Michael Tau, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Elmsford, NY
Michael Tau, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Elmsford, New York, and NPI 1801242557, issued on May 12, 2016. Check the license (New York 290827, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Tau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 290827 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 Taxter RD Ste 2, Elmsford, NY 10523
- Phone
- (914) 457-4130
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190604000138); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Tau 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 290827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
668 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lacosamide60 claims
- Risperidone57 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl50 claims
- Donepezil Hcl38 claims
- Lamotrigine34 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate33 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $171.16
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SK Life Science, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Michael Tau among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Michael Tau, 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 2016, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · 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).
6 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Elmsford
They are 6 of the 200 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmsford, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Chapman, M.D.Elmsford, NY 105231588031827
- Denise DarlingElmsford, NY 105231750835831
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- Rhea Johnson, MDElmsford, NY 105231871694976
- Alla Nirenberg, M.D.Elmsford, NY 105231336223544
- Steven Tutnauer, M.D.Yonkers, NY 105231750442802
- George Banning, MDDobbs Ferry, NY 105221184120727
- Daniel Pilowsky, M.D.Dobbs Ferry, NY 105221750442489
Common questions
What is Michael Tau, MD's NPI number?
Michael Tau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801242557, issued on May 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Tau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 Taxter RD Ste 2, Elmsford, NY, 10523. Phone: (914) 457-4130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Tau, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 290827, 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 Tau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Tau, MD had 668 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Tau, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.