Active NPI 1265442172 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Yusuf Nuruddin Silk , MD

Surgery • Troy, NY

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Yusuf Silk, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Troy, NY. With approximately 48 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1978, Dr. Silk delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2231 BURDETT AVE.

Dr. Silk maintains professional affiliations with Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2231 Burdett Ave
Suite 130

Troy, NY 121802447

Telephone 5182720171

Fax 5182716580

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Upstate Medical Group Pc Facility NPI 1801853122

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1978

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Troy, NY

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

48 Yrs +26.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.3 Yrs

State Avg: 27.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Troy, NY (2269 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

60.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Silk (48 Years) 48 Yrs

Troy Specialty Average (21.3 Years) 21.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	19	19	$314.47	$123.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	57	34	$89.00	$47.57
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	33	32	$310.00	$124.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	16	$66.65	$62.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$94.00	$79.37
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	17	14	$150.00	$75.98
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$229.00	$79.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$159.00	$127.91
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	12	12	$1486.00	$607.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	96	56	$82.25	$37.91
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	54	53	$215.67	$98.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	13	$31.00	$31.11
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$94.00	$82.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	24	$70.76	$63.51
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$159.00	$133.40
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	22	22	$1431.45	$642.48
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$296.33	$132.13
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$62.00	$48.26
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	11	11	$456.00	$83.19

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	78	45	$77.00	$37.97
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	44	42	$199.00	$99.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	32	$65.32	$63.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$159.00	$135.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$94.00	$83.10
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	24	$269.00	$134.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	23	17	$31.00	$31.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	85	39	$77.00	$39.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	35	$63.00	$51.20
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	42	40	$269.00	$137.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$159.00	$129.01
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	16	$31.00	$25.57
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$94.00	$75.27
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	17	17	$199.00	$100.58
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	17	14	$45.00	$14.52
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$1218.50	$623.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	15	$97.00	$78.66
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	14	12	$456.00	$85.99
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$62.00	$50.40
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	11	11	$56.00	$18.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	91	46	$77.00	$38.07
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	41	41	$269.00	$133.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$94.00	$74.18
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	35	26	$31.00	$24.92
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	35	34	$199.00	$98.65
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$62.00	$49.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	21	$63.00	$50.01
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$159.00	$125.95
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$1208.86	$604.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$97.00	$77.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	101	46	$77.00	$37.20
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	62	57	$269.00	$132.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$94.00	$73.77
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	22	22	$84.91	$61.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	21	$63.00	$49.74
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$159.00	$125.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	13	$31.00	$24.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	15	$67.65	$62.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$128.12	$95.77
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$62.00	$48.82
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$1286.00	$608.84
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	12	$34.60	$31.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$97.00	$76.11
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	12	11	$1017.00	$496.99
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$2107.00	$321.68
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	11	11	$29.00	$14.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	102	43	$87.29	$37.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	57	47	$84.67	$49.37
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	38	32	$46.74	$24.62
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	35	33	$181.86	$97.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$119.47	$73.83
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	27	27	$263.07	$132.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	17	$137.62	$76.43
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	19	19	$91.68	$48.82
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	15	12	$33.33	$14.09
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$1419.09	$625.95

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-05-13

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License NY 15934

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

01112683 (NY)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York

2215 Burdett Ave, Troy, NY 121802466

Phone: 5182713554

Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York

2215 Burdett Ave, Troy, NY 121802466

Phone: 5182713900

Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York

2231 Burdett Ave, Troy, NY 121802447

Presbyterian Healthcare Services

1010 Spruce St, Espanola, NM 875322724

Phone: 5053670360

Secondary Practice Locations

855 Route 146

Clifton Park, NY 120653885

Phone: 5182715527

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Edward Hannan , MD

Surgery

NPI 1255341152

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. John Gebert , MD

Surgery

NPI 1790795680

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 13, 2021

Registered at PO BOX 14890, ALBANY, NY 122124890 (Tel: 5185255634)

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NPI Profile Active May 12, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 12, 2008

Registered at 2231 BURDETT AVE, SUITE 130, TROY, NY 121802447 (Tel: 5182720171)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 12, 2008

Registered at 2231 BURDETT AVE, SUITE 130, TROY, NY 121802447 (Tel: 5182720171)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 12, 2008

Recorded as YUSUF SILK, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 12, 2008

Surgery (License #15934 in NY)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 09, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1265442172

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 09, 2006

Last Update: May 13, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 14890

Albany, NY 122124890

Phone: 5185255634

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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