Cinthi Pillai, M.D.
Neurology Physician · New York, NY
Cinthi Pillai, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1538435953, issued on Mar 29, 2012. Check the license (New York 285048, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cinthi Pillai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 285048 NY
35.151105 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 E 41St St, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- (212) 263-7744
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160822002600); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 222 E 41St St
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Verify Cinthi Pillai 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 285048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Topiramate24 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): 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $167.82
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 3 group practices
- Bronxcare Health SystemBronx, NY
- Sbh Physicians PCBronx, NY
- Tjh Medical Services PCKew Gardens, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cinthi Pillai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cinthi Pillai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538435953, issued on Mar 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cinthi Pillai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E 41St St, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (212) 263-7744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cinthi Pillai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 285048, 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 Cinthi Pillai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cinthi Pillai, M.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cinthi Pillai, 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.