NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Frank

Podiatrist · Brooklyn, NY

Howard Frank is a podiatrist with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1720125016, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (New York N004935-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720125016
Name
Howard Frank
Primary taxonomy
Podiatrist 213E00000X
License number
N004935-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1636 E 14TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone
(718) 336-1800
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 336-5968
Medicaid ID
01266595 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050621000523); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 1991
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 1636 E 14TH St

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

  1. Hooshang Barzegar, M.D.Gynecology Physician1912969197
  2. Stephen Haddad, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1801844964
  3. Jeffrey Knobel, D.P.M.Podiatrist1750492773
  4. Sheldon Lerner, D.M.D.Periodontics1598918922
  5. Harry Ramras, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1104029289
  6. Debra Schwartz, CCC-AAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1881849818

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024

322 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Howard Frank322
  2. Specialty average314

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin51 claims
  2. Tavaborole33 claims
  3. Fluconazole28 claims
  4. Cefadroxil25 claims
  5. Ciclopirox24 claims
  6. Clotrimazole23 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ahava Medical And Rehabilitation Center, LLCBrooklyn, NY

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

Howard Frank among 1,260 podiatrist records in New York

Howard Frank is one of 1,260 podiatrist records with a practice address in New York. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 71% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1993 among the 756 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Podiatrist providers in New York

There are 1,260 podiatrist records in New York.

The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Alergant, DPMBrooklyn, NY 112291003896457
  2. Richard ArnowitzBrooklyn, NY 112291629151626
  3. Fara Bass, DPMBrooklyn, NY 112291548241979
  4. Howard Dinowitz, D.P.M.Brooklyn, NY 112291932107364
  5. Anthony Esposito, DPMBrooklyn, NY 112291437258456
  6. Alex Katz, DPMBrooklyn, NY 112291164485827
  7. Jeffrey Knobel, D.P.M.Brooklyn, NY 112291750492773
  8. Raisa NovofastovskyBrooklyn, NY 112291710950878

Common questions

What is Howard Frank's NPI number?

Howard Frank's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720125016, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Frank located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1636 E 14TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (718) 336-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Frank's license?

NPPES lists New York license number N004935-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Howard Frank prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Frank had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Howard Frank's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.