Boris Gelfand, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Boris Gelfand, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1982779708, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (New York 158893, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Boris Gelfand
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 158893 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 East 13 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229
- Phone
- (718) 376-4300
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 645-9144
- Medicaid ID
- 00849321 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Boris Gelfand 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 158893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Boris Gelfand among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Boris Gelfand, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,497 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 1,497 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Boris Gelfand, MD's NPI number?
Boris Gelfand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982779708, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Boris Gelfand, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 East 13 Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (718) 376-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Boris Gelfand, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 158893, 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 Boris Gelfand, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Boris Gelfand, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.