Michael Hocko, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Buffalo, NY
Michael Hocko, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1043271646, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 162862, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Hocko
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 162862 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1616 Kensington Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Phone
- (716) 893-3835
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Fax
- (716) 893-3857
- Medicaid ID
- 01071136 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041203000550); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1616 Kensington Ave
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Verify Michael Hocko 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 162862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,364 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin133 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass123 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate113 claims
- Levofloxacin108 claims
- Cefdinir99 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim91 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: $176.13
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Michael Hocko among 970 infectious disease physician records in New York
Michael Hocko, M.D. is one of 970 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 78% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 624 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 970 infectious disease physician records in New York.
All 970 in New York → Every provider in Buffalo → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Berenson, MDBuffalo, NY 142151730198532
- Jonathan Claus, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142151184852113
- John Crane, MDBuffalo, NY 142151013966720
- John Hu, MD, PHDBuffalo, NY 142151033642061
- Alan Lesse, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142151770500126
- Timothy Murphy, MDBuffalo, NY 142151134139850
- Trupti Patil, M.D.,MPHBuffalo, NY 142151326165333
- Thomas Russo, M.D., C.M.Buffalo, NY 142151801816822
Common questions
What is Michael Hocko, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Hocko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043271646, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Hocko, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1616 Kensington Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14215. Phone: (716) 893-3835. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Hocko, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 162862, 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 Hocko, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Hocko, M.D. had 1,364 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.