NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Cai, MD

Surgery Physician · New York, NY

Steven Cai, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1053468868, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (New York 265271, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053468868
Name
Steven Cai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
265271 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
139 Centre St., New York, NY 10013
Phone
(615) 887-5072
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120706000436); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2006
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 139 Centre St.

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

  1. Kin Lui, M.D.Urology Physician1477631315

Verify Steven Cai 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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Industry payments in 2024: $20,406.74

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.

  1. Steven Cai$20,407
  2. Specialty average$3,514

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Chinatown True Care Medical PLLCNew York, NY

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

Steven Cai among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York

Steven Cai, MD 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manuel Guerrero, MDNew York, NY 100131548380488
  2. Shaw-Fu Hwang, M.D.New York, NY 100131659468775
  3. Sam Kwauk, M.D.New York, NY 100131609811231
  4. Dahjen Lee, MDNew York, NY 100131205932654
  5. Myat Myat Mon, M.D.New York, NY 100131447244900
  6. Mingke Wang, M.D.New York, NY 100131548469778
  7. Steven Wong, M.D.New York, NY 100131457445108
  8. Xi Yin, M.D., PH.D.New York, NY 100131043206030

Common questions

What is Steven Cai, MD's NPI number?

Steven Cai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053468868, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Cai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 139 Centre St., New York, NY, 10013. Phone: (615) 887-5072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Cai, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 265271, 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.

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.

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