NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alber Ftiha, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY

Alber Ftiha, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1174634687, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 228860, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174634687
Name
Alber Ftiha
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
228860 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
359 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11223
Phone
(718) 627-8700
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 627-2783
Medicaid ID
02462260 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040329000141); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 359 Avenue U

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samuel Bekar, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1184624827
  2. Frieda Esses, RPA-CMedical Physician Assistant1942514278
  3. Elie Fteha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154493575

Verify Alber Ftiha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

15,777 Medicare Part D claims for 988 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alber Ftiha15,777
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate1,017 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium967 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl529 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium524 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium522 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate494 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $727.26

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alber Ftiha$727.26
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Diamond Medical Associates PCFar Rockaway, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alber Ftiha among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Alber Ftiha, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,497 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn

They are 1,497 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  2. Yehuda Ben-Haim, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231912991696
  3. Aline Benjamin, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112231457328775
  4. Mikhail Bernshteyn, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231427056878
  5. Victor Fariwa, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231023028354
  6. Habib Kamkhaji, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231003862657
  7. Martha Karetny, MDBrooklyn, NY 112231306806419
  8. Shaya Khabyeh-Hasbani, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112231346299047

Common questions

What is Alber Ftiha, MD's NPI number?

Alber Ftiha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174634687, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alber Ftiha, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 359 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY, 11223. Phone: (718) 627-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alber Ftiha, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 228860, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alber Ftiha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alber Ftiha, MD had 15,777 Medicare Part D claims for 988 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alber Ftiha, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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