Physician

Alan Plotzker

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alan Plotzker (NPI: 1760868467) practices neurology in the Pittsburgh, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Allegheny, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (NPI: 1730147133; TIN: 232919472) and primary practice location at 15213-2536.

Plotzker's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 141 traditional Medicare patients, billed 272 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $22,880 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99215 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more). Part D data shows 332 prescription claims across 84 beneficiaries totaling $52,290 in drug costs, led by Ubrelvy (Ubrogepant). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $43. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $2,926 to $52,290. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$11K$23K2021 Medicare payment: $16,987 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $20,547 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $19,413 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $22,880 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
202197189$16,987
2022125237$20,547
2023126206$19,413
2024141272$22,880

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$26K$52K2015 Drug cost: $2,926 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $3,629 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $828 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $2,595 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $3,526 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,167 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $9,778 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $16,565 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $52,290 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151249$2,926
20162670$3,629
20171366$828
20181256$2,595
201916102$3,526
2020N/RN/RN/R
20211943$1,167
202233133$9,778
202351177$16,565
202484332$52,290

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more1619$128
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes4748$126
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes2727$98
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1416$90
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes2962$60

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
UbrelvyUbrogepant11330$17,019
Glatiramer AcetateGlatiramer Acetate13364$16,358
RivastigmineRivastigmine22960$2,639
GabapentinGabapentin441,636$961
Carbidopa-LevodopaCarbidopa/Levodopa21798$797

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$43Genentech USA, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alan Plotzker?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alan Plotzker (NPI 1760868467), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Alan Plotzker have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Alan Plotzker?

Alan Plotzker is linked to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (billing NPI 1730147133) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alan Plotzker have Open Payments data?

Alan Plotzker has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.