Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod, MD

  • New York, NY
  • Surgical oncologist
NPI1386644573PAC ID8123091824
Medicare services, 2024
1,048
Medicare patients, 2024
628
Publications
114
Clinical trials
2
MIPS score, 2024
91
Practice address
14 Wall St, New York, NY 10005
Practice phone
Call (212) 263-1481
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Primary practice

NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th St

New York, New York

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Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod is a surgical oncologist in New York, New York

Dr. Axelrod practices at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th St in New York, New York.

Dr. Axelrod's NPI, 1386644573, was assigned on July 28, 2005. Dr. Axelrod graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler in 1982. Dr. Axelrod holds New York license 151859.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123091824
NPI enumeration date
July 28, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(212) 263-1481
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
70
Medical school graduation
1982

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

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod practices at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th St in New York, New York

Dr. Axelrod's primary practice is NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th St, at 14 Wall St, New York, NY 10005 in New York County. The practice phone is (212) 263-1481.

  • NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th St
    14 Wall St, New York, NY 10005 · New York CountyPhone(212) 263-1481

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

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Axelrod's primary practice is NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th St in New York, New York. Dr. Axelrod is also affiliated with Tisch Hospital. The medical group on file is NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Axelrod to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, 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. Deborah M. Axelrod's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th StAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod is one of 162 surgical oncologists in New York

Surgical oncology is Dr. Axelrod's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086X0206X. Dr. Axelrod is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Axelrod's licenses on file in 2 states: New York and New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgical oncology, New YorkPrimaryLicense 151859 · 1982 to 2026 · taxonomy 2086X0206X
  • New Jersey license1990 to 2027

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Axelrod treats.

Surgical oncologists near Dr. Axelrod

Counts of surgical oncologists 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. Deborah M. Axelrod billed Medicare for 1,048 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,048 Medicare services from Dr. Axelrod across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 628 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $141,021 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,048
Medicare patients628
Paid by Medicare$141,021
Procedure codes11

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6872024: 6722%
Surgery
2023: 2422024: 2238%
Other services
2023: 02024: 153

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

  • In an office82579%
  • In a facility22321%

Dr. Axelrod compared with the New York median for surgical oncologists, 2024

  • Dr. Axelrod
  • New York median
Medicare services
1,048vs 1248.5 times
Medicare patients
628vs 966.5 times

Medians across 145 surgical oncologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Axelrod'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. Deborah M. Axelrod treated 628 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 628 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Axelrod in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 296 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Axelrod's median patient age at 67, with 95% women.

Medicare patients, 2024628
Average age75
Average risk score0.93
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Axelrod's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

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

  1. Cancer75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure62%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. Osteoporosis35%
  6. Diabetes24%
  7. Ischemic heart disease22%
  8. Anxiety20%

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

Dr. Axelrod's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women95%
  • Men1%

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

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod 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. Axelrod for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Axelrod accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 79 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Axelrod, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Axelrod'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.

Where Dr. Axelrod ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Mastectomy
98th percentile79 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
86th percentile48 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

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Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod has 114 publications on record

Dmand AI links 114 papers to Dr. Axelrod, published from 2004 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast and Mastectomy. Dr. Axelrod has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Axelrod's most frequent co-authors are Freya R. Schnabel, MD, Nolan S. Karp, MD and Yao Wang, MD.

Papers114
Years published2004 to 2025

Dr. Axelrod's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Axelrod writes about most

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
  • Mastectomy
  • Mastectomy, Segmental
  • Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
  • Axilla
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Lymphatic Metastasis

Dr. Axelrod's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Axelrod

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

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Axelrod to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Breast Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating and Breast Carcinoma In Situ. NYU Langone Health sponsors the most, 2.

Clinical trials with Dr. Axelrod by phase

  1. 1Early phase 1: 1 trial
  2. 1Phase 1: 1 trial
  3. NonePhase 2: no trials
  4. NonePhase 3: no trials
  5. NonePhase 4: no trials

Conditions in Dr. Axelrod's trials

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
  • Breast Carcinoma In Situ
  • Breast Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Axelrod

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Axelrod

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod received $2,727 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Axelrod from 4 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 62% of the total. AxoGen paid the most, $2,254.

General payments to Dr. Axelrod by program year, 2023 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Axelrod by kind, 2023 to 2025

$2.7Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,69862%
  • Food and beverage$67925%
  • Grants$35013%

Companies that paid Dr. Axelrod the most, 2023 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Axelrod, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Axelrod

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler

Dr. Axelrod graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler in 1982.

  1. Medical schoolTel Aviv University Sackler
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Axelrod is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Cigna
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Axelrod accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare11
  3. HMO8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod's NPI number?

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod's NPI number is 1386644573. It was assigned on July 28, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod?

Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod is a surgical oncologist in New York, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 2086X0206X).

Where does Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod practice?

Dr. Axelrod practices at 14 Wall St, New York, NY 10005. Dr. Axelrod's primary practice is NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center - 34th St in New York, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Axelrod to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod's office phone number?

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

What is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod's medical license number?

Dr. Axelrod holds New York license 151859, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Axelrod in New York (1982 to 2026) and New Jersey (1990 to 2027).

Which hospitals is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod affiliated with?

Dr. Axelrod is affiliated with Tisch Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod part of?

Dr. Axelrod is linked to NYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery Associates.

Does Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Axelrod billed Medicare for 1,048 services in 2024, and Dr. Axelrod accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod's MIPS score?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod see?

CMS counts 628 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Axelrod in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod board certified?

Yes. Dr. Axelrod is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Axelrod's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod go to medical school?

Dr. Axelrod graduated from Tel Aviv University Sackler in 1982.

Has Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,727 in general payments to Dr. Axelrod from 4 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from AxoGen.

How long has Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod been practicing?

Dr. Axelrod graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.

Does Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod do research?

Dmand AI links 114 publications to Dr. Axelrod, published from 2004 to 2025. Dr. Axelrod has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod publish with?

Dr. Axelrod's most frequent co-authors are Freya R. Schnabel, MD (28 shared papers), Nolan S. Karp, MD (11 shared papers) and Yao Wang, MD (10 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Deborah M. Axelrod accept?

Dr. Axelrod is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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