Michele Christine Cournan , ANP
Nurse Practitioner • Schenectady, NY
1270 Belmont Ave
Schenectady, NY 123082104
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Michele Cournan is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on June 16, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 70 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 99231 — Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 44 service units.
- 99221 — Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 26 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 124 in 2017 to 70 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1270 Belmont Ave
Schenectady, NY 123082104
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,621 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. 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, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,775 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, 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, 2019.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $21.55 in 2022
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 2022.
NPI first issued
2005
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Schenectady and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Michele Cournan are from 2019.
15 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Schenectady, NY (3,102 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Schenectady
20% of these 15 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
60% of these 15 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 decreased 44% from 124 in 2017 to 70 in 2019.
- 2017: 124
- 2018: 103
- 2019: 70
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 40% from $6,037 in 2017 to $3,621 in 2019.
- 2017: $6,037
- 2018: $5,270
- 2019: $3,621
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 40% from $4,642 in 2017 to $2,775 in 2019.
- 2017: $4,642
- 2018: $4,080
- 2019: $2,775
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2022 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Open Payments (2022), 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 2022 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2022): fewer than 11 records totaling $21.55.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ConvaTec Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CONVATEC INC. | General | $21.55 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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44 | 34 | $77.00 | $32.73 |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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26 | 26 | $199.00 | $83.87 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-05-13NUCC 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: 363LA2200X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 364SR0400X
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 14890, ALBANY, NY 122124890 (Tel: 5185255634)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1270 BELMONT AVE, SCHENECTADY, NY 123082104 (Tel: 5183863512)
Registered at 107 COUNTRY WALK RD, SCHENECTADY, NY 123066710 (Tel: 5183863512)
Recorded as MICHELE COURNAN, ANP
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: NY F301861)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Schenectady
- Sarah Rosemary Zimmermann, APRN
- Bogdana Berezovska, FNP
- Stephanie Quandt, FNP-C
- Schuylar Dawson, NP
- Christina Mcgaffin, RN, MS, ANP
- Shannon Knapp, FNP
Mailing Address
Po Box 14890
Albany, NY 122124890
Phone: 5185255634