Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Nilufer Guleyupoglu, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · New York, NY
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice — Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
369 LEXINGTON AVE, New York, NY 10017
3472526732
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1013998996 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Guleyupoglu

Dr. Nilufer Guleyupoglu is an interventional pain medicine physician in New York, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Guleyupoglu performed 5,193 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Guleyupoglu received a total of $3,400 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 154 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. Guleyupoglu 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 31% volume in NY $3,400 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
5,193
Medicare services
Top 31% in NY for interventional pain medicine physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$98
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
Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity
A follow-up visit by a healthcare provider at a nursing facility for an established patient. The visit involves moderate medical decision making and takes at least 30 minutes.
4,232 $88 $115
Initial nursing facility care, high complexity
An initial visit by a healthcare provider to a patient in a nursing facility involving a high level of medical decision making, lasting at least 45 minutes.
369 $152 $195
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.
238 $108 $250
Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level
An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
80 $159 $400
Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance
An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated.
79 $83 $200
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.
45 $80 $165
Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance
This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection.
43 $200 $472
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement
Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure.
41 $34 $210
Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint
A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals.
34 $405 $967
Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint
This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint.
32 $226 $902
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$3,400
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $486/year across 7 years
Top 48% in NY for interventional pain medicine physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
31
Companies
154
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
$691
2023
$844
2022
$417
2021
$348
2020
$429
2019
$238
2018
$433

Payments by company (2024)

SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$470
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$104
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$40
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$26
Fidia Pharma USA Inc.
$20
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Boston Scientific Corporation
$15
Top 3 companies account for 88.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$633
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$492
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$467
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$217
Medtronic, Inc.
$183
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$155
Abbott Laboratories
$144
Allergan, Inc.
$140
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
$127
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$124
Boston Scientific Corporation
$72
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$66
ABBVIE INC.
$56
Almatica Pharma LLC
$55
DJO, LLC
$53
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$49
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$43
PFIZER INC.
$40
Allergan Inc.
$38
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$35
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$28
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$26
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$22
Fidia Pharma USA Inc.
$20
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$19
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$18
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$17
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$16
Baudax Bio Inc.
$15
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP
$14
Top 3 companies account for 46.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AJOVY · ANJESO · BELBUCA · BOTOX · CMF · Cambia · DUEXIS · GRALISE · Gralise · HORIZANT · HYMOVIS · Horizant · Hymovis · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LICART · LORZONE · LYRICA · Levorphanol Tartrate · Licart · NuDyn · ORTHOVISC · PENNSAID · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · RAYOS · RIOMET · Riomet (Metformin HCl Oral Solution) · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRIX · Tirosint · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA · ZTLido
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 →
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Geographic Context

Interventional pain medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
89
County median income
$104,553
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER
0.6 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. Guleyupoglu is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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. Guleyupoglu experienced with nursing facility visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Guleyupoglu performed 4,232 nursing facility visit, moderate complexity 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. Guleyupoglu receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Guleyupoglu received a total of $3,400 from 31 companies across 154 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. Guleyupoglu's costs compare to other interventional pain medicine physicians in New York?
Dr. Guleyupoglu's average Medicare payment per service is $98. 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. Guleyupoglu) 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 →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →