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Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD

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(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Sleep Medicine

2950 Elmwood Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217

(716) 447-6100

Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD is a neurologist in Buffalo, NY specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and sleep medicine. Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD is affiliated with Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Catholic Health System and Kaleida Health.

Office Locations

Catholic Health System

100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 859-2175

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Kaleida Health

1120 Youngs Road
Williamsville, NY 14221

(716) 250-4000

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1491 Sheridan Drive
Tonawanda, NY 14217

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Catholic Health System

2950 Elmwood Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14217

(716) 447-6100

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3612 Seneca Street
West Seneca, NY 14224

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Kaleida Health

3612 Seneca Street
Williamsville, NY 14224

(716) 923-7326

(716) 677-5255

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Catholic Health System

640 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 923-7326

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640 Ellicott Street
Williamsville, NY 14203

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In The News

“According to Dr. Daniel Rifkin, board-certified neurologist and clinical assistant professor of neurology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, these symptoms are similar to what people...”—"What's Happening In Your Body And Brain When You're Homesick", Huff Post, August 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

sleep study

In 2023, Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD performed more sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 25%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study with CPAP

By Affordability:

cardiorespiratory sleep study

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

home sleep study

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, and home sleep study that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2012 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	394
doctor visit	193
sleep study	604

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2013 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	366
doctor visit	241
sleep study	632

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	100
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	17
Less than 65	300

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2014 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	410
doctor visit	177
sleep study	632

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	97
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	24
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2015 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	297
doctor visit	108
sleep study	468

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	156
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	430

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2016 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	265
doctor visit	212
sleep study	448

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	73
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	18
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2017 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	246
doctor visit	191
sleep study	443

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	70
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	13
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2018 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	174
doctor visit	202
sleep study	330

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	60
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	13
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2019 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	166
doctor visit	27
sleep study	363

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	29
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2020 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	56
doctor visit	59
sleep study	232

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	23
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2021 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	74
doctor visit	32
sleep study	274

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY during 2022 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	71
doctor visit	806
sleep study	292

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	310
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	26
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated as a neurologist in Buffalo, NY were sleep study and airway management.

airway management	229
doctor visit	204
sleep study	428

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	343
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	50
85 and over	10
Less than 65	182
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Rochester Medical Center. He has a state license in New York.

Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Kenmore Mercy Hospital

Catholic Health System

Kaleida Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD has an average of 1.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Buffalo, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
UCB SA	$2,300 Neupro $2,300
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$366 Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $291	Inspire $75

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,300
Food and Beverage	$366

Research Payments

Dr. Daniel Ira Rifkin, MD has received 29 research payments totaling $153,637.

Biography

Dr. Daniel Rifkin, who practices in Buffalo, NY, Williamsville, NY, and Kenmore, NY, is a medical specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and sleep medicine. Dr. Rifkin trained at the University of Rochester Medical Center for his residency. His patients gave him an average rating of 1.0 stars (out of 5). His professional affiliations include Kenmore Mercy Hospital and Kaleida Health. Dr. Rifkin has an open panel in Buffalo, NY according to Catholic Health.