Gary Starkman, M.D.
Neurology Physician · New York, NY
Gary Starkman, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1487686119, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (New York 198829, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Starkman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 198829 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1035 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028
- Phone
- (212) 987-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 987-1754
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090319000456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Starkman 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 198829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
785 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Topiramate57 claims
- Gabapentin56 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate37 claims
- Botox32 claims
- Ajovy Autoinjector28 claims
- Oxcarbazepine28 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $152.26
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- New York Neurology Associates PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,778 neurology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Gary Starkman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gary Starkman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487686119, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Starkman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1035 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10028. Phone: (212) 987-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Starkman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 198829, 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 Gary Starkman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Starkman, M.D. had 785 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Starkman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.