Dr. Audrey C. Pendleton, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine (2010)
- Years since graduation
- 16
- In the NPI registry since
- 2010
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 164
Licensed in Illinois since 2020, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2010Medical school: State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine
- 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
NY license 268302 · IL license 036153185 (first issued 2020; not renewed) - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY
- Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown, NY
- Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris, NY
Medical groups
- Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York (2,296 clinicians)
- Garnet Health Doctors PC (165 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 164
- Services billed
- 390
- Patients’ average age
- 72
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 7 payments worth $6,931 in total to this clinician.
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $6,774 |
|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $125 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $32.42 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $6,525 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $406 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. Nov 17, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) ZYNRELEF · POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | $2,700 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. Dec 15, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) ZYNRELEF · POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | $2,700 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. Feb 26, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) APONVIE; ZYNRELEF · NAUSEAVOMITING | $1,125 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.