Ralf Thiele, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Rochester, NY
Ralf Thiele, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1164433249, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (New York 241557, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralf Thiele
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 241557 NY
25MA07649400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Red Creek Dr, Rochester, NY 14623
- Phone
- (585) 486-0901
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2023
- Fax
- (585) 340-5399
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061103000177); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 Red Creek Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer Anolik, MDRheumatology Physician1245257617
- Alicia Ansbrow, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144819061
- Kiernan DonofrioFamily Nurse Practitioner1588006811
- Gary Dudek, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1346275922
Verify Ralf Thiele 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 241557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,782 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate404 claims
- Prednisone293 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate216 claims
- Allopurinol114 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen62 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick46 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): 76.8 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: $21.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 2 group practices
- Allergy - Immunology - Rheumatology Clinical GroupRochester, NY
- University OF RochesterRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ralf Thiele among 599 rheumatology physician records in New York
Ralf Thiele, MD is one of 599 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in New York
There are 599 rheumatology physician records in New York.
All 599 in New York → Every provider in Rochester → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ilana Abeles, M.D., PHDRochester, NY 146231770963464
- Jennifer Anolik, MDRochester, NY 146231245257617
- Roberta Goncalves Marangoni, MD, PHDRochester, NY 146231659951440
- Margaret-Mary Holyst, MDRochester, NY 146231043575210
- Christopher Ritchlin, MDRochester, NY 146231497775472
- Darren Tabechian, MDRochester, NY 146231417977489
- Megha Garg, M.DRochester, NY 146251982982617
- Rashmi Khadilkar, M.D.Rochester, NY 146201659542132
Common questions
What is Ralf Thiele, MD's NPI number?
Ralf Thiele, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164433249, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralf Thiele, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Red Creek Dr, Rochester, NY, 14623. Phone: (585) 486-0901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralf Thiele, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 241557, 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 Ralf Thiele, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralf Thiele, MD had 1,782 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ralf Thiele, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.