NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Huntz, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Buffalo, NY

Joseph Huntz, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1629462197, issued on Mar 23, 2015. Check the license (New York 295275, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629462197
Name
Joseph Huntz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
295275 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
85 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone
(716) 630-1000
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181002003141); accepts Medicare assignment
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 85 High St

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

  1. Sara AchakzaiHospitalist Physician1487906996
  2. Amy Albert, RPACPhysician Assistant1497705016
  3. Dennis AlexAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1396203691
  4. Elizabeth Allen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1609423375
  5. Karyma AlmontaserPhysician Assistant1306594833
  6. Umeer Ashraf, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336398213

Verify Joseph Huntz 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

43 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Huntz43
  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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Mercy Hospital OF BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Sisters OF Charity Hospital OF Buffalo New YorkCheektowaga, NY

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.

Joseph Huntz among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York

Joseph Huntz, 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 2015, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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. Sara AchakzaiBuffalo, NY 142031487906996
  2. Jessica Donhauser, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142031023454303
  3. Peter Ewing, MDBuffalo, NY 142031275592362
  4. Aarti GajjarBuffalo, NY 142031326317389
  5. Anna Hays, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142031083904379
  6. Jennifer Kessler, MDBuffalo, NY 142031659647600
  7. Jeffrey Lach, DOBuffalo, NY 142031073670915
  8. Sanjay Ogra, MDBuffalo, NY 142031275581431

Common questions

What is Joseph Huntz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Huntz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629462197, issued on Mar 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Huntz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 630-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Huntz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 295275, 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 Huntz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Huntz, M.D. had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.