Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D.
Urology Physician · Syracuse, NY
Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1376530121, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (New York 227123, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher M. Pieczonka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 227123 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1226 E Water St, Syracuse, NY 13210
- Phone
- (315) 478-4185
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 478-0840
- Medicaid ID
- 02410933 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071205000345); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1226 E Water St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher M. Pieczonka 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 227123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,459 Medicare Part D claims for 392 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Orgovyx359 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl242 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate231 claims
- Nubeqa193 claims
- Erleada186 claims
- Xtandi182 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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: $116,677.47
213 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Associated Medical Professionals OF NY PLLCSyracuse, NY
- Florida Urology Center PAOrmond Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher M. Pieczonka among 1,091 urology physician records in New York
Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D. is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2000 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,091 urology physician records in New York.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Albala, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101386734531
- Joel Bass, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101134116072
- Kenneth Beasley, MDSyracuse, NY 132101710960414
- Gabriel Haas, MDSyracuse, NY 132101598776973
- Herbert James, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101518954353
- Richard Kronhaus, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101952494635
- Po Lam, MDSyracuse, NY 132101043265747
- Andres Madissoo, M.D.Syracuse, NY 132101770570517
Common questions
What is Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376530121, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1226 E Water St, Syracuse, NY, 13210. Phone: (315) 478-4185. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 227123, 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 Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D. had 2,459 Medicare Part D claims for 392 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.