Physician Profile
Salvatore R. Lenzo, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Lenzo
Salvatore R. Lenzo, MD is a healthcare provider in New York, NY specializing in hand surgery. Salvatore trained at New York University School of Medicine, graduating in 1981. Salvatore is also listed as specializing in orthopaedic hand surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Salvatore cared for 856 Medicare patients across 1,410 services. The services billed most often include x-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views, x-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views, and x-ray of forearm, 2 views. This provider record is associated with NPI 1912997776.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (212) 734-9949
- Email not available
Practice Locations
955 5TH AVE
New York, NY 10021
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Hand Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Arthritis & Joints
- Bone Spur on Finger
- Hand and Wrist Arthritis
- Hand Arthritis
- Kienbock's Disease
- Stiff Fingers
- Wrist sprain
Circulation
Congenital
Fractures & Injuries
- Black Toenail
- Boxer's Fracture
- Broken Scaphoid Bone
- Dislocated Finger
- Hand and finger fractures
- Jammed Finger
- Severed Finger
- Torn Thumb Ligament
- Wrist Cartilage Tear
- Wrist fracture
Infections
Injuries
- Boxer's Knuckle
- Crushed Hand Injury
- Foreign Object in Hand
- Hand Compartment Syndrome
- Jersey Finger
- Sprained Finger
Lumps & Bumps
Lumps & Masses
Nails
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Nerve in Hand
- Hand Neuroma
- Hand Numbness and Tingling
- Hand Weakness
- Pinched Nerve in Wrist
- Wrist Drop
Tendons
- De Quervain tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Golfer's elbow
- Intersection Syndrome
- Mallet Finger
- Swan Neck Deformity
- Tennis elbow
- Torn Hand Tendon
- Trigger finger
Procedures & services
Bone surgery
Cyst & Lump Removal
Fracture Repair
Injections
Injections & Therapy
- Custom Hand Splinting
- Hand therapy
- Mallet Finger Splinting
- PRP Shot for Wrist or Elbow
- Tendon Sheath Injection
Joint surgery
Joint Surgery
- Finger Joint Fusion
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Thumb Arthritis Surgery
- Thumb Ligament Repair
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Wrist Cartilage Repair
- Wrist Fusion
Minor procedures
Nail procedures
Nerve Surgery
Nerve surgery
Pain management
Tendon Surgery
- Dupuytren contracture surgery
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tendon Transfer Surgery
- Tennis Elbow Surgery
- Thumb Tendon Release
- Trigger finger release
Tendon surgery
Trauma & Reconstruction
- Drainage of Finger Infection
- Extra Finger Removal
- Fingertip Reconstruction
- Severed Finger Reattachment
- Webbed Finger Separation
Wound repair
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,410 services · 856 patients · 7 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release of tendon of palm and finger | Procedure | 26442 |
120 | Too few peers to compare |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73130 |
330 | More than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73110 |
330 | More than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| X-ray of forearm, 2 views | Imaging | 73090 |
302 | Too few peers to compare |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73080 |
50 | More often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
151 | As often as other peers in Hand Surgery |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
127 | More often than most peers in Hand Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other hand surgeons in New York 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at New York University School of Medicine 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 9 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1981 at New York University School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Release of tendon of palm and finger 1
Providers in NY who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Lenzo specialize in?
Dr. Lenzo is a hand surgeon in New York, NY. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Hand Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Lenzo located?
Dr. Lenzo is listed at 955 5Th Ave, New York, NY 10021. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Lenzo's phone number?
The number on file is (212) 734-9949. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Lenzo's NPI number?
Dr. Lenzo's National Provider Identifier is 1912997776. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Lenzo go to medical school?
Dr. Lenzo attended New York University School of Medicine, graduating in 1981. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Lenzo been practicing?
Dr. Lenzo has 45 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1981, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Lenzo do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Lenzo performs procedures including release of tendon of palm and finger; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views and x-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Lenzo confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Lenzo. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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