NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · New Hyde Park, NY

Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in New Hyde Park, New York, and NPI 1598923773, issued on May 24, 2008. Check the license (New York 302720, 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
1598923773
Name
Louis John Nkrumah
Credential
M.D./PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
302720 NY
MD60730005 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Ohio Dr Ste 200, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
Phone
(631) 525-1420
Enumerated
May 24, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(631) 610-4420
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4 Ohio Dr Ste 200

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

  1. Alex Estrada, PAPhysician Assistant1245180272
  2. Sharanjit Kaur, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1346611993

Verify Louis John Nkrumah 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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Louis Nkrumah31
  2. Specialty average172

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): 83.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%39.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $65.55

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Curonix LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Louis Nkrumah$66
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Louis John Nkrumah among 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York

Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D. is one of 529 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paolo Bolognese, M.D.New Hyde Park, NY 110421154492148
  2. Donald Krieff, D.O.New Hyde Park, NY 110421568429074
  3. Michael Lefkowitz, M.D.New Hyde Park, NY 110421073570313
  4. Alan Mechanic, M.D.New York, NY 110421417914185
  5. Mark Mittler, M.D.New Hyde Park, NY 110421720045487
  6. Rachel Pruitt, MDNew Hyde Park, NY 110421164876371
  7. Shaun Rodgers, M.D.New Hyde Park, NY 110421003012568
  8. Steven Schneider, M.D.New Hyde Park, NY 110421083682769

Common questions

What is Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D.'s NPI number?

Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598923773, issued on May 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Ohio Dr Ste 200, New Hyde Park, NY, 11042. Phone: (631) 525-1420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 302720, 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 Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Louis John Nkrumah, M.D./PH.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.7 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.