NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Robert Cummings, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Buffalo, NY

Michael Robert Cummings, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1548278393, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (New York 222569, 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
1548278393
Name
Michael Robert Cummings
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
222569 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2128 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207
Phone
(716) 874-4500
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(716) 874-8145
Medicaid ID
01465154 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040928000727); 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 2128 Elmwood Ave

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

  1. James Ackley, MS EDSpeech/Language/Hearing Specialist/Technologist1083918098
  2. Kathleen Arch, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1407186240
  3. Jennifer Ball, OTR LOccupational Therapist1245368091
  4. Julieanne Barber, LMSWClinical Social Worker1093176794
  5. Christine Basil, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1093918344
  6. Karen Battaglia, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1912513995

Verify Michael Robert Cummings 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Cummings212
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam27 claims
  2. Oxcarbazepine26 claims
  3. Ziprasidone Hcl25 claims
  4. Haloperidol24 claims
  5. Buspirone Hcl13 claims
  6. Ammonium Lactate11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $89.38

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurelis, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Cummings$89.38
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Erie County Medical Center CorporationBuffalo, NY

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

Michael Robert Cummings among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York

Michael Robert Cummings, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 2,559 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 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in New York

There are 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Betty Brown, MDBuffalo, NY 142091447216486
  2. Moneeb Chohan, DOBuffalo, NY 142091093377152
  3. Elizabeth Lucaj, MDBuffalo, NY 142091861855181
  4. Michael Lynch, MDBuffalo, NY 142091912947987
  5. Gursharon Nijjar, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142091194187344
  6. Kenneth Piver, MDBuffalo, NY 142091043394224
  7. Nilofar Sarvaiya, MDBuffalo, NY 142091134548910
  8. Yogesh Bakhai, MDBuffalo, NY 142031649246521

Common questions

What is Michael Robert Cummings, MD's NPI number?

Michael Robert Cummings, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548278393, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Robert Cummings, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2128 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14207. Phone: (716) 874-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Robert Cummings, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 222569, 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 Michael Robert Cummings, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Robert Cummings, MD had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.