Dr. Frederick T. Murphy, DO

Dr. Murphy practices at UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Murphy's NPI, 1205834397, was assigned on July 12, 2005. Dr. Murphy graduated from Pcom in 1993. Dr. Murphy holds Pennsylvania license OS010717L.

Dr. Murphy's primary practice is UPMC Altoona, at 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 in Blair County. The practice phone is (814) 889-2011.

Dr. Murphy's primary practice is UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Murphy is also affiliated with Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Phoenix Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Murphy to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Murphy practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Rheumatology is Dr. Murphy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Murphy is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Murphy is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, gout, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lupus, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Murphy treats.

CMS data shows 116,199 Medicare services from Dr. Murphy across 65 procedure codes in 2024, for 839 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $906,507 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 839 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Murphy in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 445 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Murphy's median patient age at 68, with 76% women.

In 2024, Dr. Murphy wrote 8,875 Medicare Part D claims for 1,618 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,588 of them, across 75 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,755,283 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,463 claims across 67 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Murphy for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Murphy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Murphy, published from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Murphy's most frequent co-authors are M Elaine Husni, MD, Arthur F. Kavanaugh, MD and Jeffrey Tobias, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Murphy to 10 clinical trials, 10 of them phase 3 studies. 5 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Colonic Neoplasms, Breast Carcinoma In Situ and Colorectal Neoplasms. National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsors the most, 7.

CMS Open Payments shows 4,158 general payments to Dr. Murphy from 49 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $544,574.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Murphy, most recently Patients Choice Award in 2009.

Dr. Murphy graduated from Pcom in 1993. Dr. Murphy is a member of ACP and ACR.

Dr. Murphy is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.