NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Albany, NY

Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1245490804, issued on Jun 16, 2008. Check the license (New York 255982, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245490804
Name
Douglas Merritt Sinclair
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
255982 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Phone
(518) 262-4050
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110818000143); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2008
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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Also registered at 47 New Scotland Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Meghan Aabo, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1659765857
  2. Christa Abraham, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699936419
  3. Ashley Adamo, DOAnesthesiology Physician1477180966
  4. Oluwafisayo Adekoya, MDGeneral Practice Physician1700317005
  5. David Afienko, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1689201493
  6. Samir Ahmad, MDPsychiatry Physician1609260058

Verify Douglas Merritt Sinclair in five checks

  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital, Inc.Bath, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Douglas Merritt Sinclair among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York

Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D. is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 35% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

117 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany

They are 117 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frederick Abbuhl, MDAlbany, NY 122081831138882
  2. Shellie Asher, M.D.Albany, NY 122081376540732
  3. Joel Bartfield, M.D.Albany, NY 122081407856818
  4. Michael Dailey, M.D.Albany, NY 122081740282151
  5. Steven Hanks, M.D.Albany, NY 122081033160072
  6. Dan Mayer, M.D.Albany, NY 122081902890080
  7. Mara McErlean, M.D.Albany, NY 122081164416327
  8. Dennis McKenna, M.D.Albany, NY 122081275527350

Common questions

What is Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245490804, issued on Jun 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 255982, 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.

What is Douglas Merritt Sinclair, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.8 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.