NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellen Tsay

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Ellen Tsay is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1194354951, issued on Apr 3, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD487615, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194354951
Name
Ellen Tsay
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD487615 PA
25MA12498400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
833 Chestnut St Ste 1220, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone
(800) 321-9999
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 10, 2025
Fax
(267) 479-1321
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250714004307); 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 833 Chestnut St Ste 1220

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

  1. Ikechukwu Amakiri, MD, MBAOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1114503125
  2. Joseph Carroll, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306478649
  3. Michael Ciccotti, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1245287556
  4. Jonathan Dalton, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1205399888
  5. Stuart Davidson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1225577539
  6. Sean Delany, MDSports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1326664343

Verify Ellen Tsay in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.

  1. Ellen Tsay21
  2. Specialty average346

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $124.73

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.

  1. Ellen Tsay$125
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Reconstructive Orthopaedic Associates II LLCBensalem, PA

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

Ellen Tsay among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Ellen Tsay is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scot Brown, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071639338890
  2. Michael Ciccotti, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071245287556
  3. Barbara Frieman, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071770537193
  4. Benjamin Gray, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071841427556
  5. John Horneff, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071053639302
  6. Mara Karamitopoulos, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071538362298
  7. Christopher Kepler, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191071114184389
  8. James Krieg, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191071659480317

Common questions

What is Ellen Tsay's NPI number?

Ellen Tsay's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194354951, issued on Apr 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellen Tsay located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 833 Chestnut St Ste 1220, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. Phone: (800) 321-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellen Tsay's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD487615, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ellen Tsay prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ellen Tsay had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.