NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Atara Schechter

Physician Assistant · Cedarhurst, NY

Atara Schechter is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cedarhurst, New York, and NPI 1053177402, issued on Feb 23, 2024. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053177402
Name
Atara Schechter
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
222 Rockaway Tpke, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
Phone
(516) 640-7462
Enumerated
Feb 23, 2024
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 222 Rockaway Tpke

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

  1. Donna Coules, P.AMedical Physician Assistant1043511298
  2. Shimon Metz, D.C.Chiropractor1952470924
  3. Golareh Sina, RPA-CMedical Physician Assistant1851635593
  4. Laura Victor, RPACPhysician Assistant1467622159

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

491 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Atara Schechter491
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium64 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate49 claims
  3. Furosemide38 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
  5. Eliquis29 claims
  6. Ezetimibe22 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: $149.70

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Atara Schechter$149.70
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Atara Schechter among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York

Atara Schechter is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cedarhurst

They are 18 of the 461 NPPES records with a practice address in Cedarhurst, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karine Cook, RPACedarhurst, NY 115161780655993
  2. Jamie Fenster, PACedarhurst, NY 115161174868723
  3. Peiman GhatanCedarhurst, NY 115161003495045
  4. Ariella Goldsmith, PA-CCedarhurst, NY 115161710766027
  5. Avigayl Gordon, PACedarhurst, NY 115161487812293
  6. Shana HochCedarhurst, NY 115161326602962
  7. Batsheva Kramer, RPA-CCedarhurst, NY 115161730270612
  8. Christine Lang-Camillery, RPACCedarhurst, NY 115161760453906

Common questions

What is Atara Schechter's NPI number?

Atara Schechter's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053177402, issued on Feb 23, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Atara Schechter located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Rockaway Tpke, Cedarhurst, NY, 11516. Phone: (516) 640-7462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Atara Schechter's license?

Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Atara Schechter prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Atara Schechter had 491 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.