NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · New York, NY

Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1326594953, issued on Sep 1, 2016. Check the license (New York 304662, 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
1326594953
Name
Michael Joseph Nalepa
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
304662 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032
Phone
(212) 305-7340
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 305-6891
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200812000931); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 161 Fort Washington Ave

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

  1. Maura Abbott, NP, PHDNurse Practitioner1881876415
  2. Alexey Abramov, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063874519
  3. Julian Abrams, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1669494746
  4. Alex Addo, MDSurgery Physician1841685054
  5. Aradhna AgarwalRheumatology Physician1669009312
  6. Christopher Ahmad, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1598795445

Verify Michael Joseph Nalepa 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 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

131 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Nalepa131
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
  2. Gabapentin13 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.

  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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 Joseph Nalepa among 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York

Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD is one of 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 155 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York

There are 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Craig Blinderman, MDNew York, NY 100321659388494
  2. Mary Callahan, M.D.New York, NY 100321942629803
  3. Julia Cooperman, M.D., M.S.EDNew York, NY 100321396195954
  4. June Criscione, MDNew York, NY 100321649854449
  5. Muhammad Hamza Habib, M.D.New York, NY 100321518117902
  6. Dinaz Irani, M.D.New York, NY 100321194978460
  7. Shunichi Nakagawa, MCNew York, NY 100321629212527
  8. Amna Rana, MDNew York, NY 100321396373627

Common questions

What is Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD's NPI number?

Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326594953, issued on Sep 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-7340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 304662, 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 Joseph Nalepa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Joseph Nalepa, MD'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.