Dr. K Daniel Riew, MD

Dr. Riew practices at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Riew's NPI, 1518983832, was assigned on July 14, 2006. Dr. Riew graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1984. Dr. Riew holds New York license 278819.

Dr. Riew's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, at 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065 in New York County. The practice phone is (212) 746-5454.

Dr. Riew's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The medical group on file is ColumbiaDoctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Riew to 2 more clinical labs, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Riew practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Riew's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Riew is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Riew's licenses on file in 15 states: New York, Florida, Colorado, New Jersey, South Carolina, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Alabama and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, joint pain, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, removal of damaged skin or skin graft, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Riew treats.

CMS data shows 435 Medicare services from Dr. Riew across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 113 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $161,495 for them.

CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Riew in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 74 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Riew's median patient age at 59, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Riew wrote 41 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 20 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $137 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 40 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Riew for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Riew accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Riew as offering telehealth. CMS counts 203 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Riew, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 356 papers to Dr. Riew, published from 2007 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 21. The most frequent topics are Cervical Vertebrae, Spinal Fusion and Diskectomy. Dr. Riew has published most often in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Dr. Riew's most frequent co-authors are Ronald Arthur Lehman, MD, Lawrence G. Lenke, MD and Han Jo Kim, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 204 general payments to Dr. Riew from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,582,636.

Dmand AI lists 40 awards for Dr. Riew, most recently Americas top doctors in 2020.

Dr. Riew graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1984. Dr. Riew is a member of AAOS, AOA, AOSpine International, Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons, Cervical Spine Research Society and Interurban Orthopedic Society.

Dr. Riew is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.