NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Whitney R. Russell

Physician Assistant · Albany, NY

Whitney R. Russell is a physician assistant with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1265079743, issued on Dec 4, 2019. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; 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
1265079743
Name
Whitney R. Russell
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
Phone
(518) 262-3125
Enumerated
Dec 4, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200715002864); accepts Medicare assignment
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 43 New Scotland Ave

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

  1. Asna Aafreen, M.B.B.S.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790470599
  2. Adam Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558164178
  3. Jennie AdamoOccupational Therapy Assistant1417358854
  4. Sidharth AddepalliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699621052
  5. Khaled Adil, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1669944237
  6. Farzana Afroze, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396904595

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

497 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 160 claims were for opioids.

  1. Whitney Russell497
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin92 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl89 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt73 claims
  4. Ibuprofen62 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl27 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%86.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Capital Region Orthopaedic Associates, PCAlbany, NY

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

Whitney R. Russell among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York

Whitney R. Russell is one of 15,555 physician assistant 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 2019, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

360 physician assistant records list a practice address in Albany

They are 360 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wendy Berry, PAAlbany, NY 122081134197890
  2. John Brady, PAAlbany, NY 122081265421440
  3. Cora Caulfield, PAAlbany, NY 122081801885363
  4. Jeffrey Claus, PAAlbany, NY 122081881662823
  5. Nancy Dearstyne, PAAlbany, NY 122081053389684
  6. Maria Diaz Parker, P.A.Albany, NY 122081750377586
  7. William Kutzer, PAAlbany, NY 122081770552507
  8. Matthew Lindow, PAAlbany, NY 122081528050432

Common questions

What is Whitney R. Russell's NPI number?

Whitney R. Russell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265079743, issued on Dec 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Whitney R. Russell located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-3125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Whitney R. Russell's license?

Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Whitney R. Russell prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Whitney R. Russell had 497 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Whitney R. Russell's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.