NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Joseph Dowling

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Commack, NY

Thomas Joseph Dowling is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Commack, New York, and NPI 1265964910, issued on Mar 31, 2017. Check the license (New York 304275, 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
1265964910
Name
Thomas Joseph Dowling
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
304275 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
763 Larkfield RD FL 2, Commack, NY 11725
Phone
(631) 462-2225
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230919002873); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2017
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 763 Larkfield RD FL 2

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

  1. Neal Frauwirth, MDPain Medicine Physician1982608592
  2. Colleen Kelly, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1972755205
  3. Alexandra PenalverNurse Practitioner1700686375
  4. Robert Riselvato, PASurgical Physician Assistant1851450977
  5. Mohammed Sanzar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801133160

Verify Thomas Joseph Dowling 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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

118 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Thomas Dowling118
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib52 claims
  2. Gabapentin32 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $392.00

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Dowling$392
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

  1. Chs Physician Partners PCRoslyn, NY
  2. Long Island Spine Specialists PCCommack, NY

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

Thomas Joseph Dowling among 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York

Thomas Joseph Dowling is one of 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% 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 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in New York

There are 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sushil Basra, MDCommack, NY 117251295948115
  2. Thomas Dowling, M.D.Commack, NY 117251336163344
  3. Christopher Frendo, DOCommack, NY 117251043390917
  4. Laurence Mermelstein, M.D.Commack, NY 117251326062332
  5. Hargovind Dewal, MDEast Setauket, NY 117331265453104
  6. Brian Morelli, MDEast Setauket, NY 117331750561494
  7. Ivan Zapolsky, M.D., M.S.East Setauket, NY 117331982136016
  8. Daniel Brandenstein, DOBay Shore, NY 117061831221415

Common questions

What is Thomas Joseph Dowling's NPI number?

Thomas Joseph Dowling's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265964910, issued on Mar 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Joseph Dowling located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 763 Larkfield RD FL 2, Commack, NY, 11725. Phone: (631) 462-2225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Joseph Dowling's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 304275, 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 Thomas Joseph Dowling prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Joseph Dowling had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.