David S. Palat, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Albany, NY
David S. Palat, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1427058320, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (New York 160765, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Palat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 160765 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Palisades Dr, Albany, NY 12205
- Phone
- (518) 438-4496
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 438-5803
- Medicaid ID
- 01086768 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060413000334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David S. Palat 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 160765Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
804 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta104 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa101 claims
- Prednisone69 claims
- Breo Ellipta65 claims
- Azithromycin26 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate26 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $69.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Samaritan Hospital OF Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C.Albany, NY
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 S. Palat among 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York
David S. Palat, MD is one of 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 1999 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Cagino, MDAlbany, NY 122051790778280
- Vadim Divilov, MDAlbany, NY 122051841678422
- Ashley Dobert, FNPAlbany, NY 122051184438061
- Fahad Farooq, M.DAlbany, NY 122051700119575
- Louis Gold, MDAlbany, NY 122051003818071
- Dennis Gort, MDAlbany, NY 122051306846274
- Taimoor Khan, M.DAlbany, NY 122051659733475
- Zothanmawii Khiangte, MDAlbany, NY 122051730122375
Common questions
What is David S. Palat, MD's NPI number?
David S. Palat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427058320, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Palat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Palisades Dr, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 438-4496. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Palat, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 160765, 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 David S. Palat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Palat, MD had 804 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.