NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician NPI 1003233420 MD
Verify on CMS → Thomas Palaia, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Freeport, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,032 in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Industry payments
$39.5
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Thomas Palaia, MD is a Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Freeport, New York, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- #139
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician rank among New York specialties
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1003233420 · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · RX-NONE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1003233420
- ENUM-MID 2014
- TAX-NARROW 4,032
- RX-NONE No Part D
- BOOK-THIN 241 in New York
- PHOTO-ENUM Tyler Goetz · 2014
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Thomas Palaia, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Thomas Palaia, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
Specialty distribution in New York
How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1003233420 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/24/2014 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Thomas Palaia, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount Sinai
Oceanside, NY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Thomas Palaia, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$40
Largest payer
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Thomas Palaia, MD. To verify Thomas Palaia, MD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Overview
How Thomas Palaia, MD fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.
4,032
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
1,657
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Palaia, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2014)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Palaia.
One of 241 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Frank Adipietro
M.D.
Southold, NY
Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
MD
New York, NY
Dr. Carole Agin
M.D.
Lake Success, NY
Dr. Naheed Ahamadi
MD
Bronx, NY
Dr. Naeem Ahmad
MD
Elmhurst, NY
Compare Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Thomas Palaia, MD's specialty? ▼
Thomas Palaia, MD specializes in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician and practices in Freeport, New York. Credentials: MD.
Where is Thomas Palaia, MD located? ▼
Thomas Palaia, MD is located at 73 GUY LOMBARDO AVE, Freeport, NY, 11520. Phone: (516) 377-3332.
What is Thomas Palaia, MD's NPI number? ▼
Thomas Palaia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003233420, issued on 03/24/2014.
How many Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,032 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider writes 1,657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Thomas Palaia, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Thomas Palaia, MD appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Thomas Palaia, MD's credentials? ▼
Thomas Palaia, MD's NPI is 1003233420 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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