Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Michael Nakao, MD

Individual provider Pulmonary Disease Physician · NPI 1538169404

Michael Nakao, MD is registered under Pulmonary Disease in Albany, New York. Graduated from State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine in 1975, 51 years ago. Practices with Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York, a 260-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in New York.

Years since qualifying
51
Trained at
State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine
Licensed in
NY
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

5 Palisades Dr Ste 100
Albany, NY 12205-6433
Phone: (518) 438-4496
Fax: (518) 438-5803
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Specialties & licences

Pulmonary Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RP1001X · Licence 130302 (NY)

Record details

NPI number1538169404
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 21, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMay 19, 2021
Certification dateMay 19, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPULMONARY DISEASE
Medical schoolSTATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1975 (51 years in practice)
Group practice Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York — 260 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients235
Services billed 618 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $914 18 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 260 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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