Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman, MD

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1417477423PAC ID0446529036
Medicare services, 2024
125
Medicare patients, 2024
38
Part D claims, 2024
69
Publications
28
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Practice phone
Call (412) 647-2345
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Primary practice

UPMC Presbyterian

Hospital · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman is an orthopedic surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Dr. Tisherman's NPI, 1417477423, was assigned on June 21, 2017. Dr. Tisherman graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Tisherman holds North Carolina license 2023-01074.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0446529036
NPI enumeration date
June 21, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(412) 647-2345
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

  • UPMC Presbyterian
    200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 · Allegheny CountyPhone(412) 647-2345

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Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Tisherman's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Tisherman 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. Tisherman to 3 more hospitals, 3 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tisherman practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UPMC PresbyterianAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman is one of 994 orthopedic surgeons in Pennsylvania

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Tisherman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Tisherman is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2023-01074 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Tisherman

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Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman billed Medicare for 125 services in 2024

CMS data shows 125 Medicare services from Dr. Tisherman across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 38 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,947 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024125
Medicare patients38
Paid by Medicare$2,947
Procedure codes4

Dr. Tisherman's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Drugs given in the office80
  2. Office and hospital visits27
  3. Surgery18

Dr. Tisherman compared with the Pennsylvania median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Tisherman
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
125vs 1,15389% below
Medicare patients
38vs 27686% below
Part D claims
40vs 10261% below

Medians across 929 orthopedic surgeons in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tisherman'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. Robert Theodore Tisherman treated 38 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tisherman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 17 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tisherman's median patient age at 61, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 202438
Average age73
Average risk score1.26

Dr. Tisherman's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Tisherman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2155%
  • Men1745%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Tisherman's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol71%
  3. High blood pressure68%
  4. Anxiety32%

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

Dr. Tisherman's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

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

Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tisherman wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 40 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $163 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 166 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 202469
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$163
Part D patients37

Dr. Tisherman'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. Tisherman's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids30%21 of 69 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: 1662024: 4076%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 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

Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman ranks in the 48th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Tisherman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tisherman as offering telehealth. CMS counts 12 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Tisherman, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Tisherman ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
48th percentile12 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman has 28 publications on record

Dmand AI links 28 papers to Dr. Tisherman, published from 2011 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Biomechanical Phenomena, Range of Motion, Articular and Joint Instability. Dr. Tisherman has published most often in Arthrosc Tech. Dr. Tisherman's most frequent co-authors are Volker Musahl, MD, Bryson P. Lesniak and Nicholas John Vaudreuil, MD.

Papers28
Years published2011 to 2024

Dr. Tisherman's papers by year, 2011 to 2024

Topics Dr. Tisherman writes about most

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Joint Instability
  • Ligaments, Articular
  • Mechanical Phenomena
  • Rotation
  • Shoulder Joint

Dr. Tisherman's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Tisherman

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman received $39,066 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Dr. Tisherman from 9 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $21,528.

General payments to Dr. Tisherman by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Tisherman by kind, 2018 to 2025

$39.1Kin total
  • Grants$28,75074%
  • Education$6,55017%
  • Food and beverage$1,6864%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,2503%
  • Travel and lodging$8302%

Companies that paid Dr. Tisherman the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Dr. Tisherman graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman's NPI number?

Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman's NPI number is 1417477423. It was assigned on June 21, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman?

Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman is an orthopedic surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman practice?

Dr. Tisherman practices at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Dr. Tisherman's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tisherman to 3 hospitals, 3 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 skilled nursing facility.

What is Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tisherman is (412) 647-2345.

What is Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman's medical license number?

Dr. Tisherman holds North Carolina license 2023-01074.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman affiliated with?

Dr. Tisherman practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Tisherman is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC. Dmand AI links Dr. Tisherman to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman part of?

Dr. Tisherman is linked to University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI links Dr. Tisherman to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tisherman billed Medicare for 125 services in 2024, and Dr. Tisherman accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tisherman as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman see?

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tisherman in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tisherman's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman go to medical school?

Dr. Tisherman graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2017.

What drugs does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tisherman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Meloxicam and Ondansetron HCl.

Has Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $39,066 in general payments to Dr. Tisherman from 9 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman been practicing?

Dr. Tisherman graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman do research?

Dmand AI links 28 publications to Dr. Tisherman, published from 2011 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Robert Theodore Tisherman publish with?

Dr. Tisherman's most frequent co-authors are Volker Musahl, MD (7 shared papers), Bryson P. Lesniak (5 shared papers) and Nicholas John Vaudreuil, MD (4 shared papers).

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