NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Neurology Physician NPI 1265408934 MD
Verify on CMS → David Lichter, MD
Neurology Physician in Williamsville, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 20,467 in Neurology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 116 beneficiaries · Neurology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
77.3/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$24.62
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
David Lichter, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,018 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 77.3/100
- MIPS score · -6 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about David Lichter, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1265408934), first enumerated 02/23/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,018 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$24.62 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not David Lichter, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1265408934 · Neurology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1265408934
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 20K Neurology Physician
- MIPS-BELOW 77.3/100
- RX-MID 1,018
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,641 in New York
- PHOTO-FINISH Pornpimol Anprasertp… · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Eliot Chodosh, M…
Eliot Chodosh, M.D.
77.2 MIPS pts
- Ann Marie Mascel…
Ann Marie Mascellino, M.D.
77.2 MIPS pts
- Jennefer Monck, …
Jennefer Monck, M.D.
77.2 MIPS pts
- Lichter · this p…
Lichter · this provider
77.3 MIPS pts
- Pornpimol Anpras…
Pornpimol Anprasertporn, M.D.
77.3 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
David Lichter, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
77 ≥ 20th percentile 20% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where David Lichter, MD sits
This provider among neurology physician peers
Across the 5,099 neurology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, David Lichter, MD writes more Part D claims than 51% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 27% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one neurology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is David Lichter, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
David Lichter, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about David Lichter, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Neurology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,018 25% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
77.3/100 6.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Neurology Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
David Lichter, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 77.3/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1265408934 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Neurology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/23/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
77.2577
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
72.0286
Quality
78.9869
Cost
61
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for David Lichter, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$25
Largest payer
MDD US Operations, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to David Lichter, MD. To verify David Lichter, MD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
David Lichter, MD - brand share 6.0%
Neurology Physician average
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 1,018 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,018
Total Claims
$156K
Total Drug Cost
116
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,596.8
- Total Day Supply
- 77,733
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $60K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $96K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.64
- Gender Split
- 39% female / 61% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 18, 65-74: 44, 75-84: 41, 85+: 13
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What David Lichter, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Carbidopa-Levodopa
Carbidopa-Levodopa
212 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa…
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er
105 claims
- Rasagiline Mesylate
Rasagiline Mesylate
85 claims
- Gabapentin 55
Gabapentin
55 claims
- Primidone 53
Primidone
53 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydr… 52
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride
52 claims
- Amantadine 45
Amantadine
45 claims
- Entacapone 43
Entacapone
43 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Carbidopa/Levodopa | 212 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er Carbidopa/Levodopa | 105 |
| Rasagiline Mesylate | 85 |
| Gabapentin | 55 |
| Primidone | 53 |
| Pramipexole Dihydrochloride Pramipexole Di-Hcl | 52 |
| Amantadine Amantadine Hcl | 45 |
| Entacapone | 43 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 30 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 26 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Neurology Physician Overview
How David Lichter, MD fits within the Neurology Physician landscape nationally.
20,467
Neurology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Neurology Physician
1,356
Avg Claims per Provider
David Lichter, MD's 1,018 claims are below the specialty average of 1,356.
Nationwide Neurology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Lichter, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.3 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Neurology Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Lichter.
One of 1,641 Neurology Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Ajay Abad
MD
Buffalo, NY
Dr. Sami Abdul-Malak
MD
Syracuse, NY
Dr. Asa Abeliovich
M.D.
New York, NY
Dr. Yvelyne Abellard
MD
New York, NY
Dr. Nada Abou-Fayssal
MD
Brooklyn, NY
Compare Neurology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is David Lichter, MD's specialty? ▼
David Lichter, MD specializes in Neurology Physician and practices in Williamsville, New York. Credentials: MD.
How much does David Lichter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, David Lichter, MD wrote 1,018 Medicare Part D claims totaling $156K in drug costs for 116 beneficiaries.
What is David Lichter, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
David Lichter, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77.3/100 (Quality: 72, Cost: 79). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is David Lichter, MD located? ▼
David Lichter, MD is located at 400 INTERNATIONAL DR., Williamsville, NY, 14221. Phone: (716) 631-3555.
What is David Lichter, MD's NPI number? ▼
David Lichter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265408934, issued on 02/23/2006.
Does David Lichter, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
David Lichter, MD's prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $60K in brand drug costs.
How many Neurology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 20,467 Neurology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Neurology Physician provider writes 1,356 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does David Lichter, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, David Lichter, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Carbidopa-Levodopa, Carbidopa-Levodopa Er, Rasagiline Mesylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does David Lichter, MD accept Medicare? ▼
David Lichter, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,018 Part D claims and 116 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify David Lichter, MD's credentials? ▼
David Lichter, MD's NPI is 1265408934 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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