Howard Crystal, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Howard Crystal, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1689660904, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (New York 140474-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Crystal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 140474-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
- Phone
- (718) 270-2430
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (718) 270-3840
- Medicaid ID
- 00715715 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100827000902); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Crystal 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 140474-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Hospital OF Brooklyn Suny Downstate Health Sciences UniversBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Crystal among 1,778 neurology physician records in New York
Howard Crystal, M.D. is one of 1,778 neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 1,238 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,778 neurology physician records in New York.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joan Cracco, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112031124007562
- Arnold Eggers, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112031124097308
- Radha Giridharan, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112031952396574
- William Lytton, MDBrooklyn, NY 112031619952959
- Lisa Merlin, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112031619954518
Common questions
What is Howard Crystal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Crystal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689660904, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Crystal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203. Phone: (718) 270-2430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Crystal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 140474-1, 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.
What is Howard Crystal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.