Edgar Gerstein, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Plainview, NY
Edgar Gerstein, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Plainview, New York, and NPI 1740391580, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 140908, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edgar Gerstein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 140908 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8 Presidential Dr E, Plainview, NY 11803
- Phone
- (516) 681-4347
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 827-5301
- Medicaid ID
- 01070768 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040710000304); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 6,589 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8 Presidential Dr E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bharathi Cheruvanky, MDPsychiatry Physician1861502874
Verify Edgar Gerstein 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 140908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
457 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam86 claims
- Sertraline Hcl54 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate37 claims
- Bupropion Xl36 claims
- Alprazolam33 claims
- Lamotrigine32 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.
Edgar Gerstein among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Edgar Gerstein, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in New York
There are 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Andrews, MDPlainview, NY 118031558455873
- Bharathi Cheruvanky, MDPlainview, NY 118031861502874
- Keith Ditkowsky, MDPlainview, NY 118031225102015
- Guy Farber, M.D.Plainview, NY 118031356322366
- Cristina Gonzalez-Gellineau, M.D.Plainview, NY 118031265630529
- Paula Grossman, M.D.Plainview, NY 118031083748412
- Efraim Keisari, M.D.Plainview, NY 118031336502871
- Robert Klugman, M.D.Plainview, NY 118031568530129
Common questions
What is Edgar Gerstein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edgar Gerstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740391580, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edgar Gerstein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Presidential Dr E, Plainview, NY, 11803. Phone: (516) 681-4347. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edgar Gerstein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 140908, 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 Edgar Gerstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edgar Gerstein, M.D. had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.