NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claude Elias Younes, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · North Providence, RI

Claude Elias Younes, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in North Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1861570871, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island 8289, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861570871
Name
Claude Elias Younes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
8289 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1300 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence, RI 02904
Phone
(401) 726-2777
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(401) 728-0849
Medicaid ID
CY04408 RI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080811000756); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Claude Elias Younes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,333 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Claude Younes7,333
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate535 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium500 claims
  3. Lisinopril306 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium295 claims
  5. Omeprazole247 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium231 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: $2,077.04

93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.

  1. Claude Younes$2,077.04
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Claude Elias Younes among 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island

Claude Elias Younes, M.D. is one of 1,033 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 590 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 48% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in North Providence

They are 8 of the 390 NPPES records with a practice address in North Providence, and 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Akhtar, M.D.Providence, RI 029041457333619
  2. Paul Breiding, MDProvidence, RI 029041073567343
  3. Susan Cu Uvin, MDProvidence, RI 029041487609244
  4. Joan Goddard, M.D.Providence, RI 029041225034077
  5. Walter Goula, MDProvidence, RI 029041144285859
  6. Donald Kaufman, M.D.Providence, RI 029041245229764
  7. Nancy Lasson, D.O.Providence, RI 029041679572390
  8. Christopher Ley, MDProvidence, RI 029041598752024

Common questions

What is Claude Elias Younes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Claude Elias Younes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861570871, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claude Elias Younes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence, RI, 02904. Phone: (401) 726-2777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claude Elias Younes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number 8289, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Claude Elias Younes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claude Elias Younes, M.D. had 7,333 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.