An estimated 1,925,895 people in New York live with migraine.

Based on U.S. Census ACS 2023 population data and Burch et al. (2021) migraine-specific prevalence rates.

Census ACS 2023 · Burch et al. (2021) · CC BY 4.0

Patient Population by Care Level

How many patients need each level of care.

87,783
need specialist or headache program care
Complexity Levels 1–2*
326,289
need neurology-level care
Complexity Levels 3–4*
1,511,822
appropriate for primary care
Complexity Level 5*

* Care level estimates are based on a proposed patient complexity framework offered as a basis for clinical and policy discussion. See methodology →

By Congressional District

26 congressional districts in New York

DistrictTotal patientsSpecialist care*Neurology care*Primary care*
NY-08138,7216,32223,501108,896
NY-06104,4164,75917,68981,965
NY-12103,8604,73317,59581,532
NY-13103,7664,72817,58081,457
NY-20103,1524,70317,47180,973
NY-10103,0544,69617,45980,901
NY-26101,0954,61117,13079,362
NY-05100,6094,58517,04478,979
NY-1897,9504,46716,59276,895
NY-2597,9104,46116,58776,858
NY-2297,6374,44916,54576,641
NY-1496,0224,37616,26975,376
NY-2495,8824,36716,24575,269
NY-0495,4374,35316,17074,917
NY-0195,2204,34016,13974,749
NY-1995,0404,33016,11274,600
NY-2194,5774,31116,01974,246
NY-0394,1684,28915,95773,923
NY-1692,7754,22915,72072,825
NY-1792,2564,20315,63172,418
NY-1589,6844,08815,19570,400
NY-2388,6144,03915,01469,560
NY-0288,1424,01414,92969,190
NY-1186,8833,96214,71968,202
NY-0779,0493,60413,39262,055
NY-0975,8353,45712,84959,531

* Care level estimates are based on a proposed patient complexity framework offered as a basis for clinical and policy discussion. See methodology →

Headache Centers & Programs

15 headache centers and programs in New York

Headache Centers — Level 1

Montefiore Einstein Headache Center

Bronx, NY

15 providers · 8 UCNS-certified

www.montefiore.org/headache-center

New York Headache Center

New York, NY

2 providers · 2 UCNS-certified

nyheadache.com/staff/alexander-mauskop

Northwell Health Headache Center — Great Neck

Great Neck, NY

5 providers · 2 UCNS-certified

www.northwell.edu/neuroscience/headache-center

NYU Langone — Division of Headache

New York, NY

10 providers · 6 UCNS-certified

nyulangone.org/locations/division-of-headache-medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine — Headache Program

New York, NY

5 providers · 4 UCNS-certified

weillcornell.org/services/neurology/headache-program

Weill Cornell Medicine Headache Program — Lower Manhattan

New York, NY

3 providers · 2 UCNS-certified

doctors.nyp.org/alina-masters-israilov-md/neurology-at-lower-manhattan

Headache Programs — Level 2

Headache Intervention — Fred Cohen MD

New York, NY

1 providers · 1 UCNS-certified

www.headache123.com

Maimonides Medical Center — Headache Medicine

Brooklyn, NY

4 providers · 2 UCNS-certified

www.maimonidesmed.org/neurology/headache-medicine

Middletown Medical Neurology

Middletown, NY

4 providers · 2 UCNS-certified

www.middletownmedicalneurology.com

Mount Sinai Neurology & Neurosurgery

New York, NY

10 providers · 9 UCNS-certified

www.mountsinai.org/care/neurology/headache

Neurological Institute of New York

New York, NY

22 providers · 5 UCNS-certified

www.columbianeuro.org/headache

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester Neurology

Eastchester, NY

2 providers · 2 UCNS-certified

doctors.nyp.org/sarah-elizabeth-vollbracht-md/newyork-presbyterian-medical-group-queens-fresh-meadows

Rochester Regional Health Neuroscience Institute

Rochester, NY

9 providers · 1 UCNS-certified

rochesterregional.org/services/neurosciences

True North Neurology

Port Jefferson Station, NY

3 providers · 1 UCNS-certified

UR Medicine — Headache Center Brighton

Rochester, NY

9 providers · 3 UCNS-certified

www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/112359787-raissa-villanueva

Provider counts reflect headache program providers only — not all neurologists at the same address. UCNS certification verified against the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties diplomate directory.

More Data Coming

Building a complete picture.

Coming September 2026

Payer Policy Data

What insurers in New York require before authorizing CGRP-targeting therapies — step therapy requirements, formulary placements, and Gold Card law status.

Coming Fall 2026

Prescribing Gap Analysis

How many primary care physicians actively treating migraine patients in New York have never prescribed a CGRP-targeting therapy — by metro area and congressional district.

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