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Dr. Nicholas J. Vander Els sees patients in Manhattan as a pulmonologist with Memorial Pulmonary Function Group.
New York University School of Medicine is where Dr. Vander Els went to medical school, graduating in 1981.
To book an appointment, call (212) 639-2000. Dr. Vander Els's office is at 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065. The group behind the practice, Memorial Pulmonary Function Group, lists 23 clinicians with Medicare. He accepts Medicare assignment — useful to know if you are on traditional Medicare. Video (telehealth) appointments are listed as an option.
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Quick facts
- Specialty
- Pulmonologist
- Credentials
- MD
- Practice
- Memorial Pulmonary Function Group
- Address
- 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Phone
- (212) 639-2000
- Medical school
- New York University School of Medicine (1981)
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts
- Telehealth
- Available
- NPI number
- 1063483790
- NY license no.
- 151182
Medicare, Medicaid and hospitals
- Medicare patients (2024)
- 639 people with traditional Medicare, average age 74
- Most common services billed to Medicare
- Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases
- Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume
- Test to determine lung volumes using sensors
- Medicare quality score (MIPS 2024)
- 83 out of 100 — reported through the group practice
- New York Medicaid
- Enrolled fee-for-service provider since 2025. Medicaid managed-care plans keep their own networks, so check with your plan.
Medicare figures cover people with traditional (fee-for-service) Medicare only; services billed for fewer than 11 patients are not published.
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Frequently Asked Questions
With Memorial Pulmonary Function Group, at 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065.
Call the office at (212) 639-2000.
Yes — Dr. Vander Els accepts Medicare assignment, taking the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
New York University School of Medicine, graduating in 1981.
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