Dr. Alexander Canales, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 320
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 176
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Practice address
- 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Practice phone
- Call (412) 359-3131
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Alexander Canales is a surgical critical care physician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Canales practices at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health.
Dr. Canales' NPI, 1699180984, was assigned on June 25, 2014. Dr. Canales holds Pennsylvania license MD467794.
- NPI
- 1699180984NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3971830662
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (412) 359-3131
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Alexander Canales practices at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Canales' primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital, at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 359-3131.
- Allegheny General Hospital320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · Allegheny CountyPhone(412) 359-3131
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Alexander Canales is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Canales' primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dr. Canales is also affiliated with Westmoreland Hospital. The medical group on file is AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park. Dmand AI also links Dr. Canales to 4 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alexander Canales' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Canales practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Allegheny General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Alexander Canales is one of 119 surgical critical care physicians in Pennsylvania
Surgical critical care is Dr. Canales' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0102X. Dr. Canales is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgical critical care, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Surgical critical care physicians near Dr. Canales
Counts of surgical critical care physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Alexander Canales billed Medicare for 320 services in 2024
CMS data shows 320 Medicare services from Dr. Canales across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,646 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Canales' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2402024: 32033%
Dr. Canales compared with the Pennsylvania median for surgical critical care physicians, 2024
- Dr. Canales
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 320vs 25127% above
- Medicare patients
- 176vs 1918% below
Medians across 123 surgical critical care physicians in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Canales' 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. Alexander Canales treated 176 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Canales in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 56 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, 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. Canales' median patient age at 74, with 49% women.
Dr. Canales' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Canales' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10459%
- Men7241%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Canales' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis69%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Anxiety45%
- Mood disorders43%
- Chronic kidney disease41%
- Depression39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Canales' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Alexander Canales scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Canales for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Canales accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Canales' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 85of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Alexander Canales has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Canales, published from 2023 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Canales has published most often in Case Rep Surg. Dr. Canales' most frequent co-author is Shinichiro Yokota, MD, PhD.
Dr. Canales' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Canales
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Alexander Canales received $3,295 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Canales from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,437.
General payments to Dr. Canales by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Canales by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$1,98760%
- Food and beverage$1,28839%
- Education$201%
Companies that paid Dr. Canales the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Alexander Canales'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) |
| 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Alexander Canales' NPI number?
Dr. Alexander Canales' NPI number is 1699180984. It was assigned on June 25, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Alexander Canales?
Dr. Alexander Canales is a surgical critical care physician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Critical Care Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0102X).
Where does Dr. Alexander Canales practice?
Dr. Canales practices at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Dr. Canales' primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Canales to 4 hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Alexander Canales' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Canales is (412) 359-3131.
What is Dr. Alexander Canales' medical license number?
Dr. Canales holds Pennsylvania license MD467794.
Which hospitals is Dr. Alexander Canales affiliated with?
Dr. Canales practices at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Canales is also affiliated with Westmoreland Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Canales to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Alexander Canales part of?
Dr. Canales is linked to AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park.
Does Dr. Alexander Canales accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Canales billed Medicare for 320 services in 2024, and Dr. Canales accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Alexander Canales' MIPS score?
Dr. Canales' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alexander Canales see?
CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Canales in 2024, with an average age of 79.
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What services does Dr. Alexander Canales bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Canales' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), critical care (99291) and hospital inpatient care (99231).
Has Dr. Alexander Canales received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,295 in general payments to Dr. Canales from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Alexander Canales been practicing?
Dr. Canales graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Alexander Canales do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Canales, published from 2023 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Alexander Canales publish with?
Dr. Canales' most frequent co-authors are Shinichiro Yokota, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).
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