Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1275579930, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (New York 207351, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles S. Lapunzina
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 207351 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6735 Ridge Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11220
- Phone
- (718) 836-0155
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Fax
- (718) 836-0155
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060130000909); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6735 Ridge Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ernest D'Amato, C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1780730622
- Alyssa Fradenburg, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922291814
- Yelena Shteynberg, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1063745917
Verify Charles S. 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 207351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $160.87
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Interfaith Professional Physician Services PCBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275579930, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6735 Ridge Blvd, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Phone: (718) 836-0155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 207351, 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 Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles S. Lapunzina, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.