Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD
Rheumatology Physician · New York, NY
Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1629077003, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (New York 210790, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Efstathia P. Chiopelas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 210790 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 317 E 34TH St, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 726-7427
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 726-7482
- Medicaid ID
- 2268835 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040521001114); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Efstathia P. Chiopelas 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 210790Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,094 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone125 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate87 claims
- Methotrexate67 claims
- Gabapentin59 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl57 claims
- Allopurinol56 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
- Optum Medical Care PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Efstathia P. Chiopelas among 599 rheumatology physician records in New York
Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD is one of 599 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD's NPI number?
Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629077003, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 317 E 34TH St, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 726-7427. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 210790, 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 Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Efstathia P. Chiopelas, MD had 1,094 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.