Ronald Kaufman
Urology Physician · Albany, NY
Ronald Kaufman is a urology physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1487734430, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (New York 186209, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Kaufman
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 186209 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- South Clinical Campus, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-3341
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01274780 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040224000795); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at South Clinical Campus
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Verify Ronald Kaufman 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 186209Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,219 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl321 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er252 claims
- Finasteride216 claims
- Dutasteride197 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl54 claims
- Myrbetriq32 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): 76.7 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: $8,780.06
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Columbia Memorial HospitalValatie, NY · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
- Albany Medical CollegeAlbany, 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.
Ronald Kaufman among 1,091 urology physician records in New York
Ronald Kaufman is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2000 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,091 urology physician records in New York.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Hugh FisherAlbany, NY 122081225118284
- Catherine Marsh, NPAlbany, NY 122081699796292
- Jonah Marshall, M.D.Albany, NY 122081033223276
- Andrew McCullough, M.D.Albany, NY 122081831183631
- Badar Mian, M.D.Albany, NY 122081285742353
Common questions
What is Ronald Kaufman's NPI number?
Ronald Kaufman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487734430, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Kaufman located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at South Clinical Campus, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-3341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Kaufman's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 186209, 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 Ronald Kaufman prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Kaufman had 1,219 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Kaufman's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.