Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · New York, NY
Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1457650608, issued on Mar 26, 2011. Check the license (New York 271943, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Benjamin Knecht
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 271943 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
- Phone
- (212) 523-5918
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171114000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Benjamin Knecht 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 271943Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Benjamin Knecht among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D. is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% 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 31% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457650608, issued on Mar 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025. Phone: (212) 523-5918. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 271943, 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 Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Benjamin Knecht, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.