Dr. Valeri Kraskovsky, MD
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 149
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
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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
- Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
- 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
- Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY
Medical groups
- Trinity Medical Wny PC (207 clinicians)
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (196 clinicians)
- Mount St. Marys Hospital of Niagara Falls (90 clinicians)
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital (55 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
- 149
- Services billed
- 377
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 111 | 51 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 54 | 35 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 30 | 28 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 29 | 28 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 25 | 18 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 15 | 15 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 250 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 246 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 119 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 91 |
| Spiriva Respimat (tiotropium bromide) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 85 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 70 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 69 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 66 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 61 |
| Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium brm/vilanterol tr) Other prescribers in Buffalo, NY | 60 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 15 companies reported 46 payments worth $1,172 in total to this clinician.
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $263 |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $212 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $164 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $89.74 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | $77.12 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC | $54.72 |
| Amgen Inc. | $53.60 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $44.42 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,008 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $164 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHILADELPHIA, PA · in-kind | $127 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Feb 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PHILADELPHIA, PA · in-kind | $37.00 |
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.