David Aaron Pula, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Orchard Park, NY
David Aaron Pula, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Orchard Park, New York, and NPI 1801867684, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (New York 60 264735, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Aaron Pula
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 60 264735 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3673 Southwestern Blvd, Orchard Park, NY 14127
- Phone
- (716) 508-8515
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 662-2969
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140729000288); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3673 Southwestern Blvd
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Verify David Aaron Pula 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 60 264735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium26 claims
- Methylprednisolone15 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: $1,871.04
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Excelsior Orthopaedics LLPAmherst, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Aaron Pula among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
David Aaron Pula, MD is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Charles Cossell, D.OOrchard Park, NY 141271295129849
- John Demarchi, M.D.Orchard Park, NY 141271245253889
- David FisherOrchard Park, NY 141271083711170
- Jennifer Gurske-Deperio, MDOrchard Park, NY 141271972768042
- John Moscato, MDOrchard Park, NY 141271700852837
Common questions
What is David Aaron Pula, MD's NPI number?
David Aaron Pula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801867684, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Aaron Pula, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3673 Southwestern Blvd, Orchard Park, NY, 14127. Phone: (716) 508-8515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Aaron Pula, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 60 264735, 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 Aaron Pula, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Aaron Pula, MD had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Aaron Pula, MD'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.