Alexander Shekhter, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Alexander Shekhter, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1316924715, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (New York 198143, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Shekhter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 198143 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2965 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11235
- Phone
- (718) 332-7916
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (718) 332-7918
- Medicaid ID
- 01551431 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051101000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Shekhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,934 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium355 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium318 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate289 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate267 claims
- Vascepa233 claims
- Linzess218 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.
Alexander Shekhter among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Alexander Shekhter, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Alexander Shekhter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Shekhter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316924715, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Shekhter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2965 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY, 11235. Phone: (718) 332-7916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Shekhter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 198143, 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 Alexander Shekhter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Shekhter, M.D. had 8,934 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.