NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Kalkstein, MD, PHD

Psychiatry Physician · Philadelphia, PA

David Kalkstein, MD, PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1215923255, issued on Sep 26, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD023723E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215923255
Name
David Kalkstein
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
MD023723E PA
C1-0005516 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1919 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone
(610) 716-3715
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091217000444); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1979
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 1919 Chestnut St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Aileen Arquitola, PTPhysical Therapist1588610737
  2. Edgardo Arquitola, PTPhysical Therapist1093769762
  3. Joel Davidson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1093868317
  4. Helene Dichter, PHDPsychologist1144290503
  5. Carmel Levine, PTPhysical Therapist1508274473
  6. Laurence Miller, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1689799363

Verify David Kalkstein in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. David Kalkstein1,598
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam143 claims
  2. Fluvoxamine Maleate120 claims
  3. Clonazepam116 claims
  4. Venlafaxine Hcl90 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl79 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl77 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Central Behavioral HealthNorristown, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Kalkstein among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

David Kalkstein, MD, PHD is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

727 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia

They are 727 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Bedrick, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191031174573869
  2. Deborah Bernstein, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191031639266653
  3. Harry Doyle, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191031831195700
  4. David Fink, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191031386672111
  5. Gail Greenspan, M.D.Phila, PA 191031093760563
  6. Cordula Holzer, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191031073534764
  7. Eric Lager, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191031023170743
  8. Geraldine Mayor, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191031245271618

Common questions

What is David Kalkstein, MD, PHD's NPI number?

David Kalkstein, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215923255, issued on Sep 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Kalkstein, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. Phone: (610) 716-3715. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Kalkstein, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD023723E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Kalkstein, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Kalkstein, MD, PHD had 1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Kalkstein, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.