Tracy J Sturm , CFNP
Nurse Practitioner โข Buffalo, NY
Elm And Carlton St
Buffalo, NY 142630001
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NPI assigned on November 14, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 186 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 89 service units.
- G0316 โ Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th: 54 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 43 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 22 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Gabapentin โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lansoprazole โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Buffalo, NY (2024, 113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 50 to 251.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 977 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 73 to 429.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 97 in 2020 to 186 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Elm And Carlton St
Buffalo, NY 142630001
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Roswell Park Cancer Institute. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1993
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
80 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $12,476 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $9,941 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
30 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$614 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $60.75 in 2021
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021.
Years since graduation
33 years (graduated 1993)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1993 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Tracy Sturm has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Tracy Sturm as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Buffalo and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Buffalo, NY (2024, 113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 50 to 251.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 977 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 73 to 429.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Buffalo, NY (2024, 113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,978. Middle half: $4,318 to $19,332.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 977 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,581. Middle half: $5,312 to $30,656.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Buffalo, NY (2024, 113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,763. Middle half: $3,354 to $15,035.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 977 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,630. Middle half: $3,985 to $23,133.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Tracy Sturm are from 2023.
221 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, NY (3,102 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Buffalo
11.8% of these 221 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.4% of these 221 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 92% from 97 in 2020 to 186 in 2024.
- 2020: 97
- 2021: 79
- 2022: 144
- 2023: 151
- 2024: 186
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 142% from $5,156 in 2020 to $12,476 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,156
- 2021: $4,549
- 2022: $11,506
- 2023: $10,632
- 2024: $12,476
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 251% from $2,832 in 2020 to $9,941 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,832
- 2021: $3,576
- 2022: $9,204
- 2023: $8,380
- 2024: $9,941
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 100% from 4,652 in 2018 to 22 in 2023.
- 2018: 4,652
- 2019: 3,605
- 2020: 2,335
- 2022: 13
- 2023: 22
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 99% from 5,107 in 2018 to 30 in 2023.
- 2018: 5,107
- 2019: 4,095
- 2020: 2,951
- 2022: 15
- 2023: 30
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 100% from $3,695,520 in 2018 to $614 in 2023.
- 2018: $3,695,520
- 2019: $3,402,532
- 2020: $2,659,255
- 2022: $112
- 2023: $614
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2021 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2021), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2021 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2021): fewer than 11 records totaling $60.75.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Descovy | General | $60.75 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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89 | 54 | $402.52 | $94.95 |
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G0316
Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th
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54 | 22 | $129.00 | $24.34 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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43 | 33 | $325.05 | $63.05 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 11 | 510 | $113.13 | โ |
| Lansoprazole | Lansoprazole | 11 | 380 | $501.09 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-04-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LF0000X
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20120822000398
NY
3476591215
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY 142630001
Phone: 7168452300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Radiology - Radiation Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
RPAC
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Registered Nurse, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: NY 337268)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at ELM AND CARLTON ST, BUFFALO, NY 142630001 (Tel: 7168452300)
Registered at ELM AND CARLTON ST, BUFFALO, NY 142630001 (Tel: 7168452300)
Recorded as TRACY STURM, CFNP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: NY F337268)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Buffalo
- Victoria Bruns
- Jason Rein, ANP-BC
- Dr. Brian Caldwell, EdD, RN, AGPCNP-BC
- Aaron Pack, NP
- Rosh-Neke Thomas, FNP-BC
- Maghan Krone, NP
Mailing Address
Elm And Carlton St
Buffalo, NY 142630001
Phone: 7168452300