NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · New York, NY

Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1558384867, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 227788, 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
1558384867
Name
Eric Lewin Altschuler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License numbers
227788 NY
25MA07902500 NJ
MD451984 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1901 1St Ave Dept Pm&r, New York, NY 10029
Phone
(212) 423-6448
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 423-6326
Medicaid ID
0076287 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170420000170); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Univ Of Calif, Los Angeles School Of Dentistry, 1999
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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Verify Eric Lewin Altschuler 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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

93 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Eric Altschuler93
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium Er12 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: $67.56

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Altschuler$67.56
  2. Specialty average$1,237.86

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. Essen Medical Associates, PCBronx, NY

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

Eric Lewin Altschuler among 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New York

Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D. is one of 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in New York. 61% 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, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 710 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in New York

There are 1,366 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New York.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rodica Alexandrescu, M.DNew York, NY 100291912980988
  2. Lulenesh Belayneh, MDNew York, NY 100291023041795
  3. Arben Brahaj, MDNew York, NY 100291144475591
  4. Thomas Bryce, M.D.New York, NY 100291639147564
  5. Eugene Bulkin, M.D.New York, NY 100291447456108
  6. Adrian Didita, MDNew York, NY 100291215002464
  7. Miguel Escalon, M.D., MPHNew York, NY 100291124256466
  8. Lori Garjian, MDNew York, NY 100291386625994

Common questions

What is Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558384867, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 1St Ave Dept Pm&r, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 423-6448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 227788, 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 Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Lewin Altschuler, M.D. had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.