NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Niskayuna, NY

Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Niskayuna, New York, and NPI 1518109438, issued on Mar 25, 2009. Check the license 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518109438
Name
Erica Coughlin Niedbalec
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
MD.35395 AL
35395 AL
C1147 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2497 Rosendale RD, Niskayuna, NY 12309
Phone
(518) 466-6887
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220209000959); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2009
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Erica Niedbalec26
  2. Specialty average521

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: $66.81

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Erica Niedbalec$66.81
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Capstone Health Services Foundation PCTuscaloosa, AL
  2. Hospital Medicine Services OF TN LLCHermitage, TN

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

Erica Coughlin Niedbalec among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York

Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, 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 2009, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 23% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

Hospitalist Physician providers in New York

There are 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Neelam Ali, M.DSchenectady, NY 123081891954145
  2. Avi Alin, M.D.Schenectady, NY 123081558673137
  3. Praveen Anumula, M.D.Schenectady, NY 123081114112190
  4. Lizette Edge, MDSchenectady, NY 123081891073169
  5. Sergey Gorbachev, MDSchenectady, NY 123081831220417
  6. Piotr Jaworowski, MDSchenectady, NY 123081902038722
  7. Courtney Nicolella, FNP-CSchenectady, NY 123081821834771
  8. Ryan Persaud, MS/MDSchenectady, NY 123081982262879

Common questions

What is Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D.'s NPI number?

Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518109438, issued on Mar 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2497 Rosendale RD, Niskayuna, NY, 12309. Phone: (518) 466-6887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D.'s license?

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 Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erica Coughlin Niedbalec, M.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.