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Margaret Pain, MD

Neurosurgery · Oceanside

NPI 1942576400

Medicare standing
Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · 2,809 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Mount Sinai South Nassau. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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California Medical Board record

Licence A161360 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-03-31 · University of Minnesota Medical School.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

State licence records

1 licence

  • New Jersey 25MA10845300Medical Doctor · since 2020 · expires 2027-06-30
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, NYAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Mount Sinai Health System, which runs 5 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 62% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.6 (11.4 to 18.4) · 186 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.157, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.177, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Mount Sinai South Nassau

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 7 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Mount Sinai South Nassau
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.6 (11.4 to 18.4) · 186 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.157BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.177BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.32 (0.48 to 2.16) · 2,214 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.85 (0.57 to 1.13)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths152.64 (98.17 to 207.1) · 80 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.5 · 218 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.1 · 259 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 678 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.9 · 1,398 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 381 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.1 · 4,641 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.33) · 10,960 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.09 to 0.45) · 11,077 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.15 (1.32 to 4.97) · 2,016 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.43 (0 to 3.03) · 520 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.12 (0.74 to 3.51) · 2,062 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.54 (0.47 to 14.62) · 498 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.5 (1.93 to 9.08) · 487 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.8 (0.39 to 3.22) · 471 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.37 (0 to 0.79) · 9,892 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 41 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.451No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.582No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.959No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.7 · 265 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.6 · 852 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits1.4 · 220 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits13.8 · 706 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits31.3 · 1,377 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.9 · 1,498 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.1 (3.4 to 7.2) · 186 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits7.4 · 49 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.5 · 298 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.8 (9.9 to 16.4) · 1,068 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.8 to 1.2) · 756 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (861 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Mount Sinai South Nassau
Cleanliness1
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness2
Recommend hospital2
Share of patients giving the best answer at Mount Sinai South Nassau
Room was "always" clean57%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information81%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge81%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)61%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night45%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital62%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects41%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms82%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$47,326

Medicare paid this office $47,326 for 68 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
New patient visit (45+ min)21$3,200$152
Short return visit (20+ min)26$2,717$82
New patient visit (30+ min)12$1,213$101

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)1-10None
Spinal fusion1-10None

Who their Medicare patients are

68 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 46% · Also on Medicaid 24% · Health risk score 1.83. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 1.46.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Stroke 47% · Diabetes 43% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Depression 34% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Cancer 25% · Atrial fibrillation 25% · Heart failure 22% · COPD 19% · Dementia 18%.

The office billed $925,962, Medicare allowed $59,400 and paid $47,326; for 146 services of 39 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
202468146761.83$925,962$47,326
202339102741.86$463,620$18,300
202296197742.00$1,142,674$40,739
20213867671.83$1,318,584$39,338

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes28$3,478$70
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes13$1,144$42

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes43$7,196$86
Short return visit (20+ min)24$2,373$82
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes17$789$33

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Removal of skull bone for aspiration of blood accumulation in upper brain outside or below brain membrane11$21,675$1,806
Short return visit (20+ min)16$1,404$83

Medicaid work

$4,013 in 2023

Medicaid paid $4,013 for 101 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 15 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
1ST HOSP IP/OBS SF/LOW 40101$4,013
Medicaid work by year
2023101115$4,013
2022125223$18,031
202112112$1,480
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
New patient visit (30+ min)59$10,126
Short return visit (20+ min)66$7,905

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Short return visit (20+ min)12$1,480

Money from drug and device companies

$272 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202425None$272
202311None$36
202111None$514
202011None$88
201922None$310

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Medical Device Business ServicesStratafix$137
1 payment
  • Education for Stratafix · 2024-02-16 · $137
MedtronicCd Horizon Spinal System$135
4 payments
  • Meals for Cd Horizon Spinal System · 2024-03-07 · $44
  • Meals for Cd Horizon Spinal System · 2024-03-07 · $40
  • Meals for Cd Horizon Spinal System · 2024-03-06 · $19
  • Meals for Cd Horizon Spinal System · 2024-03-05 · $32
See all 5 published payments
Every published payment
MedtronicMeals · 2024-03-07Cd Horizon Spinal System$44
MedtronicMeals · 2024-03-07Cd Horizon Spinal System$40
MedtronicMeals · 2024-03-06Cd Horizon Spinal System$19
MedtronicMeals · 2024-03-05Cd Horizon Spinal System$32
Medical Device Business ServicesEducation · 2024-02-16Stratafix$137
See earlier years (2023, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2023: $36

Payments by company in 2023
DePuy Synthes SalesTrumatch$36
1 payment
  • Meals for Trumatch · 2023-04-10 · $36

2021: $514

Payments by company in 2021
Surgical Theater.None$514
1 payment
  • Meals · 2021-05-10 · $514

2020: $88

Payments by company in 2020
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsRosa-Brain$88
1 payment
  • Meals for Rosa-Brain · 2020-01-28 · $88

2019: $310

Payments by company in 2019
NovocureOncology$170
1 payment
  • Meals for Oncology · 2019-02-21 · $170
StrykerCascadia$140
1 payment
  • Meals for Cascadia · 2019-10-04 · $140

Professional record

NPI
1942576400
Licence
CA A161360, NJ 25MA10845300California A161360: Current · expires 2027-03-31New Jersey 25MA10845300: Active
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
1 Ford Pl Ste 3a, Detroit, MI, 48202
NPI first listed
2012-03-29
NPI last updated
2026-03-16
NPI record certified
2026-03-16

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 10 Plum St Fl 5, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305