NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY

Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1598229171, issued on Jan 28, 2019. Check the license (New York 023202, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598229171
Name
Chelsea M. Pokoj
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
023202 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
565 Abbott RD, Buffalo, NY 14220
Phone
(716) 826-7000
Enumerated
Jan 28, 2019
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 565 Abbott RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hany Abdel Messeh, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1689931644
  2. Joel Acquard, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1386441616
  3. Tariq Ahmad, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1619901113
  4. Jamal Al Taani, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1083819593
  5. Michael Albert, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1386602118
  6. Catherine Almeter, PAPhysician Assistant1003480195

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

395 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Chelsea Pokoj395
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate58 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
  3. Eliquis33 claims
  4. Lisinopril32 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
  6. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er16 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $61.99

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chelsea Pokoj$61.99
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Chelsea M. Pokoj among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York

Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

488 physician assistant records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 488 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harjeet Cumbo, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142201285675686
  2. Stephanie Damodar, P.A.Buffalo, NY 142201790864148
  3. Caitlin Frawley, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142201184092934
  4. Jacquelyn Giammaresi, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142201164825899
  5. Steven Gianello, PABuffalo, NY 142201649226796
  6. Timothy Knight, PABuffalo, NY 142201699700534
  7. Melanie Mazurczak, PABuffalo, NY 142201588600175
  8. Eric Nachreiner, PABuffalo, NY 142201104841980

Common questions

What is Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C's NPI number?

Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598229171, issued on Jan 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 565 Abbott RD, Buffalo, NY, 14220. Phone: (716) 826-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 023202, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chelsea M. Pokoj, PA-C had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.