Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Norman Pflaster, MD
Neurology · Islip, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Pflaster
Dr. Norman Pflaster is a neurology specialist in Islip, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pflaster performed 1,961 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pflaster received a total of $45,493 from 76 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 754 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Pflaster is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 19% volume in NY
$45,493 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,961
Medicare services
Top 19% in NY for neurology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$122
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
546 | $109 | $444 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
545 | $150 | $535 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 245 | $194 | $856 |
| Additional hour of intravenous infusion This code represents each additional hour of intravenous infusion beyond the initial hour for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis. |
219 | $19 | $102 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
125 | $82 | $351 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
103 | $146 | $859 |
| Intravenous infusion, 1 hour or less Administration of medication or fluid directly into a vein for therapeutic, preventive, or diagnostic purposes. The procedure lasts one hour or less. |
77 | $62 | $393 |
| EEG monitoring, 12-26 hours with review This procedure involves monitoring brain wave activity for 12 to 26 hours. A healthcare professional reviews the data and provides a report. |
40 | $146 | $635 |
| Continuous EEG brain wave monitoring A test that records electrical activity in the brain over an extended period. It is used to monitor brain function continuously. |
25 | $178 | $400 |
| EEG monitoring, 12-26 hours This procedure involves monitoring brain wave activity using an electroencephalogram (EEG) for a duration of 12 to 26 hours. |
23 | $160 | $1,000 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
13 | $160 | $1,335 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
15.1% high complexity
4.5% medium
80.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$45,493
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $6,499/year across 7 years
Top 12% in NY for neurology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
76
Companies
754
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$152
2023
$3,649
2022
$6,029
2021
$15,355
2020
$11,571
2019
$2,804
2018
$5,933
Payments by company (2024)
Amgen Inc.
$152
Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Allergan, Inc.
$12,243
AbbVie Inc.
$11,009
ABBVIE INC.
$5,529
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$2,817
UCB, Inc.
$1,196
Biogen, Inc.
$1,034
Amgen Inc.
$959
Lundbeck LLC
$877
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$593
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$589
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$587
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$568
EMD Serono, Inc.
$460
Eisai Inc.
$443
SK Life Science, Inc.
$427
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$425
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$368
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc
$368
Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.
$347
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$327
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$322
Grifols USA, LLC
$272
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$269
Allergan Inc.
$264
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$224
Neurelis, Inc.
$199
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$196
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$179
Lilly USA, LLC
$172
ARGENX US, INC.
$145
Zogenix Inc.
$139
PFIZER INC.
$139
Promius Pharma LLC
$125
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$123
Mallinckrodt LLC
$118
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$99
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC
$80
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$79
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$76
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$71
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$71
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$65
GENZYME CORPORATION
$62
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$59
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
$57
Avion Pharmaceuticals
$53
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$50
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$49
GE HEALTHCARE
$45
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$41
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$38
Bausch Health US, LLC
$36
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$35
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$26
MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA AMERICA, INC.
$24
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$22
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$21
Merz North America, Inc.
$21
Celgene Corporation
$20
Corium, LLC
$19
Strongbridge US INC.
$18
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$17
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$17
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$16
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$14
Saol Therapeutics Inc.
$14
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$13
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$12
Neos Therapeutics, LP
$12
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$12
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$12
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$11
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$11
FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC
$8
Top 3 companies account for 63.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Geographic Context
Neurologists in nearby ZIP areas
186
County median income
$128,329
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
NS/LIJ HS SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL
2.0 mi
2.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Pflaster is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in NY), with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Pflaster experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Pflaster performed 546 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Pflaster receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Pflaster received a total of $45,493 from 76 companies across 754 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Pflaster's costs compare to other neurologists in Islip?
Dr. Pflaster's average Medicare payment per service is $122. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Pflaster) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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