Dr. Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD

Dr. Wechsler practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Wechsler's NPI, 1942276399, was assigned on February 27, 2006. Dr. Wechsler graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. Dr. Wechsler holds Pennsylvania license MD022657E.

Dr. Wechsler's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian, at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 647-2345.

Dr. Wechsler's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Wechsler is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wechsler to 5 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wechsler practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 42 Medicare services from Dr. Wechsler across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 58 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,347 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wechsler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wechsler's median patient age at 70, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wechsler wrote 52 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 22 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $67 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

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

Dmand AI links 77 papers to Dr. Wechsler, published from 2010 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Stroke, Brain Ischemia and Telemedicine. Dr. Wechsler has published most often in Stroke. Dr. Wechsler's most frequent co-authors are Amin Nima Aghaebrahim, MD, Parthasarathy D. Thirumala and Steven J. Warach, MD, PhD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Wechsler to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Carotid Stenosis and Carotid Artery Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Wechsler from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Silk Road Medical, Inc. paid the most, $7,573. It also lists 5 research payments totaling $7,076 from 2016 to 2025.

Dr. Wechsler graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1978.