Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Yonkers, NY
Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Yonkers, New York, and NPI 1083751804, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (New York 272387, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathleen Lynda Bechan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 272387 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- City MD Yonkers, Yonkers, NY 10710
- Phone
- (914) 219-0393
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 783-4612
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140725001469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cathleen Lynda Bechan 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 272387Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
429 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone53 claims
- Cefdinir51 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Ofloxacin21 claims
- Amoxicillin20 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate19 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- City Medical OF Upper East Side PLLCFlushing, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cathleen Lynda Bechan among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Yonkers
They are 74 of the 3,593 NPPES records with a practice address in Yonkers, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
All 6,417 in New York → Every provider in Yonkers → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Nasier Soliman, M.DYonkers, NY 107101013979293
Common questions
What is Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083751804, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at City MD Yonkers, Yonkers, NY, 10710. Phone: (914) 219-0393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 272387, 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 Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D. had 429 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cathleen Lynda Bechan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.