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.
* 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
* 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.
Payer Policy Data
What insurers in New York require before authorizing CGRP-targeting therapies — step therapy requirements, formulary placements, and Gold Card law status.
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.
Doty A. New York Headache Disorder Population Estimates.
The Headache Vault; 2026.
headachevault.com/research/states/new-york
Licensed CC BY 4.0.