Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Buffalo, NY
Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1821036625, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (New York 163871, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Ann Pristach
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 163871 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Phone
- (716) 898-4221
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101021001227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cynthia Ann Pristach 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 163871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
105 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Citalopram Hbr19 claims
- Lorazepam18 claims
- Aripiprazole13 claims
- Desipramine Hcl11 claims
- Lithium Carbonate11 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): 90 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Erie County Medical Center CorporationBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cynthia Ann Pristach among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821036625, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY, 14215. Phone: (716) 898-4221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 163871, 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 Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D. had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cynthia Ann Pristach, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.