NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Melville, NY

Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Melville, New York, and NPI 1326066598, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 146792-1, 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326066598
Name
Eric Arthur Putterman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
146792-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Walt Whitman RD, Melville, NY 11747
Phone
(631) 293-9540
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(631) 293-9539
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100311000928); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1980
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 1800 Walt Whitman RD

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

  1. Lauren Greco, DPTPhysical Therapist1972020691
  2. Lauren Johnston, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1780290049
  3. Dorothy Scarpinato, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1932143906

Verify Eric Arthur Putterman 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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Eric Putterman319
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam88 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone45 claims
  3. Celecoxib38 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium31 claims
  5. Ibuprofen20 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium Er16 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score74.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. True North Medical Group PCWoodbury, NY

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

Eric Arthur Putterman among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York

Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D. is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 67% 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 New York 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 New York

There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dorothy Scarpinato, MDMelville, NY 117471932143906
  2. Scott Alpert, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461265475644
  3. Hal Feldman, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461750372173
  4. Armand Abulencia, MDHuntington, NY 117431093733545
  5. Adam Bitterman, D.O.Huntington, NY 117431902117351
  6. Noah Finkel, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431467475566
  7. William Healy, MDHuntington, NY 117431952339913
  8. Edouard Kamhi, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431245240670

Common questions

What is Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326066598, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Walt Whitman RD, Melville, NY, 11747. Phone: (631) 293-9540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 146792-1, 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 Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric Arthur Putterman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.