Thomas A. Hays, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Buffalo, NY
Thomas A. Hays, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1497778799, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 170038-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas A. Hays
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 170038-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7 Community Dr, Buffalo, NY 14225
- Phone
- (716) 505-5630
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040503001572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7 Community Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- April Armstrong, PTPhysical Therapist1659480994
- Donna BinghamClinical Social Worker1689681991
- Jane Blake, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1063447456
- Maureen Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1801979430
- Martha FarewellSpeech-Language Pathologist1477575629
- Elizabeth FogliaSpeech-Language Pathologist1518987312
Verify Thomas A. Hays 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 170038-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
5,094 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Risperidone596 claims
- Olanzapine394 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate345 claims
- Divalproex Sodium261 claims
- Aripiprazole247 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er238 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Metro Community Health Centers IncNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas A. Hays among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Thomas A. Hays, 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
Psychiatry Physician providers in New York
There are 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Thomas A. Hays, MD's NPI number?
Thomas A. Hays, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497778799, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas A. Hays, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7 Community Dr, Buffalo, NY, 14225. Phone: (716) 505-5630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas A. Hays, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 170038-1, 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 A. Hays, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas A. Hays, MD had 5,094 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.