NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven M. Puopolo, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · East Setauket, NY

Steven M. Puopolo, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in East Setauket, New York, and NPI 1841398641, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (New York 213316, 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
1841398641
Name
Steven M. Puopolo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
213316 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6 Technology Dr Ste 100, East Setauket, NY 11733
Phone
(631) 689-6698
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(631) 751-5548
Medicaid ID
002639545 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040821000123); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1997
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 6 Technology Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Richard Abraham, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1912013046
  2. John Angelo, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1912209347
  3. Eric Berkowitz, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1508805805
  4. John Brennan, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1154353977
  5. Bryan Cabrera, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1447560107
  6. David Cesarino, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063840866

Verify Steven M. Puopolo 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Steven Puopolo39
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone12 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $806.88

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steven Puopolo$806.88
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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. Orthopedic Assoc OF Long Island Physicians And Medical Group PLLCWading River, NY

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

Steven M. Puopolo among 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York

Steven M. Puopolo, MD is one of 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 90% 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, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 162 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 199 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dimitrios Christoforou, M.D.East Setauket, NY 117331467610675
  2. Lawrence Hurst, M.D.East Setauket, NY 117331649211202
  3. Anne Meo, DOEast Setauket, NY 117331437345287
  4. Samantha Muhlrad, M.D.Setauket, NY 117331275713927
  5. Anthony Finuoli, D.O.Commack, NY 117251184676215
  6. Kamal Dagly, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431265678742
  7. Jerry Ellstein, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431366480675
  8. Neal Hochwald, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431346288651

Common questions

What is Steven M. Puopolo, MD's NPI number?

Steven M. Puopolo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841398641, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven M. Puopolo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Technology Dr Ste 100, East Setauket, NY, 11733. Phone: (631) 689-6698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven M. Puopolo, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 213316, 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 Steven M. Puopolo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven M. Puopolo, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Steven M. Puopolo, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.