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Dr. Michael Postow, MD

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(Michael A. Postow, MD - MSK Melanoma Oncologist)

(289 Ratings)

Specializes in: Oncology (Cancer Care)

New York University School of Medicine (2007)

Professional interests include: melanoma

160 East 53rd Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10022

(347) 798-8803

Dr. Michael Postow, MD is an oncologist in New York, NY specializing in oncology (cancer care). He graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2007 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Michael Postow, MD is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and MEMORIAL SOLID TUMOR GROUP.

Office Locations

Address:

160 East 53rd Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10022

Address:

160 East 53rd Street New York Ny
City of New York, NY 10022

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“That is a low bar, said Michael Postow, an oncologist at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center whose research is supported by Bristol Myers and other companies.”—"Promising Drugs Stoke Talk of Cancer 'Cures'", NBC News, June 2016

“Dr. Michael Postow of Memorial Sloan-Kittering broke down these adverse events in excellent detail in his ASCO presentation.”—"PD-1 makes big splash at 2015 ASCO", Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2015

“ANALYSIS: Dr. Michael Postow, a melanoma and immunotherapeutics specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, said Keytruda was clearly better.”—"Studies: Merck drug Keytruda effective against 3 cancers", The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 2015

doctor visit	90
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

doctor visit	530
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	24
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	29

doctor visit	433
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	28
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	34

doctor visit	435
hospital care	129
inpatient care	129

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	34

doctor visit	423
hospital care	241
inpatient care	241

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	22
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	34

doctor visit	515
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	15
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	33

doctor visit	427
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	19
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	35

doctor visit	286
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	31

doctor visit	951

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Postow, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Postow, MD treated as an oncologist in New York, NY were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	456
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Postow, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	133
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	77

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Postow, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Postow, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	25
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Postow, MD graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2007. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Medical Oncology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (2007)

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2010)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Medical Oncology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Postow, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MEMORIAL SOLID TUMOR GROUP

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Michael Postow, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Qualcare, Oscar, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO), Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS, Connecticare, Emblem Medicare Advantage, MVP, Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23), Aetna, Magnacare, Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan), Oxford, Healthfirst Managed Medicaid, Cigna, Fidelis, Tricare, Healthfirst, Healthsmart, Healthfirst Medicare Advantage, First Health, Carrum Health, Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits, Blue Cross Blue Shield New York, UMR, World Trade Center Health Program (WTC), Blue Cross Health Plus, Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ, Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, Empire Essential, Anthem, Beech Street, Ingrese su proveedor de seguros, Remove item, Programa de Salud World Trade Center (WTC), Estados de Blue Cross Blue Shield fuera de NY/NJ, Medicare Parte A y Parte B (Medicare tradicional), Planes no participantes con prestaciones fuera de la red, Blue Cross Blue Shield Nueva York and Programa de empleados federales Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Michael Postow, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Qualcare

Oscar

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

Connecticare

Emblem Medicare Advantage

MVP

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

Aetna

Magnacare

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

Oxford

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

Cigna

Fidelis

Tricare

Healthfirst

Healthsmart

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

First Health

Carrum Health

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

UMR

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

Blue Cross Health Plus

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Empire Essential

Anthem

Beech Street

Ingrese su proveedor de seguros

Remove item

Programa de Salud World Trade Center (WTC)

Estados de Blue Cross Blue Shield fuera de NY/NJ

Medicare Parte A y Parte B (Medicare tradicional)

Planes no participantes con prestaciones fuera de la red

Blue Cross Blue Shield Nueva York

Programa de empleados federales Blue Cross Blue Shield

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Postow, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 289 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Postow, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$67,995 OPDIVO $55,431	$12,565
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$31,420 NON-PRODUCT $3,986	KEYTRUDA $1,909	$25,526
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$16,582 MEKINIST $8,474	TAFINLAR $7,992	BINIMETINIB $117
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC	$6,445 Braftovi $6,250	Mektovi $195
Incyte Corporation	$5,172 $5,172
Other	$21,956 Lenvima $5,625	Braftovi $3,000	TECENTRIQ $2,145	NonCovered Product $139	Cotellic $88	Other $10,959

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$85,510
Travel and Lodging	$25,028
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$18,175
Education	$11,235
Food and Beverage	$4,611
Other	$5,011

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Postow, MD has received 53 research payments totaling $5,631,870.

Biography

Dr. Michael Postow is an oncology (cancer care) specialist. He obtained his medical school training at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine and performed his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Postow has an open panel in New York, NY according to Yext.