NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD

Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY

Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1508394099, issued on May 26, 2017. Check the license (New York 294793, 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
1508394099
Name
Samuel Aaron Kolander
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
294793 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1051 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10032
Phone
(646) 774-5000
Enumerated
May 26, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211004003325); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2017
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 1051 Riverside Dr

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

  1. Anissa Abi-Dargham, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1376769729
  2. Elizabeth AdornoPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1801626874
  3. Heer Amin, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689422149
  4. Doron Amsalem, MDGeneral Practice Physician1437800117
  5. Paul Appelbaum, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1881755254
  6. Melissa Arbuckle, MD, PHDPsychiatry Physician1467521831

Verify Samuel Aaron Kolander 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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

130 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Samuel Kolander130
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl22 claims
  2. Gabapentin15 claims
  3. Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er12 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate12 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): 91.3 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 score74.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.7
  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. North Shore-Lij Medical PCRiverhead, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samuel Aaron Kolander among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York

Samuel Aaron Kolander, 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 2017, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

2,604 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New York

They are 2,604 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lawrence Amsel, M.D.New York, NY 100321982648218
  2. Robert Berman, M.D.New York, NY 100321124062641
  3. Lisa Dixon, M.DNew York, NY 100321346202793
  4. David Fedoronko, M.D.New York, NY 100321225067341
  5. Michael Friedman, MDNew York, NY 100321043249675
  6. Pablo Goldberg, MDNew York, NY 100321083604680
  7. Richard Hersh, M.D.New York, NY 100321508895517
  8. Benjamin McCommon, M.D.New York, NY 100321295764306

Common questions

What is Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD's NPI number?

Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508394099, issued on May 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1051 Riverside Dr, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (646) 774-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 294793, 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 Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Samuel Aaron Kolander, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.