Charles Thomas Lapunzina, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Forest Hills, NY
Charles Thomas Lapunzina, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Forest Hills, New York, and NPI 1598042426, issued on Nov 6, 2011. Check the license (New York 079770-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Thomas Lapunzina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 079770-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 736 Burns St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
- Phone
- (917) 689-3320
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 736 Burns St
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- Donna Gray, M.S. EDSpecialist1285997718
Verify Charles Thomas Lapunzina 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 079770-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $39.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Charles Thomas Lapunzina among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Charles Thomas Lapunzina, 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 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
82 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Forest Hills
They are 82 of the 3,712 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest Hills, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Charles Thomas Lapunzina, MD's NPI number?
Charles Thomas Lapunzina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598042426, issued on Nov 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Thomas Lapunzina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 736 Burns St, Forest Hills, NY, 11375. Phone: (917) 689-3320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Thomas Lapunzina, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 079770-1, 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.
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.