David S. Cherkas, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Elmhurst, NY
David S. Cherkas, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Elmhurst, New York, and NPI 1184737256, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (New York 240406, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Cherkas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 240406 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7901 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373
- Phone
- (718) 334-4952
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 334-4815
- Medicaid ID
- 02796014 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060925000509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David S. Cherkas 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 240406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 SinaiElmhurst, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David S. Cherkas among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
David S. Cherkas, M.D. is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Elmhurst
They are 43 of the 2,781 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmhurst, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is David S. Cherkas, M.D.'s NPI number?
David S. Cherkas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184737256, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Cherkas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY, 11373. Phone: (718) 334-4952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Cherkas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 240406, 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 David S. Cherkas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Cherkas, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.