Howard J. Hochster, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY
Howard J. Hochster, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1497768808, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (New York 217550, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard J. Hochster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 217550 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2233 Esplanade Ave, Bronx, NY 10469
- Phone
- (718) 918-1100
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (718) 918-1106
- Medicaid ID
- 02165855 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041202000884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard J. Hochster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,975 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium593 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate472 claims
- Losartan Potassium364 claims
- Simvastatin356 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium300 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate284 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: $194.14
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Howard J. Hochster among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Howard J. Hochster, MD 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
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
960 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx
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Common questions
What is Howard J. Hochster, MD's NPI number?
Howard J. Hochster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497768808, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard J. Hochster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2233 Esplanade Ave, Bronx, NY, 10469. Phone: (718) 918-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard J. Hochster, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 217550, 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 Howard J. Hochster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard J. Hochster, MD had 8,975 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard J. Hochster, MD'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.