Katharine Daria Cushma, PA-C
NPI 1225588460ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Pittsburgh, PA
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Keystone Pain Consultants and Interventional Spine Specialists PC, practicing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $105,119 for 1,893 claims, against $14,878 paid for services in 2024. Tersera Therapeutics LLC was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $714.54 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists St Clair Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1225588460 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 14, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | MA058593 | PA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 171 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 216 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $14,878 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,893 · 2,097 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 447 |
| Total drug cost | $105,119 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Keystone Pain Consultants and Interventional Spine Specialists PCPittsburgh, PA · 6 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- St Clair HospitalPittsburgh, PA
- Washington Hospital, theWashington, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$714.54 · 26 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$556.54 · 21 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | $179.84 | 6 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $148.77 | 2 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc | $74.90 | 3 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $65.58 | 3 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | $52.71 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$714.54 · 26 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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