John White Decker, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Saranac Lake, NY
John White Decker, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Saranac Lake, New York, and NPI 1407827207, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (New York 156843, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John White Decker
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 156843 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 253 County Route 47, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
- Phone
- (518) 891-0563
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 897-2700
- Medicaid ID
- 00811096 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041019000938); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 253 County Route 47
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John White Decker 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 156843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Adirondack Medical CenterSaranac Lake, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John White Decker among 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York
John White Decker, M.D. is one of 765 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in New York. 82% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2001 among the 542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in New York
There are 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York.
All 765 in New York → Every provider in Saranac Lake → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manoj Kumar, MDCortland, NY 130451013922335
- Duck Kim, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011386858694
- Julie Lumingu, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011962001974
- Jacques Piche, M.D., F.R.S.C. (C)Plattsburgh, NY 129011922078997
- Angela Powell, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011215005699
- Ba Truc Trinh, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011982398640
- Tucker Harris, M.D.Fayetteville, NY 130661629232418
- Mark Arnold, MDLiverpool, NY 130881730576638
Common questions
What is John White Decker, M.D.'s NPI number?
John White Decker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407827207, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John White Decker, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 253 County Route 47, Saranac Lake, NY, 12983. Phone: (518) 891-0563. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John White Decker, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 156843, 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 John White Decker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John White Decker, M.D. had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.