Ari Edelstein, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Kew Gardens, NY
Ari Edelstein, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Kew Gardens, New York, and NPI 1558371591, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (New York 125875, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ari Edelstein
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 125875 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12510 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
- Phone
- (718) 263-5252
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 544-5938
- Medicaid ID
- 00306249 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110316000836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ari Edelstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 125875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
400 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost117 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 claims
- Moxifloxacin28 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate27 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine25 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $26.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Ari Edelstein among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Ari Edelstein, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ari Edelstein, MD's NPI number?
Ari Edelstein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558371591, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ari Edelstein, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12510 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY, 11415. Phone: (718) 263-5252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ari Edelstein, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 125875, 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 Ari Edelstein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ari Edelstein, MD had 400 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.