National Provider Identifier
Scott Purga, MD
Scott Purga, MD is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Troy, NY and a listed phone number of (518) 292-6200.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated June 26, 2019. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1790027050
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Enumeration Date
- March 25, 2013
- Last Updated
- June 26, 2019
Practice Location
- 2231 Burdett Ave Ste 160
- Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 292-6200
Mailing Address
- 2231 Burdett Ave Ste 160
- Troy, NY 12180-2453
Specialties
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 14,883 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to Internal Medicine providers in the Albany, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 94th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Among the highest-volume peers.
Performs about 17x the peer median number of Medicare services.
Higher than 488 of 521 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 93.7%
- Rank by Services
- 33 of 521
- Total Services
- 14,883
- Est. Allowed Value
- $690,505.55
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 55.8%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader Internal Medicine classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Drug-related HCPCS codes make up 55.8% of reported Medicare services, so the claim mix is dominated by administered-drug billing lines.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for Internal Medicine across the Albany, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 11 to 99,042 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 93010: Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
1,628 services | $12,711.50
- 93000: Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
660 services | $9,094.40
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
500 services | $61,208.37
- 93306: Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
432 services | $52,768.56
- 99232: Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
362 services | $27,446.59
Common Drug-Related Codes
- Q9967: Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml
7,725 services | $999.79
- J2785: Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg
472 services | $25,908.01
- J7030: Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc
88 services | $169.81
Procedure Cost Comparisons
This provider appears in MedCostCompare procedure price pages built from Medicare fee-for-service data. Follow the links to compare local provider prices for the listed procedures.
Prices are Medicare-approved amounts from public provider-service records, not private insurance rates, cash-pay quotes, or a promise of what any patient will pay.
Echocardiogram | Albany, NY
Provider price$65.86
Lower than most included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 23rd price percentile.
Biography
Scott Purga, MD, is a cardiologist with Capital Cardiology Associates in Troy. He earned his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine, completed internal medicine residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and completed a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Albany Medical Center. His practice profile notes board certifications in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, internal medicine, and cardiac CT imaging; he also serves as medical director of laboratory services at Capital Cardiology and division chief of non-invasive cardiology at Samaritan Hospital.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1790027050
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Purga
- First Name
- Scott
- Credential
- MD
- Mailing Street Address
- 2231 Burdett Ave Ste 160
- Mailing City
- Troy
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 12180-2453
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (518) 292-6200
- Mailing Fax
- (518) 292-6228
- Practice Street Address
- 2231 Burdett Ave Ste 160
- Practice City
- Troy
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 12180
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (518) 292-6200
- Practice Fax
- (518) 292-6228
- Enumeration Date
- March 25, 2013
- Last Updated
- June 26, 2019
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- No
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
- Other Identifiers
- 04594496 (NY)