NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY

Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1497862973, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (New York 187297, 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
1497862973
Name
Esther Phyllis Perlmutter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
187297 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5001 15TH Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone
(718) 436-0037
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 853-3269
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120105000851); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1989
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 Esther Phyllis Perlmutter 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

81 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.

  1. Esther Perlmutter81
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Esther Phyllis Perlmutter among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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. Mark Azbel, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112191306847405
  2. Michael Byrne, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112191760482566
  3. David Cohen, M.D., M.SC.Brooklyn, NY 112191710987243
  4. Elie Hamaoui, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112191598759508
  5. Jack Hellman, MDBrooklyn, NY 112191518950146
  6. Michael Josovitz, MDBrooklyn, NY 112191538152459
  7. Jonathan Leibowitz, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112191588665012
  8. Robert Mann, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112191013917129

Common questions

What is Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497862973, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5001 15TH Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Phone: (718) 436-0037. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 187297, 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 Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Esther Phyllis Perlmutter, M.D. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.

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