NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · New York, NY

David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1740718881, issued on Jun 2, 2017. Check the license (New York A199517, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740718881
Name
David Tochukwu Asuzu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
A199517 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 East 68TH Street, Starr 651 Box 99, New York, NY 10065
Phone
(646) 962-3602
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250520002347); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $7,040.18

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Orthofix Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Asuzu$7,040
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA

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.

David Tochukwu Asuzu among 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York

David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD is one of 529 neurological surgery 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 2017, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 360 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Baaj, M.D.New York, NY 100651417148800
  2. Babacar CisseNew York, NY 100651619292489
  3. Eric Elowitz, M.D.New York, NY 100651780666735
  4. Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PH.D.New York, NY 100651104033349
  5. Jeffrey Greenfield, MDNew York, NY 100651790931814
  6. Roger Hartl, MDNew York, NY 100651043236623
  7. Michael Kaplitt, MDNew York, NY 100651053331736
  8. Jared Knopman, MDNew York, NY 100651699927137

Common questions

What is David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD's NPI number?

David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740718881, issued on Jun 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 East 68TH Street, Starr 651 Box 99, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (646) 962-3602. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Tochukwu Asuzu, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number A199517, 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.

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.

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