NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Flushing, NY

Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Flushing, New York, and NPI 1972957082, issued on Apr 15, 2016. Check the license (New York 018854, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972957082
Name
Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
018854 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4500 Parsons Blvd, Flushing, NY 11355
Phone
(718) 670-4416
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 670-4473
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170825002618); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4500 Parsons Blvd

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

  1. Farah AbdulaaimaInternal Medicine Physician1235522186
  2. Steven Abijmil, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851237846
  3. Suman Adhikari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083508303
  4. Kamal AhmedObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881748515
  5. Myung AhnAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1184875221
  6. Cynthia Akwatu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871430942

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Elaine Kaplinsky18
  2. Specialty average1,148

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): 86.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score95.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  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. Flushing Hospital And Medical CenterFlushing, NY

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

Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky among 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York

Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C is one of 3,670 medical physician assistant 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 2016, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2014 among the 1,802 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 363AM0700X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

61 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Flushing

They are 61 of the 6,354 NPPES records with a practice address in Flushing, and 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vedwatti Dindial-Gaffoor, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTFlushing, NY 113551972636520
  2. Jing Jing Dong, PAFlushing, NY 113551164735866
  3. Michael Doyle, PACFlushing, NY 113551639316607
  4. Ronald Elbaz, PAFlushing, NY 113551184699217
  5. Ana Ghelechkhani, PAFlushing, NY 113551003050782
  6. Anna Kula, PAFlushing, NY 113551346420197
  7. Michaela Maddox, P.A.Flushing, NY 113551174710859
  8. Preeti Mukhi, PAFlushing, NY 113551942440425

Common questions

What is Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C's NPI number?

Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972957082, issued on Apr 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Parsons Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11355. Phone: (718) 670-4416. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 018854, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Elaine Michelle Kaplinsky, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.5 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.