Alfonso Tan, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Buffalo, NY
Alfonso Tan, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1134296171, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (New York 217872, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alfonso Tan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 217872 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Phone
- (716) 835-1246
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 835-0396
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050214000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alfonso Tan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 217872Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
640 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl76 claims
- Clonazepam69 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl63 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate48 claims
- Sertraline Hcl35 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate33 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- University Psychiatric Practice IncBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Alfonso Tan among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Alfonso Tan, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Alfonso Tan, MD's NPI number?
Alfonso Tan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134296171, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alfonso Tan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY, 14215. Phone: (716) 835-1246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alfonso Tan, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 217872, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alfonso Tan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alfonso Tan, MD had 640 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.