Alan Kivitz, MD
Enriched profilePresident, Founder, and Medical Director · Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center
Alan Kivitz is President, Founder, and Medical Director at Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center. OpenAlex indexes 349 publications with 20,101 citations (h-index 75); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 22 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Rheumatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 25 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Alan J. Kivitz, MD, is President, Founder, and Medical Director at Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center / Altoona Center for Clinical Research (Duncansville, PA). The public record shows 349 publications with 20,101 citations (h-index 75), centered on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis. It also documents an investigator role on 22 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 59 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Rheumatology and therapy
- Top research focus: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- 22 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 59 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 12 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 186.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 22 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Chronic Pain Master Protocol (CPMP): A Study of LY4065967 in Participants With Osteoarthritis Pain
Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
Industry payments
Updated 15 Oct 2026
59 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABBVIE INC.Program year2025217 payments$46,405openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- UCB, Inc.Program year202555 payments$23,391openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Tonix Medicines, Inc.Program year20257 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cancer & immunology
81.8%TNF inhibitor52.1%Certolizumab pegol76%Golimumab24%Enbrel Sureclick0%Humira(Cf) Pen0%Part D + Part B≥37 patientsInterleukin-6 Receptor Antagonist22.2%Tocilizumab100%Actemra0%Kevzara0%Part D + Part B<11 patients+ 8 more classes in this area
Musculoskeletal
11.4%Other drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization7.7%Romosozumab-aqqg100%Evenity (2 Syringes)0%Part D + Part B<11 patientsRANK Ligand Inhibitor3.6%Denosumab99%Prolia1%Part D + Part B≥88 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
Dermatology
5.8%Corticosteroid5.8%Methylprednisolone acetate75%Triamcinolone acetonide16%Methylprednisolone sodium succinate9%Methylprednisolone1%Part D + Part B≥132 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- A Narrative Review of Secukinumab in Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis: Treating the Whole Patient.
Rheumatology and therapy
Review2026 - Sonelokimab, an IL-17A/IL-17F-inhibiting nanobody for active psoriatic arthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial.
Nature medicine
Clinical Trial2025 - Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Secukinumab for the Treatment of Active Psoriatic Arthritis: Results From a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
Clinical Trial2025 - Real-world Effectiveness of Sarilumab in RA: Results from the Open-label, Prospective, Single-arm Observational PROFILE Study.
Rheumatology and therapy
Article2024
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Alan-Kivitz
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →researchgate.net ↗ - LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/alan-kivitz-md-macr-0a86355
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
rheum-live.com/view/alan-kivitz-md-phase-2b-data-tak-279-for-psoriatic-arthritis
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LinkedIn profile: Alan Kivitz MD MACR, President, Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center
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Doximity profile: Dr. Alan Kivitz, MD – Duncansville, PA, Rheumatology
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Background & recognition
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- Certified Principal Investigator (CPI)
Association of Clinical Research Professionals, since 2004
2004verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →acrpnet.org ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →altoonaarthritis.com ↗
- Board Certified
Internal Medicine
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Rheumatology
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North Shore University Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Albany Medical College
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →acrpnet.org ↗
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- Practicing Rheumatologist
treating patients alongside three other rheumatology physicians and six advanced practice providers
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- ACRP 2025 Certification Milestone Achiever
recognized for 20+ consecutive years (since 2004) as a Certified Principal Investigator (CPI)
2004verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →acrpnet.org ↗ - MACR
Master designation, American College of Rheumatology
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Member
Pennsylvania Medical Society
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American Medical Association
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International Society for Clinical Densitometry
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →health.usnews.com ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →hcplive.com ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →rheum-live.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →times-news.com ↗
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