Kurt Vonfricken, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Buffalo, NY
Kurt Vonfricken, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1851351746, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 2079381, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kurt Vonfricken
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2079381 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 859-2071
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 859-2885
- Medicaid ID
- 01771993 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040519001339); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 High St
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Verify Kurt Vonfricken 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 2079381Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, 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. 11 claims were for opioids.
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: $3,883.41
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. 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.
Kurt Vonfricken among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Kurt Vonfricken, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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- Merril Dayton, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142031326065004
- James Hassett, MDBuffalo, NY 142031306864855
- Daniel Kagedan, BSC, MD, MSC, FRCSCBuffalo, NY 142031164918710
- Sikandar Khan, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142031114219284
Common questions
What is Kurt Vonfricken, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kurt Vonfricken, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851351746, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kurt Vonfricken, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 859-2071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kurt Vonfricken, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 2079381, 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 Kurt Vonfricken, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kurt Vonfricken, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; 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.