Chikashi Nakai
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Albany, NY
Chikashi Nakai is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1558972380, issued on Aug 14, 2020. Check the license (New York 325232, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chikashi Nakai
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 325232 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-9777
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 43 New Scotland Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Asna Aafreen, M.B.B.S.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790470599
- Adam Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558164178
- Jennie AdamoOccupational Therapy Assistant1417358854
- Sidharth AddepalliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699621052
- Khaled Adil, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1669944237
- Farzana Afroze, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396904595
Verify Chikashi Nakai 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 325232Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 76.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $867.01
27 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 3,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,214.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Chikashi Nakai's NPI number?
Chikashi Nakai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558972380, issued on Aug 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chikashi Nakai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-9777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chikashi Nakai's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 325232, 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.
What is Chikashi Nakai's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
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 Aug 27, 2026.