Michael Daras, M.D.
Neurology Physician · New York, NY
Michael Daras, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1972604700, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 126459, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Daras
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 126459 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 W 168TH Street, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (212) 305-6876
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 305-4268
- Medicaid ID
- 00340698 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040510001530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 710 W 168TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Daras 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 126459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,627 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 251 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin233 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl108 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl95 claims
- Meloxicam82 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen60 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.
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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $131.91
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Trustees OF Columbia University IN The City OF New YorkNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Daras among 1,778 neurology physician records in New York
Michael Daras, M.D. is one of 1,778 neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2004 among the 1,238 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Michael Daras, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Daras, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972604700, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Daras, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 W 168TH Street, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-6876. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Daras, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 126459, 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 Daras, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Daras, M.D. had 1,627 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Daras, 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.