Saurin R. Popat, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Buffalo, NY
Saurin R. Popat, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1073569877, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (New York 226844, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saurin R. Popat
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 226844 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1083 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Phone
- (716) 882-1023
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 882-1022
- Medicaid ID
- 02070799 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060504000018); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Saurin R. Popat 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 226844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
582 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium344 claims
- Calcitriol81 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
- Synthroid40 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate15 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): 90 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: $811.53
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Delaware Medical Group PCBuffalo, NY
- Erie County Medical Center CorporationBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saurin R. Popat among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Saurin R. Popat, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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- Clairice Cooper, MD (AS OF 5/1/09)Buffalo, NY 142151134362478
Common questions
What is Saurin R. Popat, M.D.'s NPI number?
Saurin R. Popat, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073569877, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saurin R. Popat, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1083 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14209. Phone: (716) 882-1023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saurin R. Popat, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 226844, 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 Saurin R. Popat, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saurin R. Popat, M.D. had 582 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saurin R. Popat, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.