Elizabeth Lucaj, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Buffalo, NY
Elizabeth Lucaj, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1861855181, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license (New York 303402, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Lucaj
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 303402 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1285 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Phone
- (716) 898-1676
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1285 Main St
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Verify Elizabeth Lucaj 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 303402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
737 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl67 claims
- Mirtazapine57 claims
- Clozapine53 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl44 claims
- Prazosin Hcl39 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate35 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.
Elizabeth Lucaj among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Elizabeth Lucaj, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% 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 80% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in New York
There are 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Betty Brown, MDBuffalo, NY 142091447216486
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- Michael Lynch, MDBuffalo, NY 142091912947987
- Gursharon Nijjar, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142091194187344
- Kenneth Piver, MDBuffalo, NY 142091043394224
- Nilofar Sarvaiya, MDBuffalo, NY 142091134548910
- Michael Cummings, MDBuffalo, NY 142071548278393
- Anjum Haque, MDBuffalo, NY 142121528147451
Common questions
What is Elizabeth Lucaj, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth Lucaj, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861855181, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Lucaj, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1285 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14209. Phone: (716) 898-1676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Lucaj, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 303402, 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 Elizabeth Lucaj, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Lucaj, MD had 737 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.