NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lee Kaback, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albany, NY

Lee Kaback, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1518976174, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (New York 241744, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518976174
Name
Lee Kaback
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
241744 NY
13229 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 Everett RD, Albany, NY 12205
Phone
(518) 489-2663
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
May 29, 2025
Medicaid ID
03325151 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110714000869); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2004
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 121 Everett RD

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

  1. J. David Abraham, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1285601005
  2. James Alfandre, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1568430577
  3. Farrukh Ansari, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1174814933
  4. Erin Baker, MPTPhysical Therapist1083085559
  5. Michelle Banaszewski, PTPhysical Therapist1154517860
  6. Ivan Bandovic, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1912526773

Verify Lee Kaback 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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

282 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lee Kaback282
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium61 claims
  2. Mupirocin56 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone46 claims
  4. Amoxicillin27 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl27 claims
  6. Ibuprofen17 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $21,838.21

39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lee Kaback$21,838
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Orthopedicsny, LLPAlbany, NY
  2. Select PT, OT And Slp Rehabilitation NY, PLLCHudson, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lee Kaback among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York

Lee Kaback, MD is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. J. David Abraham, MDAlbany, NY 122051285601005
  2. James Alfandre, M.D.Albany, NY 122051568430577
  3. Frank Congiusta, MDAlbany, NY 122051245280403
  4. Christopher De Camp, M.D.Albany, NY 122051023085701
  5. David Dixon, MDAlbany, NY 122051083681340
  6. Frederick Fletcher, MDAlbany, NY 122051134196843
  7. Leonard Goldstock, M.D.Albany, NY 122051073580494
  8. Richard Katz, MDAlbany, NY 122051144297458

Common questions

What is Lee Kaback, MD's NPI number?

Lee Kaback, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518976174, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lee Kaback, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Everett RD, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 489-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lee Kaback, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 241744, 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 Lee Kaback, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lee Kaback, MD had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lee Kaback, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.