Iftikhar A. Syed, MD
Surgery Physician · Schenectady, NY
Iftikhar A. Syed, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Schenectady, New York, and NPI 1457457855, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (New York 1428081, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Iftikhar A. Syed
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 1428081 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
- Phone
- (518) 370-1814
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 370-1830
- Medicaid ID
- 00486168 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101021000203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1201 Nott Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Iftikhar A. Syed 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 1428081Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $35.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Ellis HospitalSchenecctady, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Iftikhar A. Syed, MD's NPI number?
Iftikhar A. Syed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457457855, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Iftikhar A. Syed, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY, 12308. Phone: (518) 370-1814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Iftikhar A. Syed, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 1428081, 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 Iftikhar A. Syed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Iftikhar A. Syed, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.