Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Albany, NY
Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1861719247, issued on Apr 26, 2010. Check the license (New York 271126, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Drinnon Owen Hand
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 271126 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-3095
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130913000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Drinnon Owen Hand 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 271126Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
174 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
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): 76.7 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
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Drinnon Owen Hand among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D. is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X 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 Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D.'s NPI number?
Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861719247, issued on Apr 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-3095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 271126, 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 Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D. had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Drinnon Owen Hand, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.