Dr. Howard A. Riina, MD

  • New York, NY
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1639199367PAC ID8729016118
Medicare services, 2024
250
Medicare patients, 2024
123
Publications
90
MIPS score, 2024
91
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016
Practice phone
Call (212) 263-1481
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Primary practice

NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital

New York, New York

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Dr. Howard A. Riina is a neurosurgeon in New York, New York

Dr. Riina practices at NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York.

Dr. Riina's NPI, 1639199367, was assigned on July 19, 2006. Dr. Riina graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in 1993. Dr. Riina holds New York license 201808.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8729016118
NPI enumeration date
July 19, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(212) 263-1481
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Howard A. Riina practices at NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York

Dr. Riina's primary practice is NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital, at 550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016 in New York County. The practice phone is (212) 263-1481.

  • NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital
    550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016 · New York CountyPhone(212) 263-1481

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Howard A. Riina is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Riina's primary practice is NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York. Dr. Riina is also affiliated with Tisch Hospital. The medical group on file is NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Riina to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Howard A. Riina's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Riina practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
NYU Langone - Tisch HospitalAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Howard A. Riina is one of 455 neurosurgeons in New York

Neurological surgery is Dr. Riina's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Riina is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, New YorkPrimaryLicense 201808 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Riina

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Dr. Howard A. Riina billed Medicare for 250 services in 2024

CMS data shows 250 Medicare services from Dr. Riina across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 123 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,604 for them.

Medicare services, 2024250
Medicare patients123
Paid by Medicare$50,604
Procedure codes10

Dr. Riina's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 922024: 11929%
Surgery
2023: 802024: 7111%
Imaging
2023: 532024: 6013%

Where Dr. Riina's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11948%
  • In a facility13152%

Dr. Riina compared with the New York median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Riina
  • New York median
Medicare services
250vs 16254% above
Medicare patients
123vs 1139% above

Medians across 411 neurosurgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Riina's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Howard A. Riina treated 123 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Riina in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Riina's median patient age at 55, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024123
Average age73
Average risk score1.21
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Riina's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Riina's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8166%
  • Men4234%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Riina's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Stroke or TIA52%
  5. Ischemic heart disease38%
  6. Diabetes32%
  7. Anxiety27%
  8. Mood disorders25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Riina's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 55

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Howard A. Riina scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Riina for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Riina accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Riina's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 91of 100Final score
  • 91.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Howard A. Riina has 90 publications on record

Dmand AI links 90 papers to Dr. Riina, published from 2017 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 17. The most frequent topics are Embolization, Therapeutic, Intracranial Aneurysm and Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations. Dr. Riina has published most often in Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). Dr. Riina's most frequent co-authors are Eytan Raz, MD, Erez Z. Nossek, MD and Omar Tanweer, MD.

Papers90
Years published2017 to 2025

Dr. Riina's papers by year, 2017 to 2025

Topics Dr. Riina writes about most

  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Intracranial Aneurysm
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • Meningeal Arteries
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Radiosurgery
  • Cerebral Angiography

Dr. Riina's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Howard A. Riina received $123,505 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 190 general payments to Dr. Riina from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $59,477.

General payments to Dr. Riina by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Riina by kind, 2016 to 2025

$123.5Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$52,00042%
  • Travel and lodging$33,69727%
  • Consulting fees$29,02524%
  • Food and beverage$7,2846%
  • Honoraria$1,5001%

Companies that paid Dr. Riina the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Howard A. Riina graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dr. Riina graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

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Sources for Dr. Howard A. Riina's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Howard A. Riina's NPI number?

Dr. Howard A. Riina's NPI number is 1639199367. It was assigned on July 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard A. Riina?

Dr. Howard A. Riina is a neurosurgeon in New York, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Howard A. Riina practice?

Dr. Riina practices at 550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016. Dr. Riina's primary practice is NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Riina to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Howard A. Riina's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Riina is (212) 263-1481.

What is Dr. Howard A. Riina's medical license number?

Dr. Riina holds New York license 201808.

Which hospitals is Dr. Howard A. Riina affiliated with?

Dr. Riina is affiliated with Tisch Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Howard A. Riina part of?

Dr. Riina is linked to NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Riina to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Howard A. Riina accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Riina billed Medicare for 250 services in 2024, and Dr. Riina accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Howard A. Riina's MIPS score?

Dr. Riina's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard A. Riina see?

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Riina in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Howard A. Riina bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Riina's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36224).

Where did Dr. Howard A. Riina go to medical school?

Dr. Riina graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in 1993.

Has Dr. Howard A. Riina received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $123,505 in general payments to Dr. Riina from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Howard A. Riina been practicing?

Dr. Riina graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. Howard A. Riina do research?

Dmand AI links 90 publications to Dr. Riina, published from 2017 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Howard A. Riina publish with?

Dr. Riina's most frequent co-authors are Eytan Raz, MD (45 shared papers), Erez Z. Nossek, MD (34 shared papers) and Omar Tanweer, MD (29 shared papers).

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