Kaleida Health
An acute care hospital in Buffalo, New York, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 3 of 5 overall. 193 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.
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Facility details
- CMS Certification Number330005
- LocationBuffalo, New York
- TypeAcute Care Hospitals
- OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
- Emergency servicesYes
- Affiliated clinicians193 in 54 specialties
This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.
Family Nurse Practitioner is the largest affiliated group
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.
Clinicians affiliated with Kaleida Health
- Nicholas SalernoFoot & Ankle Surgery PodiatristMIPS 100
- Thomas Zervos, M.D.Neurological Surgery PhysicianMIPS 100
- Lars-Kristofer Peterson, MDEmergency Medicine PhysicianMIPS 99
- George Radich, MDDiagnostic Radiology PhysicianMIPS 97
- Daniel Woo, MDNeurology PhysicianMIPS 96
- Carina Alfaro-Franco, MS MD FACCCardiovascular Disease PhysicianMIPS 94
- Steven Awner, MDPediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist PhysicianMIPS 94
- Melissa Azaula, MDDevelopmental - Behavioral Pediatrics PhysicianMIPS 94
- Yogesh Bakhai, MDPsychiatry PhysicianMIPS 94
- Sarah Barclay, FNP-BCFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 94
- Manav Batra, MBBSEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism PhysicianMIPS 94
- Cynthia Beatty, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology PhysicianMIPS 94
- Sarah Berga, M.D.Reproductive Endocrinology PhysicianMIPS 94
- Alan Bolnick, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine PhysicianMIPS 94
- Jay Bolnick, MDReproductive Endocrinology PhysicianMIPS 94
- Thomas Brewer, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training ProgramMIPS 94
- John Butsch, M.D.Surgery PhysicianMIPS 94
- Lucy Campbell, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianMIPS 94
- Maria Cartagena, M.D.Psychiatry PhysicianMIPS 94
- Ajay Chaudhuri, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism PhysicianMIPS 94
- Chia-Hui Chen, FNPFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 94
- Harris Chengazi, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianMIPS 94
- Marilou Ching, MDNeurology PhysicianMIPS 94
- Selvakumar Chockalingam, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease PhysicianMIPS 94
- Omar Chohan, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology PhysicianMIPS 94
- Kristopher Clark, M.D.Pulmonary Disease PhysicianMIPS 94
- Gerald Colern, N.P.Adult Health Nurse PractitionerMIPS 94
- Nicole Converso, PA-CPhysician AssistantMIPS 94
- Renee Creamer, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse PractitionerMIPS 94
- Nicholas Cromwell, MDObstetrics PhysicianMIPS 94
Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.
Other hospitals in New York
- Ns/lij HS Huntington HospitalHuntington, NY5 of 5
- New York-Presbyterian/queensFlushing, NY5 of 5
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY5 of 5
- North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY5 of 5
- Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY5 of 5
- Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (western NY VA Healthcare System)Buffalo, NY5 of 5
- VA Hudson Valley Healthcare SystemMontrose, NY5 of 5
- Northern Westchester HospitalMount Kisco, NY5 of 5
What this data shows
The profile above reads Kaleida Health entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating shown here as 3 of 5 stars is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 193 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.
Data sources
- CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
- CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
- CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
- CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)
A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.