Brenda Behar
Medical Physician Assistant · Far Rockaway, NY
Brenda Behar is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Far Rockaway, New York, and NPI 1730321027, issued on Apr 1, 2009. Check the license (New York 002197-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda Behar
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 002197-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3217 Healy Ave, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
- Phone
- (718) 856-6085
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090408000658); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brenda Behar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 002197-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
3,234 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide118 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium109 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Eliquis82 claims
- Gabapentin82 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: $125.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Medical Care For You PCUniondale, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brenda Behar among 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York
Brenda Behar is one of 3,670 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 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 2009, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 35% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2014 among the 1,802 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in New York
There are 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York.
All 3,670 in New York → Every provider in Far Rockaway → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lucia Alva, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTFar Rockaway, NY 116911760635825
- Marie Audain, RPA-CFar Rockaway, NY 116911659673176
- Leydi SaenzFar Rockaway, NY 116911386458982
- Nicole Schorr, PA-CFar Rockaway, NY 116911205303500
- Francis Albano, PARockaway Park, NY 116941891213237
- Donna Degregorio, RPACAmityville, NY 117011639189723
- Shannan Maxey-Ricoy, RPA-CAmityville, NY 117011700828340
- Ghulam Rabbani, PAAmityville, NY 117011699339549
Common questions
What is Brenda Behar's NPI number?
Brenda Behar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730321027, issued on Apr 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda Behar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3217 Healy Ave, Far Rockaway, NY, 11691. Phone: (718) 856-6085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda Behar's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 002197-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brenda Behar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brenda Behar had 3,234 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.