Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Brian Thomas Zafonte, MD, PHD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · NPI 1003112947

Brian Thomas Zafonte, MD, PHD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Alexandria Bay, New York. Graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2008, 18 years ago. Practices with Samaritan Medical Practice PC, a 29-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in New York.

Years since qualifying
18
Trained at
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Licensed in
NY
In the registry since
2011
Specialties on file
2
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
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Practice location Address checks out

4 Fuller St
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607-1391
Phone: (315) 482-1251
Fax: (315) 482-4847
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 312647 (NY)
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207XS0106X · Licence 312647 (NY)

Record details

NPI number1003112947
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedFebruary 9, 2011
Last updated in NPPESJanuary 7, 2025
Certification dateJanuary 7, 2025

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Graduated 2008 (18 years in practice)
Group practice Samaritan Medical Practice Pc — 29 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 11 times · 46th percentile
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

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 patients156
Services billed 422 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Travel and Lodging $1,711 2 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $552 14 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Samaritan Medical Practice PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 29 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.