Nicholas Kinback, M.D.
Pain Management · Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation (CMS) · Altoona, PA
At a glance
1402 9Th Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
NPPES record updated Jul 28, 2021. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.
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Medicare & insurance
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Check the official Medicare directory ↗Practice location
1402 9Th AveAltoona, PA 16602
Additional reported practice locations
320 E North AveAllegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA 152124772
Phone: 4123594971
Education & affiliations
- Medical / professional school
- Not reported in this file
- Graduation year
- 2014
- CMS specialties
- Pain Management · Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Practice groups
- Pain And Spine Specialists Of Maryland Llc
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services Inc
- Vantage Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation Inc
Reported hospital affiliations
- Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA
- Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital Lewistown, PA
- Mount Nittany Medical Center State College, PA
- Penn Highlands Dubois Dubois, PA
- Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon, PA
Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.
Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
Procedures in the public data
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No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.
CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology
Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.
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Reported clinician measures
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Published clinical measures
- Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
- 100%2024Published MIPS performance rate. Higher rates indicate better performance for this measure. Measure: MIPS_EC_226_performance. Collection type: CLM. Measure denominator: 42.
Source: PY 2024 Clinician Public Reporting: MIPS Measures and Attestations · Published Sep 10, 2026.
Industry-reported general payments
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Reported purposes
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food and beverage | $2,075.81 |
Reporting companies
| Company | Amount |
|---|---|
| MEDTRONIC, INC. | $931.35 |
| FOUNDATION FUSION SOLUTIONS, LLC | $436.77 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $144.96 |
| GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | $125.44 |
| COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. | $81.36 |
| TERSERA THERAPEUTICS LLC | $74.29 |
| NALU MEDICAL, INC. | $55.03 |
| AVERITAS PHARMA INC. | $53.09 |
| Other reporting companies | $173.52 |
Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.
Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
Registry details
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Management · Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation (CMS)
- Taxonomy code
- 2081P2900X
- Enumeration date
- May 22, 2014
- Record updated
- Jul 28, 2021
More registry details
- Provider type
- Individual · Type 1
- Reported credentials
- M.D.
Reported taxonomies and licenses
390200000X
2081P2900X · Primary
License reported: MD462139 PA
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Practice location
1402 9Th AveAltoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 940-2000
- Fax
- (814) 569-1878
Mailing address
1402 9TH AVEALTOONA, PA 166022415
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