NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Kirschen, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Woodbury, NY

Howard Kirschen, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Woodbury, New York, and NPI 1942261730, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 139997, 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
1942261730
Name
Howard Kirschen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
License number
139997 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
44 Winthrop Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797
Phone
(516) 625-1750
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2024
Fax
(516) 465-0370
Medicaid ID
00921664 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110314000009); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024

1,590 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Howard Kirschen1,590
  2. Specialty average504

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam79 claims
  2. Lamotrigine76 claims
  3. Aripiprazole74 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl68 claims
  5. Benztropine Mesylate59 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er59 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $124.98

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Kirschen$124.98
  2. Specialty average$1,427.96

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

  1. Central Nassau Guidance And Counseling Services, Inc.Hicksville, NY

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

Howard Kirschen among 827 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in New York

Howard Kirschen, M.D. is one of 827 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 57% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in New York

There are 827 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in New York.

The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karine Charlot, MDWyandanch, NY 117981447386248
  2. Cathryn Galanter, M.D.Stony Brook, NY 117941790991685
  3. Amanda Gorecki, D.O.Stony Brook, NY 117941649697426
  4. Hardeep Jaspal, M.DStony Brook, NY 117941346775145
  5. Fiana Klein, DOStony Brook, NY 117941912267501
  6. Rosemarie Montecalvo, DOStony Brook, NY 117941235692559
  7. Anjali Narayan, MD, MHAStony Brook, NY 117941902397003
  8. Krishen PersaudStony Brook, NY 117941194119560

Common questions

What is Howard Kirschen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Howard Kirschen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942261730, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Kirschen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44 Winthrop Drive, Woodbury, NY, 11797. Phone: (516) 625-1750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Kirschen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 139997, 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 Kirschen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Kirschen, M.D. had 1,590 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.

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.