Michael Aaron Kurek , PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant • Castleton, NY
1547 Columbia Tpke
Castleton, NY 120339543
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on July 6, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 896 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 17003 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths: 354 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 326 service units.
- 17000 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth: 75 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,001 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Cephalexin — 208 prescription fills, including refills.
- Triamcinolone Acetonide — 163 prescription fills, including refills.
- Clobetasol Propionate — 132 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 19 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New York (2024, 5,025 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 151. Middle half: 53 to 410.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 419 in 2020 to 896 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1547 Columbia Tpke
Castleton, NY 120339543
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Hudson, NY. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Upstate Dermatology, Pc. 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
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
318 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $42,478 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $30,610 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,131 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
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
$380,939 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,219.14 across 69 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,219.14 across 69 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 13)
- ABBVIE INC.: $354.15 across 26 records.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: $342.41 across 21 records.
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $181.19 across 7 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 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
2018
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Michael Kurek 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 Michael Kurek 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 Castleton and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New York (2024, 5,025 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 151. Middle half: 53 to 410.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Castleton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New York (2024, 5,025 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,004. Middle half: $4,378 to $28,196.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Castleton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New York (2024, 5,025 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,890. Middle half: $3,209 to $20,987.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Castleton have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New York (2024, 6,800 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 172. Middle half: 46 to 640.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Castleton have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New York (2024, 6,800 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,860. Middle half: $381 to $63,975.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Castleton have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
11 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Castleton, NY (15,558 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Castleton
0% of these 11 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
90.9% of these 11 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 114% from 419 in 2020 to 896 in 2024.
- 2020: 419
- 2021: 413
- 2022: 303
- 2023: 280
- 2024: 896
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 31% from $32,372 in 2020 to $42,478 in 2024.
- 2020: $32,372
- 2021: $30,139
- 2022: $25,063
- 2023: $21,129
- 2024: $42,478
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 15% from $26,556 in 2020 to $30,610 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,556
- 2021: $26,106
- 2022: $20,836
- 2023: $14,024
- 2024: $30,610
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 1025% from 89 in 2020 to 1,001 in 2024.
- 2020: 89
- 2021: 143
- 2022: 197
- 2023: 464
- 2024: 1,001
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 1171% from 89 in 2020 to 1,131 in 2024.
- 2020: 89
- 2021: 143
- 2022: 197
- 2023: 476
- 2024: 1,131
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $537 in 2020 to $380,939 in 2024.
- 2020: $537
- 2021: $2,103
- 2022: $2,967
- 2023: $8,061
- 2024: $380,939
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $146.52 in 2022 to $1,219.14 in 2025.
- 2022: $146.52
- 2023: $1,433.91
- 2024: $2,350.69
- 2025: $1,219.14
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 69 records totaling $1,219.14.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $39.37 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $39.25 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $37.65 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $37.47 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $34.72 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $34.57 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $31.20 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $30.18 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CIBINQO | General | $29.81 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $29.27 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $28.51 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $26.95 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $24.64 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $23.93 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sotyktu | General | $23.50 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $23.22 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ANZUPGO | General | $23.07 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $22.69 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $22.16 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $22.13 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DUPIXENT | General | $22.02 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COSENTYX | General | $22.01 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $21.89 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $21.24 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SPEVIGO | General | $21.24 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2017–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2018–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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354 | 57 | $50.00 | $5.34 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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326 | 257 | $170.21 | $73.62 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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75 | 67 | $125.00 | $51.56 |
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11102
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth
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50 | 49 | $300.00 | $80.14 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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39 | 39 | $175.00 | $89.73 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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21 | 20 | $350.00 | $103.44 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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17 | 13 | $400.00 | $145.85 |
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11103
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth
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14 | 12 | $150.00 | $40.20 |
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 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 208 | 1,483 | $867.07 | 185 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 163 | 5,848 | $2,390.24 | 119 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | Clobetasol Propionate | 132 | 3,975 | $8,324.60 | 72 |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 102 | 3,810 | $2,077.98 | 61 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 88 | 1,028 | $752.13 | 71 |
| Hydrocortisone | Hydrocortisone | 63 | 2,099 | $559.77 | 41 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 34 | 570 | $278.31 | 26 |
| Fluorouracil | Fluorouracil | 34 | 1,001 | $2,016.06 | 26 |
| Otezla | Apremilast | 23 | 678 | $91,004.41 | — |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 22 | 712 | $875.26 | 15 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 20 | 355 | $109.39 | 17 |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate Sodium | 20 | 672 | $100.59 | — |
| Minoxidil | Minoxidil | 17 | 630 | $103.91 | — |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | Clindamycin Phosphate | 14 | 630 | $614.92 | — |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 13 | 360 | $420.43 | — |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 13 | 390 | $97.30 | — |
| Dupixent Pen | Dupilumab | 13 | 350 | $45,845.26 | — |
| Tacrolimus | Tacrolimus | 11 | 390 | $1,510.81 | — |
| Skyrizi Pen | Risankizumab-Rzaa | 11 | 700 | $222,990.67 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-09-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20180727001319
NY
3375890924
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
Upstate Dermatology, Pc
461 Clinton St Ext, Schenectady, NY 123052425
Phone: 5183747222
Upstate Dermatology, Pc
113 Hudson Ave, Chatham, NY 120371324
Phone: 5183926742
Upstate Dermatology, Pc
1547 Columbia Tpke, Castleton, NY 120339543
Phone: 5184794156
Secondary Practice Locations
446 Fairview Ave
Hudson, NY 125341047
Phone: 5182673496
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Dermatology
MSNNP
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Dermatology
MDMPH
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1547 COLUMBIA TPKE, CASTLETON, NY 120339543 (Tel: 5184794156)
Registered at 1547 COLUMBIA TPKE, CASTLETON, NY 120339543 (Tel: 5184794156)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 396 BROADWAY, KINGSTON, NY 124014626 (Tel: 8452404248)
Registered at 8D ROSILIA LANE, FISHKILL, NY 12524 (Tel: 8452404248)
Recorded as MICHAEL KUREK, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: NY 022176)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Castleton
Mailing Address
1547 Columbia Tpke
Castleton, NY 120339543
Phone: 5184794156