NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zachary Gray Puca, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Buffalo, NY

Zachary Gray Puca, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1174919161, issued on Apr 7, 2015. Check the license (New York 291072, 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
1174919161
Name
Zachary Gray Puca
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
291072 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213
Phone
(716) 816-2935
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2025
Fax
(716) 816-2935
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 400 Forest Ave

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

  1. Bryan AdamsRegistered Nurse1013759232
  2. Ashley Allen, RNRegistered Nurse1831968015
  3. Roberta Angielczyk, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1134942105
  4. Heather Bailey, RPHPharmacist1194952846
  5. Cassandra Baity, REGISTERED NURSEPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1992544332
  6. Robert BallardRegistered Nurse1316709892

Verify Zachary Gray Puca 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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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,321 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Zachary Puca1,321
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clozapine199 claims
  2. Invega Sustenna125 claims
  3. Benztropine Mesylate92 claims
  4. Haloperidol Decanoate87 claims
  5. Haloperidol58 claims
  6. Olanzapine53 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): 90 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 score83.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Zachary Gray Puca among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York

Zachary Gray Puca, 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 2015, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Burnett, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142131225056203
  2. Kulwant Buttar, MDBuffalo, NY 142131366486789
  3. Olga Cruz-BarriosBuffalo, NY 142131598886418
  4. Richard GergelisBuffalo, NY 142131225159148
  5. Dhruvkumar GunderiaBuffalo, NY 142131134240054
  6. Curlane Jones-BrownBuffalo, NY 142131588785406
  7. Prem KansalBuffalo, NY 142131396866216
  8. Allison McGuerty, MDBuffalo, NY 142131043466287

Common questions

What is Zachary Gray Puca, MD's NPI number?

Zachary Gray Puca, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174919161, issued on Apr 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zachary Gray Puca, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14213. Phone: (716) 816-2935. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zachary Gray Puca, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 291072, 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 Zachary Gray Puca, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zachary Gray Puca, MD had 1,321 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Zachary Gray Puca, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.