does Alan S. Plotzker prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Alan Plotzker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Donepezil HCl, Gabapentin and Rivastigmine.

Has Alan S. Plotzker received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $66 in general payments to Alan Plotzker from 2 companies from 2019 to 2024. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.

How long has Alan S. Plotzker been practicing?

Alan Plotzker graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Alan S. Plotzker do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Alan Plotzker.

Who does Alan S. Plotzker publish with?

Alan Plotzker's most frequent co-authors are Gregory Scott Day, MD (1 shared paper).

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