NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O.

Psychiatry Physician · Mineola, NY

Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Mineola, New York, and NPI 1023034766, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 182704, 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
1023034766
Name
Eric Neal Buchalter
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
182704 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
173 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY 11501
Phone
(516) 741-4111
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110520000279); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1985
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 173 Mineola Blvd

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

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  2. John Clarke, MDFamily Medicine Physician1386868537
  3. Sherly Jaimon, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619480480
  4. Elaheh Johnson, PAPhysician Assistant1124347851
  5. Stephen Kronwith, MDOphthalmology Physician1003999525
  6. Tami Lambert, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1689895328

Verify Eric Neal Buchalter 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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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,833 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Buchalter1,833
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam233 claims
  2. Lorazepam76 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl74 claims
  4. Diazepam71 claims
  5. Gabapentin63 claims
  6. Zolpidem Tartrate61 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: $24.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Buchalter$24.50
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Eric Neal Buchalter among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York

Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O. 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
  • Graduated1985 · 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Cucco, M.D.Mineola, NY 115011053672329
  2. Jeisson Fontecha Hernandez, M.D.Mineola, NY 115011316194848
  3. Ateaya Lima, MDMineola, NY 115011912226069
  4. Martin Lipschutz, M.D.Mineola, NY 115011164526893
  5. Aaron Pinkhasov, M.DMineola, NY 115011962435032
  6. Lisa Sparacino, PMHNP-BCMineola, NY 115011518808195
  7. Maria Haig, MDAlbertson, NY 115071952454308
  8. Mulchand Chugh, MDBaldwin, NY 115101164613139

Common questions

What is Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O.'s NPI number?

Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023034766, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 173 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY, 11501. Phone: (516) 741-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 182704, 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 Neal Buchalter, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Neal Buchalter, D.O. had 1,833 Medicare Part D claims for 117 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.