Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Donald Beckstead

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1225080526

Donald Beckstead is registered under Family Practice in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1984, 42 years ago. Practices with UPMC Altoona, a 129-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Pennsylvania.

Years since qualifying
42
Trained at
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Licensed in
PA
In the registry since
2006
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Practice location Address checks out

501 Howard Ave Ste F2
Altoona, PA 16601-4882
Phone: (814) 889-2701
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence MD034560E (PA)

Record details

NPI number1225080526
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMarch 25, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1984 (42 years in practice)
Group practice Upmc Altoona — 129 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients44
Services billed 1,557 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age63

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at UPMC Altoona

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 129 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

Other providers in Altoona