Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Albany, NY
Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1437401312, issued on Oct 3, 2012. Check the license (New York 020475, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Szczesniak
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 020475 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Everett RD Ste 100, Albany, NY 12205
- Phone
- (518) 489-2663
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170130000566); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 121 Everett RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Szczesniak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 020475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
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): 65.4 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
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.
Christopher Szczesniak among 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York
Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C is one of 2,152 surgical physician assistant 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 2012, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 363AS0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
87 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Albany
They are 87 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437401312, issued on Oct 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Everett RD Ste 100, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 489-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 020475, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Szczesniak, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.4 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.