Cherif M. El Younis, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Cherif M. El Younis, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1417941618, issued on Sep 2, 2005. Check the license (New York 186211-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cherif M. El Younis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 186211-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Brookdale Plz, Brooklyn, NY 11212
- Phone
- (718) 240-6025
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 240-6468
- Medicaid ID
- 01613978 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070829000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cherif M. El Younis 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 186211-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
716 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine178 claims
- Gavilyte-G153 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium152 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes35 claims
- Gavilyte-C33 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf22 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: $37.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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).
Cherif M. El Younis among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
Cherif M. El Younis, M.D. is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Cherif M. El Younis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cherif M. El Younis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417941618, issued on Sep 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cherif M. El Younis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Brookdale Plz, Brooklyn, NY, 11212. Phone: (718) 240-6025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cherif M. El Younis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 186211-1, 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.
How much does Cherif M. El Younis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cherif M. El Younis, M.D. had 716 Medicare Part D claims for 351 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.