State Specialty Directory
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in NY
Federal CMS data for 58 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician providers across NY. Includes Medicare utilization, Open Payments industry funding, and PECOS enrollment status.
58
Providers
Median industry payments
$19,468
58
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Providers
in NY
$19,468
Median Industry Payments
per provider (2018–2024)
625
Median Medicare Services
fee-for-service claims
How to read this directory: Providers are listed by Medicare service volume, which reflects only
Medicare fee-for-service patients (typically 65+). This does not represent total practice volume.
Industry payments span multiple years and payment types — they are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician includes multiple subspecialties with different practice patterns.
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Showing top 50 of 58 providers, ranked by Medicare service volume. Search by city to narrow results.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Providers — NY
NPPES · Open Payments · Medicare| Provider | City | Medicare Volume | Beneficiaries* | Top Procedure | Industry Payments | Payment Type | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECO, FERNANDO M.D. | Plainview | 9,806 | 2,932 | Betamethasone steroid injection | $10,977 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (100%) | Very High |
| IQBAL, ANJUM MD | Albany | 2,766 | 1,836 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $99 (2018-2022) | Food & Beverage (100%) | Very High |
| SCHWARTZ, ARNOLD M.D. | Huntington Station | 2,396 | 1,506 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $6,896 (2018-2024) | Travel (36%) | Very High |
| LAVELLE, WILLIAM MD | East Syracuse | 1,915 | 1,000 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | $328,716 (2018-2024) | Acquisitions (42%) | Very High |
| BRANDENSTEIN, DANIEL DO | Bay Shore | 1,432 | 1,122 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | $18,972 (2018-2024) | Consulting (90%) | Very High |
| PERKINS, RICHARD MD | Poughkeepsie | 1,398 | 1,176 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $71,262 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (68%) | Very High |
| DOWLING, THOMAS M.D. | Commack | 1,353 | 1,049 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $6,770 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (84%) | Very High |
| CHENEY, ROBERT M.D. | Albany | 1,351 | 1,064 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $1,742 (2018-2024) | Travel (70%) | Very High |
| LEE, JOSEPH M.D. | Tarrytown | 1,329 | 1,077 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $102,534 (2018-2024) | Consulting (86%) | Very High |
| ALONGI, PAUL M.D. | Huntington Station | 1,328 | 745 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $1,553 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (100%) | Very High |
| SURATWALA, SANJEEV MD | Great Neck | 1,282 | 1,009 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $3,971 (2018-2024) | Travel (80%) | Very High |
| WHALEN, JOHN MD | Albany | 1,063 | 930 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | $865 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (100%) | Very High |
| SAMA, ANDREW MD | Ny | 1,049 | 840 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $668,135 (2018-2024) | Consulting (54%) | Very High |
| COSEO, MARK MD | Saratoga Springs | 1,023 | 834 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $2,368 (2021-2024) | Food & Beverage (52%) | Very High |
| MERMELSTEIN, LAURENCE M.D. | Commack | 999 | 794 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $41,887 (2018-2024) | Consulting (87%) | Very High |
| VERMA, ROHIT MD | Great Neck | 971 | 797 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | $32,097 (2018-2024) | Consulting (61%) | Very High |
| MORELLI, BRIAN MD | East Setauket | 947 | 760 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $1,940 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (52%) | Very High |
| CHEN, MORGAN M.D. | Centereach | 901 | 689 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $1,307 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (66%) | Very High |
| GIRARDI, FEDERICO M.D. | New York | 892 | 734 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $180,137 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (91%) | Very High |
| DOWDELL, JAMES M.D. | New York | 857 | 750 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $38,999 (2020-2024) | Consulting (42%) | Very High |
| BENDO, JOHN MD | New York | 813 | 694 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $96,314 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (98%) | Very High |
