NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elena Starosta, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY

Elena Starosta, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1720050172, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (New York 1794621, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720050172
Name
Elena Starosta
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
1794621 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2114 Gravesend Neck RD, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone
(718) 769-9100
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(718) 769-7814
Medicaid ID
01143686 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041209000217); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2114 Gravesend Neck RD

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

  1. Yelena Linetskaya, MD DOFamily Medicine Physician1942272323
  2. Darshita PadsalaPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1376350637
  3. Marina Rosin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336474832
  4. Arpita Prabhakar ShettyPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1750166427

Verify Elena Starosta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,850 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Elena Starosta11,850
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium624 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate553 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate444 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium393 claims
  5. Synthroid343 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium293 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $972.85

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elena Starosta$972.85
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Starosta Medical PCBrooklyn, NY

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

Elena Starosta among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Elena Starosta, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,497 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn

They are 1,497 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yaroslav Bukharovich, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291578545364
  2. Daniel Charnoff, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291922006832
  3. William Destefano, MDBrooklyn, NY 112291346291754
  4. Grigoriy Goldenberg, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291093784837
  5. Harris Kleeman, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291760477566
  6. Alexander Lazar, MDBrooklyn, NY 112291235122458
  7. George Malegiannakis, MDBrooklyn, NY 112291376503383
  8. Bartolo Peloro, MDBrooklyn, NY 112291538154935

Common questions

What is Elena Starosta, MD's NPI number?

Elena Starosta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720050172, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elena Starosta, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2114 Gravesend Neck RD, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (718) 769-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elena Starosta, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 1794621, 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 Elena Starosta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elena Starosta, MD had 11,850 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.