NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Chevy Chase, MD

Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1518964410, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D26449, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1518964410
Name
Barry Steven Talesnick
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
D26449 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5454 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone
(301) 657-1682
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 951-8036
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040728000808); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 1980
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 5454 Wisconsin Ave

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

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  3. Trevor Andrews, DDSDentist1336263094
  4. Jennifer Arapian, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1780911362
  5. Augusto Araujo, D.M.D.Periodontics1457565384
  6. Edison Au, PTSpecialist1104922509

Verify Barry Steven Talesnick in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

7,151 Medicare Part D claims for 785 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Barry Talesnick7,151
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium805 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate582 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate499 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium492 claims
  5. Eliquis417 claims
  6. Olmesartan Medoxomil348 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,364.81

61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barry Talesnick$1,364.81
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Cardiology And Internal Medicine, PAChevy Chase, MD

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

Barry Steven Talesnick among 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland

Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D. is one of 613 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% 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, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 1997 among the 389 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Chevy Chase

They are 21 of the 1,118 NPPES records with a practice address in Chevy Chase, and 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deborah Barbour, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151326045220
  2. William Battle, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151972578748
  3. Edward Bodurian, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151922042241
  4. Sean Dwyer, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151346248044
  5. Gary Fisher, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151144296757
  6. Jack Flyer, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151871569483
  7. Martin Kanovsky, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151568437333
  8. Morton Kavalier, M.D.Chevy Chase, MD 208151508863440

Common questions

What is Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D.'s NPI number?

Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518964410, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5454 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 657-1682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D26449, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D. had 7,151 Medicare Part D claims for 785 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Barry Steven Talesnick, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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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