| BASRA, SUSHIL MD | Commack | 794 | 626 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $33,655 (2018-2024) | Consulting (80%) | Very High |
| DHAWAN, RAMAN | Syracuse | 756 | 499 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $5,475 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (58%) | Very High |
| CHONG, MATTHEW M.D. | Bronx | 741 | 586 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $87,028 (2018-2024) | Consulting (94%) | Very High |
| OREN, JONATHAN MD | New York | 730 | 574 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $14,474 (2018-2024) | Consulting (42%) | Very High |
| SCHWAB, FRANK MD | New York | 721 | 499 | Spinal fusion of additional segment | $4,657,762 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (85%) | Very High |
| KIM, YONG M.D. | New York | 668 | 460 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $152,111 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (66%) | Very High |
| BARRICK, WILLIAM MD | Poughkeepsie | 656 | 528 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $19,130 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (61%) | Very High |
| SHEHA, EVAN M.D. | New York | 642 | 531 | New patient office visit (45-59 min) | $14,783 (2019-2024) | Consulting (43%) | Very High |
| ZELENTY, WILLIAM | New York | 608 | 546 | New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | $12,327 (2018-2024) | Travel (50%) | Very High |
| GOLDSTEIN, JEFFREY M.D. | New York | 607 | 515 | New patient office visit (45-59 min) | $939,606 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (88%) | Very High |
| FRENDO, CHRISTOPHER DO | Commack | 561 | 463 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $3,054 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (99%) | Very High |
| SEYBOLD, ERIC MD | Binghamton | 533 | 444 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $4,993 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (58%) | Very High |
| AGULNICK, MARC MD | Mineola | 530 | 359 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $38,009 (2019-2024) | Consulting (79%) | Very High |
| BUTLER, ALEXANDER M.D. | New York | 530 | 381 | Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | $19,068 (2019-2024) | Travel (58%) | Very High |
| AFSAR-KESHMIRI, ARMIN M.D. | Glens Falls | 519 | 421 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $1,545 (2018-2024) | Food & Beverage (72%) | Very High |
| FAKHOURY, JORDAN | Plainview | 513 | 282 | Betamethasone steroid injection | $10,669 (2022-2024) | Travel (46%) | Very High |
| LAWRENCE, JAMES M.D. | Albany | 399 | 311 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $59,768 (2018-2024) | Consulting (73%) | Very High |
| BUZA, JOHN M.D. | Fresh Meadows | 399 | 353 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $6,739 (2019-2024) | Travel (52%) | Very High |
| MCCALLA, DAREN MD | Stony Brook | 382 | 342 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $9,239 (2020-2024) | Travel (68%) | Very High |
| SPIVAK, JEFFREY MD | New York | 368 | 311 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $1,389,341 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (66%) | Very High |
| SHARMA, KRISHN M.D. | White Plains | 344 | 239 | Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | $409,645 (2018-2024) | Consulting (58%) | Very High |
| THOMPSON, JEFFREY DO | Massapequa | 338 | 254 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $79,032 (2021-2024) | Grant (96%) | Very High |
| DYRSZKA, MARC MD | Bronxville | 324 | 275 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $19,806 (2018-2024) | Consulting (64%) | Very High |
| RASHID, AYMEN | New Hartford | 297 | 240 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $29,455 (2019-2024) | Travel (81%) | Very High |
| BRENNER, ROBERT | New York | 288 | 266 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $81,283 (2019-2024) | Grant (92%) | Very High |
| FISCHER, CHARLA M.D. | New York | 259 | 198 | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $101,929 (2018-2024) | Consulting (69%) | Very High |
| VIGNA, FRANCO M.D. | Niagara Falls | 225 | 193 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $284,582 (2018-2024) | Royalty/License (84%) | Very High |
| MESFIN, ADDISU MD | Rochester | 213 | 204 | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $42,020 (2018-2024) | Consulting (45%) | Very High |
| KAZARIAN, ERICK MD | Harrison | 210 | 186 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | $44,038 (2019-2024) | Consulting (60%) | Very High |
Note: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician encompasses multiple subspecialties with different practice patterns.
Differences in payment amounts and procedure volumes may reflect subspecialty focus
rather than practice quality. Consider viewing individual profiles for full context.