David B. Chessin, M.D.
Surgery Physician · New York, NY
David B. Chessin, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1851558704, issued on May 19, 2008. Check the license (New York 230806, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David B. Chessin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 230806 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 68 East 86TH Street, New York, NY 10028
- Phone
- (212) 517-8600
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 535-3717
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081101000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David B. Chessin 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 230806Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone60 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine14 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone12 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).
David B. Chessin among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
David B. Chessin, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Brian Jacob, MDNew York, NY 100281023084779
- Lester Katz, M.D.New York, NY 100281356426720
- Barry Levine, M.D.New York, NY 100281912245523
- Benjamin Mizrachy, MD FACSNew York, NY 100281548680168
- Sreerangapalle Reddy, M.D.New York, NY 100281619022712
Common questions
What is David B. Chessin, M.D.'s NPI number?
David B. Chessin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851558704, issued on May 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David B. Chessin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 68 East 86TH Street, New York, NY, 10028. Phone: (212) 517-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David B. Chessin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 230806, 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 B. Chessin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David B. Chessin, M.D. had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.