Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · New York, NY
Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1609222710, issued on May 6, 2016. Check the license (New York 290693, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Blythe Drake
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 290693 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 1St Ave, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 263-5506
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221214000363); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn Blythe Drake 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 290693Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York UniversityBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carolyn Blythe Drake among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D. is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609222710, issued on May 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 263-5506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 290693, 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 Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carolyn Blythe Drake, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.