Dr. John G. Golfinos, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 70
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 50
- Publications
- 182
- Clinical trials
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 91
- Practice address
- 550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016
- Practice phone
- Call (212) 263-1481
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital
New York, New York
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Dr. John G. Golfinos is a neurosurgeon in New York, New York
Dr. Golfinos practices at NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York.
Dr. Golfinos' NPI, 1356355119, was assigned on July 28, 2006. Dr. Golfinos graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1988. Dr. Golfinos holds New York license 200504-1.
- NPI
- 1356355119NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537265897
- NPI enumeration date
- July 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (212) 263-1481
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John G. Golfinos practices at NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York
Dr. Golfinos' 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 Hospital550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016 · New York CountyPhone(212) 263-1481
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. John G. Golfinos is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Golfinos' primary practice is NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York. Dr. Golfinos is also affiliated with Tisch Hospital. The medical group on file is NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Golfinos to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John G. Golfinos' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Golfinos practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John G. Golfinos is one of 455 neurosurgeons in New York
Neurological surgery is Dr. Golfinos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Golfinos is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Golfinos is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, New YorkPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists craniotomy among the conditions Dr. Golfinos treats.
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Golfinos
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John G. Golfinos billed Medicare for 70 services in 2024
CMS data shows 70 Medicare services from Dr. Golfinos across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 50 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,479 for them.
Dr. Golfinos' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 262024: 4158%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 112024: 1536%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 152024: 147%
Where Dr. Golfinos' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1521%
- In a facility5579%
Dr. Golfinos compared with the New York median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Golfinos
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 70vs 16257% below
- Medicare patients
- 50vs 11356% below
Medians across 411 neurosurgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Golfinos' 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. John G. Golfinos treated 50 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Golfinos in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Golfinos' median patient age at 57, with 60% women.
Dr. Golfinos' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Golfinos' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3468%
- Men1632%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Golfinos' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease42%
- Arthritis40%
- Diabetes32%
- Stroke or TIA30%
- Cancer28%
- Anxiety22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Golfinos' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John G. Golfinos 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. Golfinos for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Golfinos accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Golfinos' 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. John G. Golfinos has 182 publications on record
Dmand AI links 182 papers to Dr. Golfinos, published from 2008 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 13. The most frequent topics are Brain Neoplasms, Radiosurgery and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Golfinos has published most often in J Neurosurg. Dr. Golfinos' most frequent co-authors are Douglas S. Kondziolka, MD, Dimitris G. Placantonakis, MD, PhD and Donato Pacione, MD.
Dr. Golfinos' papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Golfinos writes about most
- Brain Neoplasms
- Radiosurgery
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Glioma
- Neuroma, Acoustic
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Brain
- Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
Dr. Golfinos' most frequent co-authors
- Douglas S. Kondziolka, MD48 shared papers
- Dimitris G. Placantonakis, MD, PhD24 shared papers
- Donato Pacione, MD20 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Golfinos
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John G. Golfinos has worked on 3 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Golfinos to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Meningioma, Neurofibromatosis 2 and Oligodendroglioma.
Clinical trials with Dr. Golfinos by phase
- 1Early phase 1: 1 trial
- NonePhase 1: no trials
- 1Phase 2: 1 trial
- 1Phase 3: 1 trial
- NonePhase 4: no trials
Conditions in Dr. Golfinos' trials
- Meningioma
- Neurofibromatosis 2
- Oligodendroglioma
- Glioblastoma
- Meningeal Neoplasms
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Golfinos
- Lars G. Anker, MD1 shared trial
- Bernard R. Bendok, MD1 shared trial
- Jaishri O'Neill Blakeley, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Golfinos
Gleolan for Visualization of Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Meningioma (opens in a new tab)
Concentration and Activity of Lapatinib in Vestibular Schwannomas (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. John G. Golfinos received $751 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Golfinos from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Cochlear Ltd paid the most, $431.
General payments to Dr. Golfinos by program year, 2016 to 2021
Companies that paid Dr. Golfinos the most, 2016 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John G. Golfinos has 7 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 7 awards for Dr. Golfinos, most recently America's Top Doctors in 2014.
Awards and honors for Dr. Golfinos
- 2014
- America's Top Doctors
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
- 2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- AANS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John G. Golfinos graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Golfinos graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1988. Dr. Golfinos is a member of AANS, CNS, New York Medical & Surgical Society, New York Society for Neurosurgery and The Society of Neurological Surgeons.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurological surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John G. Golfinos accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Golfinos is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- Humana
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Golfinos accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare11
- PPO11
- HMO8
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. John G. Golfinos's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John G. Golfinos' NPI number?
Dr. John G. Golfinos' NPI number is 1356355119. It was assigned on July 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John G. Golfinos?
Dr. John G. Golfinos 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. John G. Golfinos practice?
Dr. Golfinos practices at 550 1st Ave, New York, NY 10016. Dr. Golfinos' primary practice is NYU Langone - Tisch Hospital in New York, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Golfinos to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. John G. Golfinos' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Golfinos is (212) 263-1481.
What is Dr. John G. Golfinos' medical license number?
Dr. Golfinos holds New York license 200504-1.
Which hospitals is Dr. John G. Golfinos affiliated with?
Dr. Golfinos is affiliated with Tisch Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. John G. Golfinos part of?
Dr. Golfinos is linked to NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates.
Does Dr. John G. Golfinos accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Golfinos billed Medicare for 70 services in 2024, and Dr. Golfinos accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John G. Golfinos' MIPS score?
Dr. Golfinos' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John G. Golfinos see?
CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Golfinos in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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Is Dr. John G. Golfinos board certified?
Yes. Dr. Golfinos is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
What services does Dr. John G. Golfinos bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Golfinos' most billed Medicare services were medical service (69990), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: brain, spine and nerves (61800).
Where did Dr. John G. Golfinos go to medical school?
Dr. Golfinos graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1988.
Has Dr. John G. Golfinos received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $751 in general payments to Dr. Golfinos from 3 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Cochlear Ltd.
How long has Dr. John G. Golfinos been practicing?
Dr. Golfinos graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
Does Dr. John G. Golfinos do research?
Dmand AI links 182 publications to Dr. Golfinos, published from 2008 to 2025. Dr. Golfinos has worked on 3 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. John G. Golfinos publish with?
Dr. Golfinos' most frequent co-authors are Douglas S. Kondziolka, MD (48 shared papers), Dimitris G. Placantonakis, MD, PhD (24 shared papers) and Donato Pacione, MD (20 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. John G. Golfinos accept?
Dr. Golfinos is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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