NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Schwarz, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · New York, NY

Benjamin Schwarz, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1316575772, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (New York 324456, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316575772
Name
Benjamin Schwarz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
324456 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 E 68TH St, New York, NY 10065
Phone
(212) 276-7000
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2025
Fax
(212) 746-4888
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240805002108); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2020
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 525 E 68TH St

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  6. Jonathan AbelsonColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1932465077

Verify Benjamin Schwarz 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Schwarz57
  2. Specialty average741

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY

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

Benjamin Schwarz among 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York

Benjamin Schwarz, MD is one of 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 155 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York

There are 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lawrence Asprec, M.D.New York, NY 100651285044800
  2. Hannah Bava, MDNew York, NY 100651033868500
  3. Rose CarlsonNew York, NY 100651033613575
  4. Danielle Friedman, MDNew York, NY 100651366763120
  5. Paul Glare, M.D.New York, NY 100651356596787
  6. Ian Kwok, MDNew York, NY 100651477085082
  7. Kyaw Linn, M.D.New York, NY 100651588125900
  8. Jason Meadows, M.D.New York, NY 100651326335217

Common questions

What is Benjamin Schwarz, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Schwarz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316575772, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Schwarz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 276-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Schwarz, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 324456, 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 Benjamin Schwarz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Schwarz, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.