Joseph A. Catania, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · North Syracuse, NY
Joseph A. Catania, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in North Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1194710806, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (New York 175991, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Catania
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- 175991 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5496 East Taft Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212
- Phone
- (315) 552-6700
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 552-6701
- Medicaid ID
- 01335524 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060417000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5496 East Taft Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Helen Landcastle, RN ANPNurse Practitioner1184843112
- Mara Morabito, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1598914277
- Robert Richman, R-PACMedical Physician Assistant1013997626
- Carol Rolince, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1497899926
- Eric Tallarico, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1811929086
- Robert Tiso, MDPain Medicine Physician1942295092
Verify Joseph A. Catania 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 175991Check 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 pain medicine physician in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Meloxicam13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
- Pregabalin12 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $790.70
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York Anesthesiology Medical Specialties PCSyracuse, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Catania among 66 pain medicine physician records in New York
Joseph A. Catania, MD is one of 66 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 47 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in New York
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- Derek Cooney, MDEast Syracuse, NY 130571811959612
- Michael McNulty, M.D.New Hartford, NY 134131013177450
- Vladimir MedvedMalone, NY 129531760572903
- Gordan Kuhar, M.D.Saratoga Springs, NY 128661750349379
- Christopher Willison, M.D.Saratoga Springs, NY 128661871759365
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Catania, MD's NPI number?
Joseph A. Catania, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194710806, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Catania, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5496 East Taft Road, North Syracuse, NY, 13212. Phone: (315) 552-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Catania, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 175991, 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 Joseph A. Catania, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Catania, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph A. Catania, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.