NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa M. Cushing, M.D.

Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician · New York, NY

Melissa M. Cushing, M.D. is a clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1316024839, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (New York 240927, 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
1316024839
Name
Melissa M. Cushing
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician 207ZP0105X
License number
240927 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 E 68TH St, New York, NY 10021
Phone
(646) 253-2808
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 11, 2025
Fax
(212) 746-3856
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070504000460); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2001
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 525 E 68TH St

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

  1. Josyann Abisaab, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538256623
  2. Sharon Abramovitz, M.D,Anesthesiology Physician1811907173
  3. Regina Alegre-Gomez, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164584108
  4. Gemma Alquero, P.T.Physical Therapist1760556484
  5. Jeanette Aponte, D.P.TPhysical Therapist1073730388
  6. Alice Arden, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1609996206

Verify Melissa M. Cushing 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score86.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $18,263.10

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Cerus Corporation. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,028.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Cushing$18,263
  2. Specialty average$7,028

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

  1. Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY

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

Melissa M. Cushing among 102 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records in New York

Melissa M. Cushing, M.D. is one of 102 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 54% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 1997 among the 47 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0105X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician providers in New York

There are 102 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 clinical pathology/laboratory medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anjali Saqi, M.D.New York, NY 100211881640605
  2. Elizabeth Ames, MDNew York, NY 100191043219157
  3. Ross Basch, M.D.New York, NY 100231982976213
  4. Emilia Sordillo, M.D.New York, NY 100251073650545
  5. Tsu HaymarNew York, NY 100161144175654
  6. David Gajzer, M.D.New York, NY 100291124430095
  7. Ning Cai, MDNew York, NY 100111366420937
  8. Daniel Green, M.D.New York, NY 100321609135573

Common questions

What is Melissa M. Cushing, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa M. Cushing, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316024839, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa M. Cushing, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (646) 253-2808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa M. Cushing, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 240927, 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.

What is Melissa M. Cushing, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.