Benjamin Ungar, MD
Dermatology Physician · New York, NY
Benjamin Ungar, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1912435462, issued on May 30, 2017. Check the license (New York 309485, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Ungar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 309485 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 Madison Ave # 1047, New York, NY 10128
- Phone
- (212) 659-9530
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210802002394); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Ungar 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 309485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
880 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate172 claims
- Minoxidil167 claims
- Ketoconazole77 claims
- Tacrolimus57 claims
- Dupixent Pen47 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide36 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: $42,288.87
241 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Ungar among 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York
Benjamin Ungar, MD is one of 1,211 dermatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 880 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207N00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York.
All 1,211 in New York → Every provider in New York → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jesleen Ahluwalia, M.D.New York, NY 101281982816302
- Bradley Bloom, M.D.New York, NY 101281780902585
- Naomi Donnelley, MDNew York, NY 101281407893647
- Joel Kassimir, MDNew York, NY 101281346338480
- Mark Kaufmann, M.D.New York, NY 101281386648616
- Andrea Persaud, M.D.New York, NY 101281013028687
- Neal Schultz, M.D.New York, NY 101281710030515
- Mark Tesser, MDNew York, NY 101281598752867
Common questions
What is Benjamin Ungar, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Ungar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912435462, issued on May 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Ungar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 Madison Ave # 1047, New York, NY, 10128. Phone: (212) 659-9530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Ungar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 309485, 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 Ungar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Ungar, MD had 880 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.